Agenda item

Questions had been received from Great Aycliffe and Middridge AAP and 4Together AAP relating to the following:

·         Further measures which could be introduced to enforce the clearance of littered yards and gardens in some housing properties.

·         How the portfolio holder for social inclusion was approaching her role to find out what local projects were being developed by grants to tackle welfare reform and poverty issues, how these were helping those affected by welfare reform and poverty, and, how learning from such projects could be shared across the County to benefit others?

Brian Riley, Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership AAP Coordinator and Lee Copeland, 4Together AAP Coordinator were in attendance to ask their questions.

Councillor K Shaw, Portfolio Holder for Strategic Housing and Assets thanked the Great Aycliffe and Middridge AAP for their question and provided a response.

Councillor A Surtees, Cabinet Support Member for Social Inclusion thanked the 4Together AAP for their question and provided a response.