To invite Cabinet Members to consider performance for the first quarter of 2014/15 following the Quarterly Performance Review held on 15 July 2014.

Cabinet considered performance for the first quarter of 2014/15 following the first quarterly performance review held on 15^th July 2014.

The Cabinet Member Health & Wellbeing provided an update to the report that 43,000 premises had access to fibre broadband and Vodaphone /O2 had now identified 19 sites across the city identified for 4g masts.

The Director Economy, Communities and Corporate undertook to provide clarification to all members regarding the anticipated timing for neighbourhood planning referenda to access funding.

Following issues raised by members in attendance:

• The Director Economy, Communities & Corporate confirmed that the South Wye transport package would not of itself deliver the additional housing but would be a step towards unlocking that permission given the Highways Agency advice that the A49 was at capacity.
• The Cabinet Member Young People and Children’s Wellbeing confirmed that Ofsted criteria applied equally to academy and maintained schools; however the ability of the council to impact on the response to issues raised differed significantly with councils having little or no duties in relation to taking action within academy status schools. That responsibility lay with the school sponsors or the Government.
• The Cabinet Member Health & Wellbeing noted that approaches had been made to both the private owners of the enterprise park in Leominster and to individual businesses offering advice and support in securing broadband at the site.
• The Cabinet Member Infrastructure confirmed that Leominster had not been prioritised for additional roads given higher priorities on the A 49 in Hereford.
• The Director for Children’s Wellbeing advised of action being taken to address the core of 16-18 year olds not in education, employment or training including those focussing on looked after children.
• The Director of Economy Communities & Corporate confirmed that progress at the Skylon Enterprise Park was good with some 40% of the land taken up.

RESOLVED THAT: the performance report be noted.