Andrew Mitchell -  for Cornwall

Andrew Mitchell

Independent

Email: cllr.andrew.mitchell@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Strategic Planning Committee Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Chief Officers Employment Committee (Substitutes) Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Chairman, Committee Member) Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) West Sub-Area Planning Committee Sustainable Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee from 1/7/25) (Committee Member) Cornwall Harbours Board

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

40 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Cornwall Council Committee Member

Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 10.30 am

The Cornwall Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday 20 January 2026 was set to cover a range of topics, including the allocation of seats on committees, recommendations from the Constitution and Governance Committee, and several motions proposed by councillors. The meeting also included time for public questions on various local issues.

January 20, 2026, 10:30 am
Sustainable Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee from 1/7/25) Committee Member

Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 10.00 am

The Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to discuss updates from Cabinet Members on their portfolios, including matters relating to the environment, climate change, transport, and housing. The committee was also set to review its work programme and consider reports on Cormac's small highways schemes and the future of Newquay Airport.

January 13, 2026, 10:00 am
Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 7th January, 2026 10.00 am

The Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Cornwall Council was scheduled to discuss a range of important health and social care matters. Key topics included an update from Cabinet Members, public questions on care provision, and specific reports on sexual and reproductive health commissioning, adult safeguarding, research initiatives, and soft tissue sarcoma services.

January 07, 2026
Chief Officers Employment Committee Substitutes

Chief Officers Employment Committee - Friday, 5th December, 2025 9.00 am

The Chief Officers Employment Committee of Cornwall Council scheduled a meeting to discuss the Chief Executive's mid-year appraisal, and the recruitment of a Chief Operating Officer. The committee was also scheduled to review the minutes of previous meetings. Much of the meeting was scheduled to be held behind closed doors, with the press and public excluded.

December 05, 2025
Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

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

Decisions from Meetings

208 decisions · Page 9 of 42

Public Questions

From: Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025

...to approve the recommendations related to public questions submitted to the committee, with copies of the responses to be emailed to the questioners, including Emma Richards.

Recommendations Approved

Repatriation of Services – Eye Clinics

From: Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025

...to receive and note the report on repatriation of eye clinic services and to request a briefing note from the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust regarding patient survey results by the end of December 2025.

Recommendations Approved

A collaborative approach to mental health and wellbeing promotion and prevention of ‘deaths of despair’

From: Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025

...to support the recommendations in the report to ensure suicide prevention is embedded in the system, while also recognizing progress and ongoing challenges in the delivery of the Suicide Prevention Strategy and offering input on the next strategy draft.

Recommendations Approved

Implications of the 10-year NHS Plan on the Operating Plan

From: Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025

...to approve the recommendations regarding the implications of the 10-year NHS Plan on the Operating Plan, as set out.

Recommendations Approved

Any Other Business that the Chairman Considers to be of Urgency

From: Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025

...to approve the recommendations arising from any other business considered urgent by the Chairman.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 40

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 208