Agenda item

Report of the Director of Communications.

The Director of Communications withdrew from discussion during consideration of this item.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Communications proposing sponsorship of the Institute for Public Policy Research’s (IPPR) Environmental Justice Commission (EJC).

A Member observed that Commissioners were listed from just three political parties at present, querying the exclusion of others, such as the Scottish National Party and Liberal Democrats. The Chair agreed to raise this with the IPPR.

The Committee supported the Chair’s intention to serve as the City Corporation’s Commissioner for this activity whilst actively engaging other interested Members to participate in this work.

RESOLVED: That Members approve the allocation of £40,000 from the Committee’s Policy Initiatives Fund, categorised under ‘Promoting the City’ and charged to ‘City’s Cash’, to sponsor the first year (2019/20) of the IPPR’s Environmental Justice Commission (EJC).