Councillor John Howson
Email: john.howson@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Council: Oxfordshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
56 meetings · Page 1 of 12
Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm
The Oxfordshire Council Cabinet was scheduled to meet on 22 April 2025 to discuss the cost of living support package for 2025/26, capital programme approvals, and future business. The meeting was also scheduled to include responses to scrutiny items and reports from scrutiny committees.
County Council - Tuesday, 1 April 2025 10.30 am
The Oxfordshire County Council was scheduled to meet on 1 April 2025 to discuss a range of topics, including the Director of Public Health’s annual report, constitutional amendments, and a review of political balance on committees. The agenda also included motions on a national care service and banking hubs, as well as a report on interim arrangements for emergency decisions following the county council elections. The meeting was also scheduled to cover a report of the cabinet, and the use of urgency provisions.
Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) - Tuesday, 25 March 2025 3.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
225 decisions · Page 10 of 45
Apologies for Absence
From: Extra, Cabinet - Thursday, 20 March 2025 2.00 pm - March 20, 2025
...to note the apologies for absence from Councillors Fawcett, Gant, Gregory, and Ley.
Recommendations Approved
Initial Response to Government: Statutory invitation for Local Government Reorganisation and Devolution
From: Extra, Cabinet - Thursday, 20 March 2025 2.00 pm - March 20, 2025
...to submit to the Government an interim plan and options for local government reorganisation in Oxfordshire, with Oxfordshire County Council proposing and supporting a single county unitary as its optimal model and preferring a Mayoral Strategic Authority geography of Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire.
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of Interest
From: Extra, Cabinet - Thursday, 20 March 2025 2.00 pm - March 20, 2025
...to approve the recommendation that there were no declarations of interest.
Recommendations Approved
Petitions and Public Address
From: Extra, Cabinet - Thursday, 20 March 2025 2.00 pm - March 20, 2025
...to approve the recommendations regarding the initial response to the government's statutory invitation for local government reorganisation and devolution, as presented by Councillors Thomas, Graham, Brown, and Middleton.
Recommendations Approved
School term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28
From: Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Young People’s Services - Wednesday, 19 March 2025 2.00 pm - March 19, 2025
...to approve the proposed school term dates for Oxfordshire schools in 2026/27 and 2027/28.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 56
Average per Month: 3.7
Decisions Recorded: 225