Agenda item

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary and other interest from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, the Leader of the Council, Councillor David Bittleston, will declare an interest in agenda item no. 31, Royal Horticultural Society (Wisley) – Application for Financial Assistance, arising from his Membership of the Royal Horticultural Society.  The interest is such that speaking and voting are permissible.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, the Leader of the Council, Councillor David Bittleston, will declare a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 62, Woking & Sam Beare Hospices – Application for Financial Assistance, arising from his wife on occasion working as a bank Nurse at the Hospice.  The interest is such that Councillor Bittleston will leave the Chamber for this item.

In accordance with Officer Procedure Rules, the Deputy Chief Executive, Douglas Spinks, and the Community Development Manager, Sylvie Marshall, will declare an interest in agenda item no. 31, Royal Horticultural Society (Wisley) – Application for Financial Assistance, arising from their Memberships of the Royal Horticultural Society.  The interest is such that it will not prevent them from advising the Council.

Minutes:

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, the Leader of the Council, Councillor D Bittleston, declared an interest in agenda item no. 31, Royal Horticultural Society (Wisley) – Application for Financial Assistance, arising from his Membership of the Royal Horticultural Society.  The interest was such that speaking and voting were permissible.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, the Leader of the Council, Councillor D Bittleston, declared a pecuniary interest in agenda item 62, Woking & Sam Beare Hospices – Application for Financial Assistance, arising from his wife on occasion working as a bank Nurse at the Hospice.  The interest was such that Councillor Bittleston left the Chamber for this item, which the Executive agreed would be chaired by Councillor Kemp.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor B Hunwicks declared an interest in agenda item no. 31, Royal Horticultural Society (Wisley) – Application for Financial Assistance, arising from her Membership of the Royal Horticultural Society.  The interest was such that speaking and voting were permissible.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor K Davis declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda items 7, 1st Goldsworth Park Scout Group – Application for Financial Assistance and 52, Woking District Scouts (Handicamp) – Application for Financial Assistance, arising from his membership of the scout community.  The interest was such that speaking and voting were permissible.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor C Kemp declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 23, LCAG Lift Up Together and Little Minions – Application for Financial Assistance, due to being to the Chairman of the Group in his position as a Council representative.  The interest was such that speaking and voting were permissible.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor A-M Barker declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 18, Friends of Woking High School – Application for Financial Assistance, arising from being of Friend of the School as her child was a pupil.  The interest was such that speaking was permissible.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor I Eastwood declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 57, Woking Shopmobility – Application for Financial Assistance, arising from his wife being a member of the Committee and being a user and member himself.  The interest was such that Councillor Eastwood left the Chamber for this item.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor D Hughes declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 57, Woking Shopmobility – Application for Financial Assistance, arising from her father being a user of the service.  The interest was such that speaking was permissible.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor D Hughes, declared an interest in agenda item no. 31, Royal Horticultural Society (Wisley) – Application for Financial Assistance, arising from her Membership of the Royal Horticultural Society.  The interest was such that speaking was permissible.

In accordance with Officer Procedure Rules, the Deputy Chief Executive, Douglas Spinks, and the Community Development Manager, Sylvie Marshall, declared an interest in agenda item no. 31, Royal Horticultural Society (Wisley) – Application for Financial Assistance, arising from their Memberships of the Royal Horticultural Society.  The interest was such that it did not prevent them from advising the Council.