Ernie Clark. Hilperton Division, Wiltshire Council.

Perhaps I should take bets on when a reply will be received?

WC rules allow any councillor who has asked a formal question at a meeting, to follow it up with a 'supplementary' one.

Having received such a pathetic reply to my HRR question at yesterday's planning meeting, my supplementary question was:-

'Accepting that the answer supplied is correct, why did Wiltshire County Council Highways Department not raise this issue with West Wiltshire District Council before the conditions for this application were published eight years ago? Furthermore, why did Wiltshire Council Highway officers hold consultations with myself and Cllr. Oldrieve if Highways had predetermined their opinion on this matter?'

As there was no one from Highways at the meeting, I will have to wait for a written response. When will I get it? 2015 would be my guess - but who knows?

At Wiltshire Council, 'Where Everybody Matters' (sic), does anyone other than the elected councillors really care? I'm beginning to think not.