Councillor County Councillor Azhar Ali OBE

The Cabinet of Lancashire Council decided to approve the allocation of £19 million for special school expansions and £4 million for a mainstream inclusion capital fund. They also approved the publication of a draft revised Joint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan for consultation. The Cabinet agreed to cease all refugee resettlement administration responsibility, with the Director of Communities and Engagement authorised to implement this decision.

The Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee of Lancashire Council approved recommendations on 17/09/2026. The committee noted and considered the outcome of the lane rental feasibility study and will formulate recommendations to the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport on the implementation of a lane rental scheme.

The Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee approved its work programme for 2026/27 on 17 September 2026. The committee also noted formal written responses from Cabinet Members regarding recommendations on Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Public Rights of Way, Street Lighting, and Gully Cleansing. The committee agreed to introduce a notification process for removed streetlights, develop supplementary guidance for gully cleaning, and enhance the Report It/Love Clean Streets app.

The Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee of Lancashire Council approved recommendations on 17/09/2026. The committee agreed to establish a task group to review highways maintenance and the right first-time approach. This task group will assess the delivery of right first-time repairs under a new managed service contract.

The Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee of Lancashire Council on 23 April 2026 resolved to ask the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport to consider implementing supplementary guidance for gully cleaning criteria, reviewing the Report It/Love Clean Streets App, increasing funding for drainage works, and urgently pursuing government funding for drainage on the M65 motorway. The committee also resolved to ask the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport to consider increasing the budget allocation for streetlighting, introducing a notification process for removed streetlight columns, and including a third priority for replacement based on personal safety concerns. Finally, the committee noted the work programme for 2025/26 and formal written responses regarding Household Waste Recycling Centres and Get Lancashire Working.