Last minute papers tabled at the Cabinet meeting of the Conservative administration running Surrey County Council has revealed an underspend of £22.5m on the capital budget, plus a further underspend of £38.2m on its revenue budget for 2010/11, in the year ending 31 March 2011.
The European Parliament has voted today on a number of important amendments to improve consumer rights in the EU. The votes amend the European Commission's proposal for a new consumer rights directive intended to update and replace a set of four existing laws regarding sales of goods and services from business-to-consumer. The vote on the overall text was postponed in order to keep open the chance for a first reading agreement with the Council.
At the Surrey County Council meeting today Conservative Councillors blocked debate on a motion from the Liberal Democrats recommending that the County Council's on-street parking scheme be withdrawn.
The public on-line petition against on-street parking charges on Surrey County Council's website now has more than 13,000...
Jo Swinson MP ...
The Lib Dems on Surrey County Council are calling on the Council to scrap the plans for new on-street charges for car parking...