Agenda and minutes
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Declarations of Interest To receive from Members, declarations of the existence of any disclosable pecuniary, or non-pecuniary, interests and the nature of those interests in relation to any agenda item. Please see Agenda Notes. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
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Public Question Time (15 minutes) To receive any questions from members of the public provided that a question does not relate to:
· Matters which are the subject of current or pending legal proceedings, or · Matters relating to employees or former employees of the Council or comments in respect of individual Council Officers Minutes: There were no questions from members of the public.
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Petitions and Deputations (15 minutes) To receive any petitions and deputations provided that no such petition is in relation to:
· Matters relating to individual Council Officers, or · Matters relating to current or pending legal proceedings Minutes: There were no petitions or deputations.
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'Question Time' Panel An opportunity for the Committee to question representatives from the following educational establishments:-
· Gloucestershire College – Matthew Burgess, Principal · University of Gloucestershire – Stephen Marston, Vice-Chancellor · Hartpury College – Russell Marchant, Principal
On various matters including how they contribute to the economy of Gloucester and how they attract students to their institutions.
Please note that whilst this meeting is open to the public, questions can only be asked by the Committee Members during agenda item 5. There is an opportunity at agenda item 3 (Public Question Time) for questions from members of the public.
Minutes: The Chair welcomed the ‘Question Time’ panel members:-
· Matthew Burgess, Principal of Gloucestershire College · Stephen Marston, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire · Russell Marchant, Principal of Hartpury College
Councillor Colin Organ, Cabinet Member for Housing, Health and Leisure, joined the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Members around the table.
The Chair explained the background to the event before each Committee Member asked questions in turn.
The Panel Members were asked the following group questions:-
1. What was unique about their courses. 2. How the organisations contributed to the economic development of Gloucester. 3. What proportion of graduates stayed within the local economy and what initiatives were taken to retain that knowledge within the local area. 4. Details of their marketing strategies. 5. How they attracted students from areas of deprivation in the City and what welfare schemes/bursaries were available. 6. How they promoted their organisations to schools in the City.
Additionally, each Panel Member was asked two individual questions which were of direct relevance to their organisation.
The question and answer session prompted a lively debate and identified several areas where the City Council and the educational institutions could work together for mutual benefit. The Panel Members also had the opportunity to address questions directly to the Committee.
The Chair drew the proceedings to a close by summarising the outcomes identified during the event and by thanking all the participants for their contributions.
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Date of Next Meeting Monday 10 November 2014 at 18.30 hours.
Minutes: Monday 10 November 2014 at 18.30 hours.
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