Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration

The report provides the Scrutiny Committee with an update on the delivery of the Greater Manchester Digital Growth Strategy and the Rural Broadband Programme of which Stockport is the Lead Authority on behalf of Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on the report.

Officer Contact: Sharon Mayo on 0161 474 3733 or email: sharon.mayo@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing the Scrutiny Committee with an update on the delivery of the Greater Manchester Digital Growth Strategy and the Rural Broadband Programme of which Stockport was the Lead Authority on behalf of Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.

Members noted that the role of Councils was to ensure that the implementation of the programme was not delayed as a result of any planning or highways issues. Transport for Greater Manchester and the other local authorities in Greater Manchester who were involved needed to ensure that any such issues were resolved at the earliest possible stage. BT/BT Openreach were required to sustain regular dialogue with the lead representatives from each Council in order to ensure that delivery was not delayed unnecessarily.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.