(a) Councillor Qadar Zada, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
The Mayor welcomed Councillor Qadar Zada to his first meeting following his recent election as Leader of Dudley MBC. He confirmed that Councillor Qadar Zada would take portfolio lead responsibility for environmental matters.
(b) Jaguar Land Rover
The Mayor announced the creation of a ‘task force’ that was being set up to support Jaguar Land Rover and its employees following the recent announcement of 4,500 redundancies.