Issue - meetings

            The Board considered an update report from the Strategic Director Enterprise, Community and Resources, on the work of the External Funding Team in securing external funding resources into Halton. The Team focussed on the following funding resources: Government, European, National Lottery, Landfill Funding, Trusts and Foundations. The report covered the following issues:

·         An update on the team’s key activities and priorities;

·         Emerging issues in external funding; and

·         Funding statistics for the period 2021-22.

            A Member raised concern regarding the future loss of European monies and queried how the Council would move forward. In response, Members were advised that it was anticipated any future funding would be considerably less and there would be a need to strongly lobby Government to secure any future monies that would be available to replace European monies.

            Arising from the discussion, Councillor A Lowe thanked the Team for the improvement works that had taken place around Halton Lea.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.