Ben Higgins - Councillor for Oxfordshire

Councillor Ben Higgins

Liberal Democrat Cabinet Member for Future Economy and Innovation

Email: ben.higgins@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Council: Oxfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Future Economy and Innovation (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) County Council (Committee Member) Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) (Committee Member) Charlotte Coxe Trust Committee (Chair)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

23 meetings · Page 1 of 5

County Council Committee Member

County Council - Tuesday, 10 February 2026 10.30 am

February 10, 2026, 10:30 am
Charlotte Coxe Trust Committee Chair

Charlotte Coxe Trust Committee - Thursday, 29 January 2026 4.00 pm

The Charlotte Coxe Trust Committee of Oxfordshire Council is scheduled to consider its financial activities for the year ending 31 March 2025. The committee will also review and approve minutes from previous meetings.

January 29, 2026, 4:00 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm

The Cabinet of Oxfordshire Council was scheduled to discuss a range of financial and strategic matters, including the budget and business planning for the coming years, and the adoption of new transport and learning disability plans. The meeting agenda also included reports from scrutiny committees and updates on revenue and capital programmes.

January 27, 2026, 2:00 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16 December 2025 2.00 pm

The Oxfordshire County Council cabinet is scheduled to meet on 16 December 2025 to discuss a range of topics, including infrastructure funding, transport assessments, and the capital programme. The cabinet will also receive reports from scrutiny committees and consider future business.

December 16, 2025
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 10.30 am

The Oxfordshire County Council meeting on 9 December 2025 included discussion of a proposal to submit an Expression of Interest for a Mayoral Strategic Authority, a review of member allowances, and reports on gender and ethnicity pay gaps. Also on the agenda was a mid-term review of treasury management and a review of member champions. Several motions were put forward for consideration, covering topics such as emergency planning for reservoir discharges, community cohesion, mental health services, men's health awareness, and pavement weed clearance.

December 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

170 decisions · Page 24 of 34

Community Banking Hubs Motion

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 15, 2025

...to continue engaging with banks to establish community banking services within libraries and other suitable locations in areas lacking banking services, following up on a Council motion from April 2025.

Recommendations Approved

For information only: Cabinet responses to Scrutiny items

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 15, 2025

...responses to recommendations from several Overview and Scrutiny Committees regarding topics such as co-production in adult social care, the S.106 Improvement Programme, the Rail Strategy, the Business Management and Monitoring Report, the Virtual School, and Local Enterprise Partnership integration were approved, with varying degrees of acceptance and proposed actions.

Recommendations Approved

Budget & Business Planning 2026/27 - Fair Funding Review 2.0

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 15, 2025

...to delegate the approval of the response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation to the Executive Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation.

For Determination

Forward Plan and Future Business

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 15, 2025

...to note the Forward Plan and Future Business, which included upcoming decisions regarding street lighting, employee data, capital program approvals, business management, the Get Oxfordshire Working project, various transport-related schemes (bus service improvements, parking reviews, speed limits), cleaning and catering provisions, and extensions for detoxification/rehabilitation and domestic abuse service contracts.

For Determination

Reports from Scrutiny Committees

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 15, 2025

...to note the recommendations from the Education and Young People Overview & Scrutiny Committee regarding the Education Act 1996 (Section 19), the Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS) Policy, and the Home to School Transport Policy, and to respond in due course, while also agreeing to provide the Committee with brief written updates on progress against actions committed to in response to the recommendations for 12 months or until completed.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 23

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 170