Contact with Councillors and MP
SWINDON'S CONSERVATIVE MPs' SUPPORT FOR OUR LIBRARY NETWORK : AUGUST 2010
Justin Tomlinson MP and Robert Buckland MP have recently e-mailed to express their support for public libraries. This is welcome, but it is still not clear to us whether they are focussing on Swindon residents' needs. Please Click here to read about Justin's visit to the MLA on 20th July 2010.
The MLA is a government quango that is closely involved with Swindon Council. We have complained about some of MLA's actions in Swindon. We trust that both MPs will challenge any proposals for our community libraries that are not in residents' best interests.
ARTS CENTRE PLANS : MAY 2010
Please click here to read the List of Improvements envisaged for our library, published by the Library Service (you can also comment on these).
Click here to see the dimensions of the proposed 'flexible space' library for Old Town and read answers to queries, from Swindon's Planning Department. To comment, please contact Allyson Jordan of the Library Service Contact Allyson Jordan
OLD TOWN & LAWN AREA PANEL : 11th March 2010
Councillor Mattock re. Old Town Library
Please Click here to read what Councillor Mattock said about the future of Old Town Library at the Panel Meeting on 11th March 2010
BARBARA FOLLETT MP, Minister for Culture & Tourism, WRITES TO
ANNE SNELGROVE MP :
4th August and 2nd July 2009
Please Click here to read the Minister's letter to Anne Snelgrove MP, dated 4th August, and here to read her letter to Anne Snelgrove, of 2nd July.
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL & SUSTAINABILITY OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE : 29th OCTOBER 2009
Please click
here to access the Council's agenda for this meeting.
Please click :
here to read Questions put to the Committee and a comment on the
meeting.
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL & SUSTAINABILITY OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE : 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009
Please click
here to access the Council's "agenda and document pack" for this meeting.
Please click :
here to read Shirley B's question to the Committee.
here to read what Terry King had to say.
The matters discussed seemed not to include an overview of specifics of the ERS Report; this was surprising in light of it being the main Agenda item. There were, however, some interesting contributions and remarks from Councillors S Pajak, D Heenan and the Chair.
CABINET : 22nd JULY 2009 (and 30th July email from Cllr Foley) :
QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS and ANSWERS
Please click :-
here to read the outcome of the Cabinet's vote and
here to read Councillor Foley's email to Shirley of 30th July.
here to read Sherry Waldon's Questions to
Cabinet and
here to read
Margaret Cooney's Question.
here to
read Shirley's Question and here
for her Statement to Open Forum;
here to read Martha Parry's Question to Cabinet on
behalf of the Swindon Federation
of Community Organisations, and
here to read what Mary Ratcliffe said at Open Forum
OPEN FORUM and CABINET : 10th June 2009
Open Forum Statement, Question, Supplementary Question and Responses
Please click here to see Shirley's Statement to Open Forum and here for her Questions to Cabinet and the responses : on 10th June 2009
Anne Snelgrove MP attacks Council cuts at
PRIME MINISTER'S QUESTION TIME : 6th May
COUNCIL MEETING : 30th April 2009
Public Question Time :
Please click here to see Shirley's Question and Supplementary Question at Public Question Time and the responses : 30th April 2009
OPEN FORUM and CABINET : 11 March 2009
Open Forum Statement, Question and the Leader's Responses
Please click here to see Shirley's Statement to
Open Forum, her Question
and the responses from Councillor Bluh on 11th March 2009
LETTER SENT to ALL COUNCILLORS 24 Dec 2008
A letter was sent to all Councillors by post and by e-mail, urging them to vote "No" or abstain when asked to agree to proposals for 'volunteers or closure' for Old Town Library.
Please click here to read the letter sent on 24th December.
LETTERS from ANNE SNELGROVE MP 26th and 7th Jan 2009
Please click here to read Anne's letter sent on 26th January to the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
and here to read Anne's letter sent on 26th January to Angela Eagle MP
Please click here to read Anne's letter to Shirley B, dated 7th January
An E-MAIL from DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL 12 December
We have made inquiries to Dorset's Library Service about the 'Dorset model', cited by our Library Service officials and Councillors to support their proposals. This is Dorset's reply. A letter from Puddleton features on 'Latest News'Please click here to read Dorset's response
SCRUTINY COMMITTEE : 16th February 2009
Scrutiny Committee looked at the business conducted at Cabinet on 11th February. Please click here for Shirley's question to Scrutiny, the Answer and some comments from Councillor Nick Martin noted during the meeting.
QUESTIONS to CABINET 21 January 2009
Please click here to see Shirley's Question, her Supplementary Question and the Written and Verbal Answers from Councillors on 21st January 2009
and here to read her Statement to Open Forum
QUESTIONS to COUNCIL 15 January 2009
Please click here to see Shirley's Question,
her Supplementary Question
and the Written and Verbal Answers from Councillors on 15th January 2009
OPEN FORUM and CABINET : 10 December 2008
Please click here to see the Question and Answer, and here to read theOPEN FORUM and CABINET 11 February 2009
Please click here to see the Question, Supplementary Question and AnswersContact Robert Buckland MP
Please use the link below if you wish to contactAny Comments ?
You can mail the Lead Member for Libraries, Councillor Fionuala Foley Mail Councillor Foley
1964 Libraries Act
Please Click here to read the Libraries and Museums Act 1964, with all amendments