Ask a question at a council meeting

Council meetings include a 20 minute time allocation for members of the public to ask questions (excluding the budget meeting and the AGM).

Each member of the public is allowed to ask one oral question per council meeting.

You must submit your question no later than midday on the Friday before the meeting.

You can submit your question by:

Email: CommitteeSupport@birmingham.gov.uk

or

Post:

The Council Team
Democratic Services
Room 331, The Council House
Victoria Square
Birmingham, B1 1BB

Once your question has been approved, you will be contacted for you to make arrangements for you to attend the council meeting to ask it in person.

Questions will be taken in the order received, within the time available. They must be asked exactly as submitted, and no supplementary questions are allowed. Questions must also fit the following criteria:

• no question must exceed 1 minute (no answer will exceed 2 minutes)
• the question must refer to an issue which affects Birmingham or falls within the council's responsibilities
• the question must not be substantially the same as a question which has been asked at a meeting of the council in the past 6 months
• the question must not be defamatory, frivolous, vexatious or offensive — It must not insult anyone and must be serious in nature
• the question must not require the disclosure of confidential or exempt information
• the question must not refer to individual planning or licensing matters, or any matter of a personal nature

Page last updated: 18 February 2026