Matt Furniss -  for Surrey

Matt Furniss

Conservative Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth

Email: matt.furniss@surreycc.gov.uk

Council: Surrey

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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.

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Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions

Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions - Tuesday, 17 December 2024 12.00 pm

The Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions meeting considered two petitions about road safety outside schools in South Nutfield and West Byfleet and a question about the £5 Million allocated in the council's 2025-2026 budget for improving the visual appearance of the highway network. The Cabinet Member agreed to consider reallocating the £500,000 contingency from this budget to climate change adaptation measures if it is not spent by the end of the 2025-2026 financial year. No decisions were made on the petitions.

December 17, 2024
Council

Council - Tuesday, 10 December 2024 10.00 am

The Council voted to approve the scheme for admitting students to schools in 2026. It also agreed to close the Bagshot Community Recycling Centre, and to extend the opening hours of the Camberley Community Recycling Centre. It voted to adopt the reports from the Cabinet meetings that took place on 29 October and 26 November 2024, approved a motion on climate change and net zero targets, and referred motions on inheritance tax, farming and the rural economy, and the preventative approach to children's services to the Cabinet. A motion to allow parents to attend SEND panels was also referred to the Cabinet.

December 10, 2024
Council

Council - Tuesday, 10 December 2024 10.00 am

The Council voted to approve the scheme for admitting students to schools in 2026. It also agreed to close the Bagshot Community Recycling Centre, and to extend the opening hours of the Camberley Community Recycling Centre. It voted to adopt the reports from the Cabinet meetings that took place on 29 October and 26 November 2024, approved a motion on climate change and net zero targets, and referred motions on inheritance tax, farming and the rural economy, and the preventative approach to children's services to the Cabinet. A motion to allow parents to attend SEND panels was also referred to the Cabinet.

December 10, 2024
Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee

Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee - Thursday, 5 December 2024 10.00 am

The Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee met to discuss four key topics: the draft budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy, the Community Risk Management Plan for 2025-2030, Economic Growth in Surrey, and a review of the forward work programme. The committee made a total of nine recommendations to the Cabinet.

December 05, 2024
Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions

the Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions of Surrey Council

November 26, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

174 decisions · Page 1 of 35

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