Laurie Magowan -  for Cornwall

Laurie Magowan

 Labour & Cooperative Party  Deputy Group Leader - Labour and Co-operative Group

Email: cllr.laurie.magowan@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Cornwall Councillor) Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny Committee Audit Committee (Chair) Constitution and Governance Committee Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitutes) Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Central 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) Individual Decision Days (Cornwall Councillor)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

44 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Cornwall Council Committee Member

Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 10.30 am

The Cornwall Council was scheduled to meet on Tuesday 25 November 2025. The agenda included questions from the public, motions, allocation of seats, a review of members' allowances, recommendations from various committees, and questions from members to members of the cabinet.

November 25, 2025
Audit Committee Chair

Audit Committee - Friday, 14th November, 2025 10.00 am

Here is a summary of the scheduled discussions for the Audit Committee meeting of Cornwall Council on 14 November 2025. The committee was expected to discuss annual reports from council-owned entities, an external audit report, an update on audit progress, and the Cornwall Pension Fund Audit Findings Report 2024-25. Members were also scheduled to review exemptions from contract procedure rules.

November 14, 2025
Cabinet Cornwall Councillor

Cabinet - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 10.00 am

The Cornwall Council Cabinet met to discuss the Council Performance Report for Quarter 2 of 2025/26, the Draft Council Priorities Plan 2026-30, and several strategies and commissioning plans. The cabinet approved the draft Council Priorities 2026-2030 for public consultation, and also approved the Home Based Prevention and Intermediate Care Business Case, and to commence a procurement process for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services. They also formally adopted the 'Our Customer Philosophy 2025-2030' and the 'CornwALL Connected Digital Inclusion Strategy 2025-2030'.

November 12, 2025
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, 11th November, 2025 10.00 am

The Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Newquay Airport development strategy, review the Cormac Small Highways Scheme, and conduct a mid-year review of the committee's work programme. The committee acknowledged the progress on the Newquay Airport Development Strategy and recommended a highways-specific value for money review of the council's Highways Service, including delivery by Cormac. They also endorsed the continuation of the 20mph roll out across Cornwall at a prior meeting on 7 October 2025[^1].

November 11, 2025
Individual Decision Days Cornwall Councillor

Individual Decision Days - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am

Here is a summary of the business scheduled to be discussed at the Individual Decision Days meeting of Cornwall Council.

October 29, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

273 decisions · Page 21 of 55

Public Questions

From: Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 1st July, 2025 10.00 am - July 01, 2025

...to approve recommendations regarding public questions, specifically addressing concerns about the prospects for Newquay spaceport launches, the status of Kernow Sat-1, and clarifying the lack of plans for crewed lunar missions or a separate marketing budget for the spaceport.

Recommendations Approved

Provisional Outturn Report 2024/25

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 10.00 am - June 18, 2025

... the Cabinet of Cornwall endorsed the provisional revenue and capital outturn position for the 2024/25 financial year, noted the movements in reserves approved by the Section 151 Officer, and noted the Treasury Management Strategy 2024/25 outturn.

For Determination

Key Government policy and funding reforms impacting on Cornwall and Cornwall Council

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 10.00 am - June 18, 2025

...to note the key policy and funding reforms announced by the Government, including the Comprehensive Spending Review published on 11 June 2025, and their potential impact on the Council as set out in the report.

For Determination

Questions from the Public / Govynnow dhyworth an Bobel

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 10.00 am - June 18, 2025

...the recommendations regarding the handling of questions from the public, as outlined in the report, were approved.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 44

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 273