tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279091405234136771.post4711007550695686499..comments2023-10-07T13:06:03.088+01:00Comments on Nottingham City Council LOLs: NCC Annual MeetingAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710776765139258627noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279091405234136771.post-20444204453391229552010-07-05T21:11:48.235+01:002010-07-05T21:11:48.235+01:00Keep up the good work! This city needs people lik...Keep up the good work! This city needs people like you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15275892693726943028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279091405234136771.post-74535002706383003652010-06-07T01:00:26.678+01:002010-06-07T01:00:26.678+01:00So presumably Collins' further details that yo...So presumably Collins' further details that you mention in your last para and were reported in the 'Post' article were given in response to supplementary questions?<br /><br />That explains why they weren't in the minutes, thanks for that info.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710776765139258627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279091405234136771.post-69315230801366291292010-06-07T00:47:10.331+01:002010-06-07T00:47:10.331+01:00On the issue of questions: the tabled question and...On the issue of questions: the tabled question and its answer are minuted verbatim.<br /><br />After that, what happens in practice deviates from the written standing orders. There are up to 3 supplementary questions on the same topic answered by the same person. They are not minuted. They are selected by a show of hands. Some lord mayors have let the initial questioner have the first supplementary question as a sort of right, other lord mayors have been more partisan. Sometimes it appears the supplementaries are all planned in advance and the Labour Lord Mayor "overlooks" the hands that are waved from the minority question and only calls on Labour questioners. Part of the game is always drafting your question so that the minutes reflect your aim.<br /><br />I seem to recall that Cllr Collins later elaborated that services had been provided on a policy development front that benefitted the whole council and the good folk of the city, and not just him personally.Nileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060945134872813307noreply@blogger.com