Councillor John Howson
Email: john.howson@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Council: Oxfordshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
56 meetings · Page 1 of 12
Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm
The Oxfordshire Council Cabinet was scheduled to meet on 22 April 2025 to discuss the cost of living support package for 2025/26, capital programme approvals, and future business. The meeting was also scheduled to include responses to scrutiny items and reports from scrutiny committees.
County Council - Tuesday, 1 April 2025 10.30 am
The Oxfordshire County Council was scheduled to meet on 1 April 2025 to discuss a range of topics, including the Director of Public Health’s annual report, constitutional amendments, and a review of political balance on committees. The agenda also included motions on a national care service and banking hubs, as well as a report on interim arrangements for emergency decisions following the county council elections. The meeting was also scheduled to cover a report of the cabinet, and the use of urgency provisions.
Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) - Tuesday, 25 March 2025 3.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
225 decisions · Page 1 of 45
Petitions and Public Address
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
...to approve the recommendations regarding petitions and public address, as no requests were received.
Recommendations Approved
Cost of Living programme for 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
...to approve a £6.7 million expenditure programme for the 2025/26 Cost of Living support package, funded by the Household Support Fund and council resources, including repurposing £85,000 for the Community Wealth Building programme and delegating authority for unallocated funds.
Recommendations Approved
Capital Programme Approvals - April 2025
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
...to the capital programme, the Cabinet approved the addition of a new £10.360m energy saving measures phase and phases 2 and 3 of £3.700m fire compartmentation remedial works.
Recommendations Approved
Forward Plan and Future Business
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
... the Cabinet of Oxfordshire noted the Forward Plan and Future Business, which included upcoming decisions on topics ranging from household waste recycling centre management and member appointments to staffing data, school transport policies, and various traffic and parking amendments across Oxfordshire.
Recommendations Approved
For information only: Cabinet response to Scrutiny item
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
...it noted a response to a scrutiny item regarding the Infrastructure Funding Statement and Section 106 Funding Review Report, approving the recommendations with proposed actions and timelines for implementation.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 56
Average per Month: 3.7
Decisions Recorded: 225