Council committee and cabinet meetings
Questions asked at Council meetings
Members of the public and Councillors can ask questions of
- the Leader and Cabinet Members,
- the Chair of any Committee/Board,
- the Member nominated by a Joint Authority, or
- Council representatives on Joint Committees
In person, at Council meetings.
- Questions must be provided in writing to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services no later than seven days before the date of Council meeting;
- questions must not exceed 100 words;
- where possible an oral response to the question will be given at the meeting, but if not a full written response will be provided within 7 working days.
Question Time lasts no longer than 30 minutes and the next Council meeting is due to be held at 6:00pm Wednesday, 26 November 2025 at the Town Hall, Halifax.
Questions asked at Cabinet meetings
Members of the public and Councillors can ask questions of the Leader and Cabinet Members, in person, at Cabinet meetings:
- Questions must be submitted in writing to democratic.support@calderdale.gov.uk no later than 5pm on the Wednesday prior to the Cabinet meeting;
- a topic can only be raised once and for no more than 1 minute;
- where possible an oral response to the question will be given at the meeting, but if not a full written response will be provided within 7 working days.
Question Time lasts no longer than 30 minutes and the next Cabinet meeting is due to be held at 4:00pm Monday, 3 November 2025 at the Town Hall, Halifax.
