Issue - meetings
Air Quality and Health Scrutiny - Recommendations of the Health and Care Scrutiny Committee
Meeting: 19/04/2018 - Executive (Item 507)
507 Air Quality Scrutiny - Recommendations of the Health and Care Scrutiny Committee PDF 95 KB
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Decision:
AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS
Reason for decision – as specified in the report.
Other options considered - none.
Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
Minutes:
Councillor Klute, Chair of the Health and Care
Scrutiny Committee, introduced the report and advised that although
it is difficult to prove a direct causal relationship between air
pollution and health problems, the Committee have recommended a
number of practical actions that would reduce pollution for the
Executive’s consideration.
Although it the information became available too late for inclusion
in the report, Councillor Klute advised that it has recently been
confirmed that 20% of all new car sales are for SUVs and he
wondered if the Executive would also consider a surcharge for
parking these vehicles, similar to the Diesel Engine Surcharge,
because of their high fuel usage.
Councillor Webbe, Executive Member for Environment and Transport,
thanked Councillor Klute and advised that the proposal to introduce
a parking permit surcharge for SUVs would be considered.
Councillor Watts thanked Councillor Klute and the Health and Care
Scrutiny Committee for all their hard work.
Councillor Watts
RESOLVED:
2.1 That the report of
the Health and Care Scrutiny Committee be received.
2.2 That the Executive Member’s response be reported to a
future meeting of the Executive, including having due regard to any
relevant implications of the Health and Care Scrutiny
Committee’s recommendations.
2.3 That the Executive Member’s response report include consideration of applying a parking permit surcharge on SUVs because of their detrimental impact on the environment.
Reason for decision – to allow the Executive to receive the recommendations of the Health and Care Scrutiny Committee.
Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report.
Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.