Agenda item
Motions
To debate the motions submitted in accordance with Standing Order 45.
Minutes:
(i) Protect Brent’s Schools from Government Cuts
Councillor Patricia Harrison moved the motion circulated in her name by urging the Council to condemn the Government’s proposals for a National Schools’ Funding Formula and reject any effort to pay for the failure of an ideologically imposed programme of austerity by choking off essential and already insufficient funding for the education of children and young people in Brent.
The motion was put to the vote and was declared CARRIED.
(ii) Health and Social Care Budget
Councillor Colwill moved the motion circulated in his name in that the Conservative Group calls on the Leader of the Council to ensure that enough money was placed in the health and social care budget locally to ensure that the services could adequately cope with residents who would have need to access the health services in the coming winter.
Councillor Warren moved as an amendment that this Council notes that Councillor Colwill' group does have a "canny knack " of choosing subjects for motions that are popular with the Labour Group. The Council also notes that, like the Labour Group ,Councillor Colwill's Group did not support the additional £2.25m for social care included in the Brent Conservative Group budget for 2016/17.
Councillor Warren’s amendment was put to the vote and was declared LOST.
Councillor
Hirani moved as an amendment
that this Council unanimously The
Conservative Group calls on the Government Leader of the Council to ensure that
enough money is placed in the health and social care budget locally
to ensure that the services can adequately cope with residents who
will have need to access the health services for this winter
and beyond.
Councillor Hirani’s amendment was put to the vote and was declared CARRIED.
Councillor Colwill’s original motion, as amended, became the substantive motion, which was put to the vote and was declared CARRIED.
(iii) Planning Shambles
Councillor Warren moved the motion circulated in his name that this Council notes the damning report by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) into the workings of the Brent planning department......the report highlighted:
1. "Significant weaknesses in the planning application review and assessment process."
2. "The Council may not be able to demonstrate that it has taken steps to prevent bribery resulting in non- compliance with the Bribery Act 2010."
3. "Anti - bribery awareness training has not been provided to planning staff."
4. "Audit trail is susceptible to manipulation .This could result in planning applications being approved inappropriately due to fraud or error."
5. "No code of conduct for officers. No requirement for officers to make formal declaration of interest."
PWC concluded that it could only give the Brent planning service "limited assurance."
This Council believes that only "limited assurance” is simply unacceptable, and believes that it is essential that all our residents have confidence in the integrity of the planning process.
In the light of the PWC report, this Council instructs the Chief Executive to initiate an independent review into planning applications submitted in the report period - 01/01/16 to 31/07/16 - and to report back to Full Council with the results of her findings.”
In accordance with Standing Order 47(d) the motion was put to a recorded vote and a list of the votes cast produced as follows:
For Against Abstain
Carr Aden Collier
Shaw Agha Thomas
Warren Allie
Bradley
Butt
Chan
S Choudhary
A Choudry
Colacicco
Colwill
Conneely
Crane
Daly
Davidson
Denselow
Dixon
Duffy
Eniola
Ezeajughi
Farah
Harrison
Hirani
Hoda-Benn
Hussain
Kabir
Kansagra
Kelcher
Long
Mahmood
Marquis
Mashari
Maurice
McLeish
McLennan
Miller
J Mitchell Murray
Moher
Naheerathan
Nerva
M Patel
R S Patel
Pavey
Perrin
Pitruzzella
Shahzad
Ketan Sheth
Krupa Sheth
Southwood
Tatler
Van Kalwala
Accordingly, Councillor Warren’s Motion was declared LOST.
Supporting documents:
- Motion by the Labour Group, item 15. PDF 62 KB
- Motion by the Conservative Group, item 15. PDF 63 KB
- Motion by the Brent Conservative Group, item 15. PDF 69 KB