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STATEMENT for party group leaders: A number of issues were raised by each of the other groups and resolved in conversation with the Liberal Democrat administration. Here are the details of what has been agreed: * All disposals under the Green Spaces Strategy to be halted and a cross-party working group set up to look again at the strategy Ashton Vale Town Green application to be decided within one month Labour, Tories and Greens to share all the chairs of scrutiny commissions and regulatory committees, except for Development Control Central, which will have a Lib Dem chair Cross-party working groups to be set up to consider the transport interchange at Temple Meads, Rapid Transport schemes, possible tram system and rail options. Terms of reference to be agreed by members The following allocation of scrutiny seats (total 123): Lib Dem, 57; Labour, 37; Tories, 26; Greens, 4 (NB Extra place given to Greens by cross-party agreement) The likely impact of the termination of the Government Migration Impact Fund on ESOL provision in Bristol will be established. The council will lobby government against any loss of funding for ESOL Continued commitment to funding Bristol's 33 PCSOs itemised in the current budget 2011/2012 at £934k and agreement to encourage the police to involve Neighbourhood Partnerships in their needs assessments and allocations as an annual review Plans to reform the structure of the council's scrutiny committees and commissions to be dropped for the coming year.

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