Graham Wright - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Graham Wright

 Independent

Email: graham.wright@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Stonehenge Area Board (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Chairman) Cabinet (Guest Part I, Committee Member, Guest Part II) Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel Finance and Procurement Seelct Committee (Committee Member) (Committee Member) Appeals Sub-Committee (School Transport) Standards Hearing Sub-Committee Environment Select Committee (Guest Part I)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Finance and Procurement Seelct Committee Committee Member

Finance and Procurement Select Committee - Tuesday 9 September 2025 3.00 pm

The Finance and Procurement Select Committee met to discuss the council's projected revenue and capital budget monitoring for the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, with a projected £6.510m overspend on revenue and a capital programme of £245.577m. The committee made a number of recommendations to the cabinet, including requesting written reports on the adult social care payments to providers programme, the safety valve outturn, and payment process fees for parking. The committee also requested that the cabinet response to the fair funding consultation be circulated to all members.

September 09, 2025
Finance and Procurement Seelct Committee Committee Member

Finance and Procurement Select Committee - Wednesday 30 July 2025 10.30 am

The Finance and Procurement Select Committee met to consider its work priorities and approach, and to review the financial year 2024/25 revenue and capital outturn positions, as well as the treasury management outturn position. The committee was also scheduled to discuss a member question regarding the council's levels of debt.

July 30, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Chairman

Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.30 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee of Wiltshire Council met on 23 July 2025, to discuss the outline of the Council Plan 2025-2035, the priorities for the new Finance and Procurement Select Committee, and to set up a task group to review the MyWilts app. The committee also agreed to re-establish the Stone Circle Task Group.

July 23, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday 22 July 2025 10.30 am

Wiltshire Council met on 22 July 2025, and among the topics discussed were youth services, treasury management, a bat mitigation strategy, and a motion to repudiate the council's climate emergency declaration. Councillors also debated and voted on motions regarding weight limits on roads and the Ask Angela scheme.

July 22, 2025
Cabinet Guest Part II

Cabinet - Tuesday 8 July 2025 10.00 am

The Wiltshire Council Cabinet met on 8 July 2025, and approved a new bat mitigation strategy for Trowbridge and Westbury, and discussed the outline of the new council plan. They also discussed the disposal of council assets and a new traffic signal maintenance contract.

July 08, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter Two Revenue Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

...to approve drawdowns from various reserves to fund specific initiatives in supporting families, children's social care prevention, and adult care, while also noting a forecast revenue budget overspend of £6.658m and an overspend against Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budgets of £12.892m.

Recommendations Approved

Chippenham Avon Project

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

...to facilitate the Chippenham River Avon Project, the Cabinet increased the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) allocation to £1.8 million, delegated expenditure approval to the Director of Planning, Economy, and Regeneration, and authorized contract agreements with the Environment Agency, contingent on Defra funding.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter Two Capital Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

...the Cabinet approved budget virements for Facilities Management and Integrated Transport, and noted additional budgets, budget removals, budget reprofiling, and the revised 2025/26 Capital Programme forecast.

Recommendations Approved

Report on Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26 Half Year ended 30 September 2025

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

...to note the report on the Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26 Half Year ended 30 September 2025, confirming its alignment with the existing strategy and the performance of investments and borrowings against established parameters.

Recommendations Approved

Exclusion of the Press and Public

From: Extraordinary, Cabinet - Wednesday 15 October 2025 11.30 am - October 15, 2025

...to exclude the press and public from the meeting to avoid disclosing exempt financial or business information, as it was deemed that withholding the information was in the greater public interest.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 70