Agenda item

QUESTIONS ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE

Meeting of Communications & Corporate Affairs Sub (Policy & Resources) Committee, Wednesday, 14th November, 2018 11.00 am (Item 10.)

Minutes:

Questions were raised as follows -

Publicity of HRH The Duke of Cambridge Declaration on Illegal Wildlife Trade

A Member asserted that there had not been any media surrounding the ‘Mansion House Declaration’ from when HRH The Duke of Cambridge had come to Mansion House to sign a declaration on Illegal Wildlife Trade. The Head of Media committed to circulating details of coverage of this matter.

Business Canvass and Vote

A Member asked a question regarding the statistics of the business canvass and voter registration, as he had learnt that the City Corporation had 50% less uptake on voter registration than in previous years. There were some concerns expressed regarding up-to-date information that the Electoral Services team used to contact businesses and potential new voters. The Town Clerk committed to circulating a note outlining to Members the statistics on voter registration uptake.