• Introduction
• Part 1Can I attend a meeting?
• Part 2Public Participation
• Part 3Are there any restrictions on what questions I may ask?
• Part 4How do I table my question?
• Part 5How much time is allowed for petitions and/or questions?
• Part 6How many questions may I ask?
• Part 7If I put in a question do I actually have to be there?
• Part 8Is there a limit on the length of any question?
• Part 9How will the answer to my question be given?
• Part 10Once my question has been asked, may I ask another?
• Part 11Presentations to Council, Scrutiny, Development Management, Highways and Traffic Orders and Public Rights of Way Committees
• Part 12Representations to Council
• Part 13Representations to the Scrutiny Committee Meeting
• Part 14Presentations to Development Management, Highways and Traffic Orders and Public Rights of Way Committees
• Part 15How will I know what is on the agenda for a meeting?

Part 5

How much time is allowed for petitions and/or questions?

At Cabinet, there is a maximum of 30 minutes in total. If there are a lot of questions and yours cannot be dealt with in that time then you will be sent the response by letter or email. At a full Council meeting, this 30 minutes time allocation will also include oral representations made by members of the public.