Councillor Chris Morris

County Council - Tuesday 23 September 2025 10.00 am

The Warwickshire County Council met to discuss a range of issues, including petitions relating to local concerns, funding for bus services, highway improvements, and a declaration of a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) emergency. Councillors also debated motions on highways and investment in walking and cycling infrastructure.

Special Meeting, Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 22 September 2025 10.00 am

The Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a new flag policy and a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for the Wheat Street/Leicester Road area in Nuneaton. Councillors voted against a proposal to send the flag policy back to the cabinet for further discussion, and also voted against a proposal to publish the reasons behind decisions on whether or not to allow a flag to be flown. The committee agreed to hold a future meeting to examine the Wheat Street/Leicester Road CPO in greater detail.

Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 17 September 2025 2.00 pm

The Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on 17 September, and among the topics discussed were updates on walking and cycling schemes, the A46 project, highways maintenance, school keep clear zones, economic development, and the integrated performance report. Councillor Jennifer Warren will write to the leader of the council to ask him to clarify his comments on cycling. The committee also agreed to add monitoring progress on the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) to their work programme.

Warwickshire Waste Partnership - Wednesday 3 September 2025 2.00 pm

The Warwickshire Waste Partnership met on Wednesday 3 September 2025, to discuss waste management performance data, updates on the Resources and Waste Strategy for England, and updates from waste partners. The Partnership was asked to note the provisional waste management data for the first quarter of 2025/26, and to acknowledge updates on waste activities taking place in each area since the last meeting. Councillor Darren Cheshire, Portfolio Holder for Environment, Heritage and Culture, was scheduled to chair the meeting.

Regulatory Committee - Tuesday 2 September 2025 10.30 am

The Warwickshire Council Regulatory Committee met on 2 September 2025 to discuss appointments to external bodies. The committee approved the nomination of Councillor Dale Keeling to the West Midlands Combined Authority Audit Risk and Assurance Committee. An amendment to instead vote on the nomination of Councillor Michael Bannister to the Nuneaton BID[^2] was not approved, meaning that Councillor Keith Kondakor remains the appointment to the Nuneaton BID.