Progress on Issues Raised

North Yorkshire Council

Transport, Economy, Environment and Enterprise

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

24 April 2025

Progress on Issues Raised by the Committee

1.0 PURPOSE OF REPORT

1.1 To advise Members of:

(i) progress on issues which the Transport, Economy, Environment and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee has raised at previous meetings; and
(ii) any other matters that have arisen since the last meeting and which relate to the remit of the Committee.

2.0 BACKGROUND

2.1 This ‘Progress on Issues Raised’ report has been introduced to the Transport, Economy, Environment and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee following the use of similar reports to the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel and the Scrutiny of Health Committee.

2.2 Going forwards, it will list resolutions from the previous meeting and/or when it requested further information to be submitted to future meetings. The table below provides a list of issues which were identified at the previous committee meeting on 30 January 2025 and provides an update on whether these have been resolved, or if not what progress has been made to allow committee members to track outcomes in a transparent way.

2.3 The Committee is asked to consider whether any further follow-up is required at this stage.

	Date	Minute number and subject (if applicable)	Committee resolution or issue raised	Comment / date required	Status
1	30 January 2025	25 – Notice of Motion on Climate and Nature Bill	Recommend that the Council writes to Gov’t to call for the principles set out in the Bill and existing environmental protections be respected, whilst not undermined.		Joint letter signed by the Leader and Chair of TEEE O&S sent March 2025. Response awaited.
2	30 January 2025	24 – Notice of Motion on Active Travel	Set up working group on active travel (to focus on how the vision, values and priorities for active travel integrate within the Council Plan document, and how to feed into new York and North Yorkshire Local Transport Plan.	By next meeting	Expressions of Interest sought from committee members, plan to hold first working group meeting in May 2025. Indicative timescales for LTP development received.
3	30 January 2025	22 – 12 Month Review of Motion on Water Quality	Further information requested on the health of the rivers in North Yorkshire. Supplied by Email March 2025	By next meeting	Completed.
4	30 January 2025	22 – 12 Month Review of Motion on Water Quality	To request to officers that future agendas of the North Yorkshire River Catchments Forum (NYRCF) be shared with members of TEEE O&S Committee for information.	Currently, no further dates scheduled for the NYRCF ahead of planned ‘North Yorks Rivers Summit’ in Sept 2025	Possible NYRCF meeting to be scheduled ahead of September Summit. Will update at next TEEE O&S meeting.

3.0 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

3.1 There are no significant financial implications arising from this report.

4.0 LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

4.1 There are no significant legal implications arising from this report.

5.0 EQUALITIES IMPLICATIONS

5.1 There are no significant equalities implications arising from this report.

6.0 CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS

6.1 There are no significant climate change implications arising from this report.

7.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

7.1 It is recommended that the Transport, Economy, Environment and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee:
(a) notes the report;
(b) considers whether any of the points highlighted in this report require further follow-up.

APPENDICES: None

BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS: None.

Barry Khan

Assistant Chief Executive, Legal and Democratic Services

County Hall

Northallerton

14 April 2025

Report Author: Will Baines, Senior Scrutiny Officer.