1. By the Mayor:
The Mayor welcomed Councillor Barrett
2. By the Chief Executive:
The Chief Executive welcomed Councillor Barrett and introduced him to Members.
3. By the Group Leaders:
Councillor Griffiths gave apologises on behalf of Councillor Armytage, Matthews, Williams, W Wyatt-Lowe, Bhinder, Elliot, Bateman, Madden and Timmis.
Councillor Tindall gave apologies on behalf of Councillor Ransley.
4. By the Leader and Members of the Cabinet:
(Full details are in the minutes under Announcements of the Leader and Cabinet).