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Apologies for absence were received from Deputy Michael Cassidy, Dawn Frampton, Alderwoman Martha Grekos, Jaspreet Hodgson, Deputy Shravan Joshi, Deputy Natasha Lloyd-Owen, Judith Pleasance and William Upton.

The Chairman welcomed Alderwoman Grekos to the Committee although apologies had been received.

The Chairman paid tribute to Mark Bostock who had been a Member of the Planning and Transportation Committee from 2017 to 2022. He was described as a gentle and erudite person, who was very knowledgeable and wise. He had contributed greatly to the Committee, and he would be greatly missed. The Chairman, on behalf of the Committee sent his best wishes to Mr Bostock’s friends and family and proposed a 30 second silence in memory of Mr Bostock.