Matt Furniss -  for Surrey

Matt Furniss

Conservative Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth

Email: matt.furniss@surreycc.gov.uk

Council: Surrey

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee (Cabinet Member) Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Farnham Board (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

66 meetings · Page 11 of 14

Council

Council - Tuesday, 9 July 2024 10.00 am

Surrey Council met to discuss, among other business, their relationship with the newly elected national government, the provision of special educational needs support, and performance issues with the Council’s highways contractor, Ringway Infrastructure Services. The Council voted, without dissent, to approve the content of the Cabinet meeting on 25 June 2024, the minutes of the meeting on 21 May 2024, and the Scrutiny Annual Report 2023-24. They also approved a plan to update the Member Development Strategy.

July 09, 2024
Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions

Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions - Tuesday, 25 June 2024 10.30 am

The Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth approved the appropriation of Surrey County Council land at Working Road in Guildford. They also approved the start of public consultation on the matter. This decision was made to facilitate junction improvements associated with the Wayside Urban Village scheme.

June 25, 2024
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 June 2024 2.00 pm

Surrey County Council's Cabinet met and made a number of decisions relating to strategic partnerships, technology adoption in manufacturing, employment support, youth justice, school places and capital spending on schools.

June 25, 2024
Farnham Board

Farnham Board - Friday, 14 June 2024 10.00 am

The meeting received an update on the Farnham Infrastructure Programme. It was noted that construction on the Water Lane Roundabout scheme had been completed and that the Upper Hale Road 20 mph speed limit would likely be finished in July/August 2024. A report was presented to the Board that included a number of actions that will need to be undertaken in the coming months, ahead of the next meeting of the Board.

June 14, 2024
Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions

Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions - Tuesday, 11 June 2024 1.00 pm

This meeting was about whether to agree the updated Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) for Surrey. This plan was created in response to new guidance from the Department for Transport about what should be in BSIPs. The report pack included for discussion a draft of the BSIP, a description of what has been achieved since the previous BSIP, a summary of the targets that are to be included in the plan, and a timetable for the plan's adoption. It is important to note that this was a decision meeting for which only the meeting pack is available. It does not tell us anything about what was actually discussed, or whether any decisions were actually made.

June 11, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

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Twelve15 Service Review

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 27, 2026

...delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources to either transfer the Twelve15 service to a new provider by 1 September 2026, or close the business activities on 31 August 2026 if transfer terms cannot be agreed, with £0.450m allocated for programme resources.

Recommendations Approved

Public Questions

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 27, 2026

...to approve the recommendations in response to the four public questions that were published in a supplementary agenda.

Recommendations Approved

Neighbourhood Area Committees

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 27, 2026

...endorsed the Neighbourhood Area Committee (NAC) model as a way to embed community engagement, agreed to continue the four pilot NACs until the pre-election period in 2026, share pilot learnings with partners and new Shadow Authorities, and consider expanding the pilot from May 2026 onwards.

Recommendations Approved

Affordable Extra Care Housing: Grant Of 250 Year Leases (Urgent Item)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 27, 2026

...approved the grant of 250-year leases for four affordable Extra Care Housing sites, increasing the lease term from the previously approved 125 years to ensure the viability of the developments and secure necessary funding.

Recommendations Approved

Members' Questions

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 27, 2026

...to approve the recommendations in response to nine Member questions, with the responses published in a supplementary agenda.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 66

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 174