Rob Parsonage - for Cornwall

Rob Parsonage

 Reform UK

Email: cllr.rob.parsonage@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Cornwall Councillor, Committee Member) Cabinet (Cornwall Councillor) Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee (Cornwall Councillor) Miscellaneous Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Vice-Chair, Vice-Chairman, Committee Member) Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee (Committee Member) Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Sustainable Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee from 1/7/25) (Substitutes) Audit Committee (Substitutes) Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitutes) Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Cornwall Councillor) Individual Decision Days (Cornwall Councillor) Chief Officers Employment Committee (Committee Member) Constitution and Governance Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

42 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee Committee Member

Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee - Friday, 5th December, 2025 10.00 am

The Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee were scheduled to meet on 5 December 2025 to discuss the Chief Officer's quarterly report, budget monitoring, and the revenue budget and capital programme for 2026-27. The meeting was also scheduled to include verbal updates on open road tolling and ferry decarbonisation as part of the Tamar 2050 programme[^1].

December 05, 2025
Miscellaneous Licensing Committee Committee Member

Miscellaneous Licensing Committee - Friday, 5th December, 2025 10.00 am

The Miscellaneous Licensing Committee of Cornwall Council met on Friday, 5th December 2025, to consider several licensing applications and reviews, as well as minutes from previous meetings. The committee was also scheduled to discuss the exclusion of the press and public from certain agenda items due to the confidential nature of the information to be disclosed.

December 05, 2025
Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee Vice-Chair

Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 10.00 am

The Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on 2 December 2025 to discuss the council's capital programme, review its work programme, and receive performance and financial updates. The committee was also scheduled to discuss the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan and the Council Performance Report for the second quarter of 2025/26.

December 02, 2025
Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee Cornwall Councillor

Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 10.00 am

The Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Cornwall Council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 26 November 2025, to discuss the draft council priorities plan and budget development. The meeting will also include an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions of the Committee Chairman.

November 26, 2025
Cornwall Council Committee Member

Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 10.30 am

The Cornwall Council was scheduled to meet on Tuesday 25 November 2025. The agenda included questions from the public, motions, allocation of seats, a review of members' allowances, recommendations from various committees, and questions from members to members of the cabinet.

November 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

166 decisions · Page 14 of 34

Election of Chairman

From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...Councillor Tarrant was elected as Chairman of the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest

From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, noting that there were no declarations of interest.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes from the Meeting held on 22 January 2025

From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...that the minutes of the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 22 January 2025 were approved as correctly recorded, and the Committee also resolved to recommend to Cabinet that they give due regard to the Committee's comments on the 2025/26 budget proposals, including the Capital and Investment Strategy, the provisional settlement, and the consultation responses, specifically supporting targeted cuts (option 2) while reserving the right to propose alternative budgets, and also recommending a review of the budget consultation and development process.

Recommendations Approved

Questions to the Committee Chairman from members of the public

From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...that since no questions were received from the public, the committee approved the recommendations.

Recommendations Approved

Election of Vice-Chairman

From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...that Councillor Ball was elected as Vice-Chairman of the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 42

Average per Month: 5.3

Decisions Recorded: 166