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Meg Crosby

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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 40)

Carbon reduction strategy re:airport
Response by Newcastle upon Tyne City Council to Meg Crosby on 6 December 2022.

Information not held.

Hello   Thank you for your request of 16 November 2022, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Environmental Information Regulations 2004). It...
Sunderland representation at Chinese Conference
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 31 January 2019.

Successful.

Dear Meg Crosby,   I refer to your recent request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  I can confirm that the Council does...
Grants to charities and CICs by the council
Response by Northumberland County Council to Meg Crosby on 27 November 2018.

Partially successful.

Our Ref: 5045    Dear Enquirer, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST I refer to your Freedom of Information request in relation to grants. Right...
MIPIM attendance 2016-2018
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 19 April 2018.

Successful.

Dear Meg Crosby,   I refer to your recent request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  I can confirm that the Council does...
Councillor service on outside bodies
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 18 January 2018.

Successful.

Dear Miss Crosby I am writing in respect of the request you have made for information which has now been considered. The Council holds relevant inform...
Library and museum update
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 26 October 2017.

Partially successful.

Dear Ms. Crosby,   I have conducted a review of your Freedom of Information request.  Please find attached my response to your request for a revie...
Fraud prevention and checking of accounts
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 24 April 2017.

Successful.

Dear Ms Crosby   I refer to your Freedom of Information Request received on the 1^st April 2017 relating to “Fraud prevention and checking of acco...
Recent Civic centre refurbishment costs
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 2 March 2017.

Successful.

Dear Meg Crosby,   I refer to your recent request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  I can confirm that the Council does...
Expenses claimed by council representatives
Response by North East Combined Authority to Meg Crosby on 23 February 2017.

Successful.

Dear Meg Thank you for your request Please see our attached response Kind Regards NECA Freedom of Information [1]NECA Logo-email __________...
Waste disposal in Sunderland
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 12 January 2017.

Successful.

Dear Meg Crosby   I refer to your recent request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  I can confirm that the Council does h...
Foreign visits in 2014
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 5 October 2016.

Successful.

Dear Meg Crosby,   I refer to your recent request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  I can confirm that the Council does...
Latest library statistics
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 21 September 2016.

Successful.

Dear Meg,   Please find below and attached Sunderland City Council’s response to your Freedom of Information request.   1. The latest Sunderla...
ERDF funding for future projects
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 19 September 2016.

Successful.

Dear Ms Crosby,   Thank you for your enquiry regarding FOI request – ERDF funding for future projects sent on Monday 4^th July.   It has come...
The cost of public art installations
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 22 August 2016.

Successful.

Dear Meg Crosby   I refer to your recent request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  I can confirm that the Council does hol...
Use of official and leased cars
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 13 April 2016.

Successful.

Dear Meg Crosby,   I refer to your recent request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  I can confirm that the Council does...
Incidence of rubbish fires in Sunderland
Follow up sent to Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service by Meg Crosby on 11 April 2016.

Successful.

Dear Kasturi Sithembaram, The information you provided was exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you for your prompt response. Yours sincerely, Me...
Remediation workat the bankrupt Alex Smiles waste treatment facility
Response by Environment Agency to Meg Crosby on 23 February 2016.

Successful.

   Our Ref: RFI/NDT/2463 Dear Meg Enquiry regarding  FOI request Alex Smiles   Thank you for your enquiry which was received on 04 February 2...
Encouraging flora and fauna diversity within the city
Request to Sunderland City Council by Meg Crosby. Annotated by BillEllson on 30 January 2016.

Successful.

"How many times in the past two years have you taken action against noxious weed species such as giant hogweed, Japanese knotweed and common ragwort (t...
Unfortunate website representation
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 5 May 2015.

Successful.

Dear Meg, I refer to your Freedom of Information request received on 13th April 2015 regarding the Sunderland City Council website listing councillors...
New library borrowing statistics
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 10 December 2014.

Partially successful.

Dear Ms Crosby,   Please find below Sunderland City Council’s response to your Freedom of Information request.   1.            Please could yo...
Distribution of commercial leaflets by Registrar's Office.
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 28 October 2014.

Successful.

Dear Meg Crosby   I refer to your recent request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  I can confirm that the Council does h...
Local Air Quality Management updates
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 12 September 2014.

Successful.

Dear Meg Crosby   With reference to our email dated 1 August 2014, please find attached, a copy of our 2014 Air Quality Progress Report as requested...
Electoral Registration Letters
Response by Sunderland City Council to Meg Crosby on 2 September 2014.

Successful.

Dear Meg Crosby   I refer to your recent request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  I can confirm that the Council does h...
Tactile paving surfaces
Request to Sunderland City Council by Meg Crosby. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 17 August 2014.

Successful.

Fascinating that they say the lifespan of tiles is 25 years then a sentence later, say they don't know! My blog on the scandalous state of this paving...
Public Access Defibrillators
Response by North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust to Meg Crosby on 7 July 2014.

Successful.

Please find attached response letter to your Freedom of Information request.   If you wish to contact a member of staff within the Trust about you...
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This person's 26 annotations

Glyphosate usage and Pesticide and pollinator strategy for SCC
Request to Sunderland City Council by Richard Bradley. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 7 December 2020.

Partially successful.

There was some evidence of a wildflower strategy a few years ago, when I asked them about weedkiller use and weedkiller that didn't kill bees. I wonder...
Information on Landfill Sites
Request to Sunderland City Council by Andrew Jenkins. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 10 October 2020.

Partially successful.

I know a bit about local landfill waste sites. 1. Houghton quarry. Lots of information in this planning application https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/Co...
Current business owner of 'The Pullman'
Request to Sunderland City Council by L.ellwood. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 14 November 2017.

Successful.

The insolvency final report makes interesting reading. The lease is mentioned - it was not transferred to Signal Box as that company had already gone i...
Incidence of rubbish fires in Sunderland
Request to Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service by Meg Crosby. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 23 March 2016.

Successful.

What a coincidence! Story in Sunderland Echo 23/3/2016 "Fire chiefs on Wearside are warning the public of the dangers of deliberate fires. The move c...
Physical Activity Spend
Request to NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group by Jack Stanson. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 19 March 2016.

Successful.

Surely the statement about not publishing the information is not necessary, since by giving information on this public forum, the organisation is publi...
Airshow VIP tent
Request to Sunderland City Council by Heather Fagan. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 2 February 2016.

Partially successful.

I presume that all councillors in receipt of hospitality will be declaring this on their members interests declaration form, where it says "Details of...
Bullying in Sunderland Council
Request to Sunderland City Council by Yabootoyou. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 18 January 2016.

Refused.

They have already provided the number of bullying incidents in the last 5 years to the Sunday Sun so why they couldn't give this information is bewilde...
Standard and hybrid Bus CO2, NOx and particulate emissions per km
Request to Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive by Brian Gregory. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 5 May 2015.

Information not held.

Sunderland City Council did a study which mentioned CO2 emissions per km for low carbon buses, prior to investment in some buses. They took evidence fr...
Small Business Rates Relief
Request to Sunderland City Council by Gareth Elton. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 8 December 2014.

Successful.

You mayfind my request from April 2013 helpful. It was noticeable that the list I was given, as well as business premises, also included features which...
Sale of Hetton House to C3G Ltd / Fitz Architects
Request to Sunderland City Council by Katy Green. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 17 October 2014.

Partially successful.

If the council still owns this property, why was planning application 13/03177/FUL | (Change of use of Hetton House Council Offices to 3, 4 bedroom dwe...
Tactile paving surfaces
Request to Sunderland City Council by Meg Crosby. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 17 August 2014.

Successful.

Fascinating that they say the lifespan of tiles is 25 years then a sentence later, say they don't know! My blog on the scandalous state of this paving...
Hetton House Sale
Request to Sunderland City Council by Heather Fagan. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 31 July 2014.

Successful.

So we know the following:- 1. The council still owns Hetton House. It is a listed building and the former council offices. 2. it was agreed on 18th...
Sunderland North Community Business Centre Links
Request to Sunderland City Council by P.T. Murphy. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 27 June 2014.

Partially successful.

You may find this of interest:- http://www.alltogether.org.uk/members-sncbc.html Funding sources are listed as:- Commissioning contract with City Coun...
Feasibility study
Request to Advisory Committee on National Historic Ships by Jane Rigsby (Account suspended). Annotated by Meg Crosby on 1 May 2014.

Refused.

Extract from Sunderland Echo, 22/7/2008. "Councillor Paul Watson became the first leader of Sunderland City Council to meet with representatives from...
Time keeping
Request to Sunderland City Council by Jane Rigsby (Account suspended). Annotated by Meg Crosby on 12 March 2014.

Information not held.

Another way to look at it would be the number of ward surgeries they hold. This from the Member Development Sub-committee 6/7/2009 which is a very i...
43 Holmeside, Sunderland
Request to Sunderland City Council by Jane Rigsby (Account suspended). Annotated by Meg Crosby on 23 February 2014.

Refused.

Some of the Holmside properties are listed on my Empty Properties request of 17/10/13 as being owned by the HCA. Also see notes I made at https://m.f...
Land Title Number TY46688
Request to Sunderland City Council by Jane Rigsby (Account suspended). Annotated by Meg Crosby on 27 December 2013.

Refused.

This company has been renamed BBL NE Ltd, also run by Mr Fitzakerley (registered STEPHENSON HOUSE, RICHARD STREET, HETTON-LE-HOLE, DH5 9HW, company No....
Employees with salaries over £60,000
Request to Sunderland City Council by Heather Fagan. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 26 December 2013.

Successful.

Some poor employee has made a big mistake. It's been pointed out that if you unhide this document, a lot of private details are revealed!
Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumberland
Request to Northumbria Police and Crime Panel by ross errington. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 17 November 2013.

Waiting clarification.

The link to the money page doesn't work! http://www.northumbria-pcc.gov.uk/money.html
Instructions to Inspectors after discovering that the Health Protection Agency hadn't examined health and mortality data around any incinerator
Request to Planning Inspectorate by Michael Ryan. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 30 October 2013.

Refused.

They definitely study this stuff, though it's not made public. Years ago, when I studied Geology at university, we were told about studying particulat...
Use of Herrington Country Park
Request to Sunderland City Council by Mr Hedley. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 17 August 2013.

Partially successful.

I see from your Sky link that the announcement was made on 29th May 2013, with a date of the fair being 28-30th June 2013. I notice the very interestin...
Information regarding placement of a child at St. Mary's Orphanage in Tudhoe Village in 1927
Request to Sunderland City Council by Terri Casey. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 26 July 2013.

Partially successful.

The Tudhoe & Spennymor Local History Society may be of help. http://www.picturespennymoor.co.uk/orphanage.html
BBC profanity lists
Request to British Broadcasting Corporation by Richard Pope. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 17 July 2013.

Refused.

I think what you want is the 30 most common swear words at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/itc/uploads/Delete_Expletives.pdf Wonder how much thi...
Sunderland Shoreline Management Plan
Request to Sunderland City Council by Tom Parkin. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 8 July 2013.

Successful.

They don't make finding information easy in Sunderland. You may have better success with the "Marine Walk Masterplan" which you can access via the cou...
Cost of Cannonball Pods
Request to Sunderland City Council by Meg Crosby. Annotated by Meg Crosby on 5 June 2013.

Successful.

A stunning result - the council spending a third of a million pounds on an "art installation" when they are closing libraries and have made 500 people...
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