Agenda item

The Cabinet Member for Public Health and Social Regeneration, Councillor  Maisie Anderson, will be interviewed on her portfolio:

To promote and develop sport and leisure in the borough including sport development and delivery of free swimming and gym use for all residents.  To increase the quality of and residents access to the borough’s parks and green spaces.

To improve the health of the borough including the council’s responsibilities for public health.  The portfolio holder will work closely with the cabinet member for children and schools (with regard to children’s health, play and teenage pregnancy), with the cabinet member for adult care and financial inclusion (with regard to health in older people). With the Cabinet Member for Business, Culture and Social Regeneration, be responsible for improving consultation and communication with local residents about Southwark’s regeneration.  To ensure that the wider social aspects of regeneration benefit local communities.

 The cabinet member will have particular responsibility for:

·  the council’s public health role;

·  swimming and gym use;

·  the council’s relationship with the NHS;

·  local health services;

·  trees;

·  bio-diversity;

·  reducing teenage conception rates;

·  performance of the council’s leisure contractor;

·  leisure investment;

·  working with grassroots sport and leisure communities;

·  promoting sport and increasing physical activity;

·  play and leisure activities for young people;

·  healthier high streets with the cabinet member for regeneration and new homes;

·  air quality;

·  parks

·  Social regeneration with the Cabinet Member for Business, Culture and Social Regeneration

·  Regeneration consultations and resident communication with the Cabinet Member for Business, Culture and Social Regeneration.

The Cabinet Member for Public Health and Social Regeneration, Councillor  Maisie Anderson, was interviewed on her portfolio.