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Motions Approved by Council: 2011 - 2012

Council Meeting - 6 December 2011

Motion - Land adjacent to Ockwells Manor

Prroposer: Councillor Mellins
Seconder: Councillor Bullock

RESOLVED: The land adjacent to Ockwells Manor, a Grade 1 Listed manor house, is currently protected by a National Trust covenant in order to preserve its historic setting. However, this land is currently under threat from development. This Council resolves to put the land protected by the covenant into the Green Belt, using the new Local Borough plan as soon as practically possible. This will both preserve the setting of Ockwells Manor and avoid overloading the present Cox Green infrastructure.

Lead Member: Councillor Mrs Bateson
Lead Officer: Simon Hurrell
Action Taken: To include land in the Green Belt and be incorporated into the new Local Borough Plan for publication in Autumn 2012.

Motion - Metal Theft

Proposer: Councillor Jenner
Seconder: Councillor Hill

RESOLVED: That metal theft is estimated to cost the UK economy £770m per year. However as well as the economic cost there is also the emotional cost of metal theft. The appalling theft of the statue on Ray Mill Island and the thefts from war memorials across the country highlights the need for tougher regulation. This Council welcomes the introduction of the Metal Theft (Prevention) Bill to Parliament which looks to introduce, among other things, a licensing scheme for scrap metal dealers; to enable magistrates' courts to add restrictions to licences to deal in scrap metal and to introduce criminal charges for theft of scrap metal which take into account aspects of the crime other than the value of the scrap metal stolen.

Lead Member: Councillor Bicknell
Lead Officer: Alastair Gilchrist
Action Taken: Welcome new Bill and await its progress.

Council Meeting - 27 September 2011

Motion - Liberal Democrat proposals to tax residents in wealthy areas.

Proposer: Councillor Dudley
Seconder: Councillor Hill

RESOLVED: That this Council believes that Liberal Democrat proposals to tax residents in wealthy areas more than the cost of providing services to them and then redistributing this excess money to other areas is fundamentally wrong.This Council therefore resolves to make clear its position that taxes raised locally should stay in that area and not be redistributed to other areas

Lead Member: Councillor Kellaway
Lead Officer: Andrew Brooker
Action Taken: See resolution in motion.

Motion - Barnardo's "Cut them free" Campaign

Proposer: Councillor Mrs Airey
Seconder: Councillor Mrs Quick

RESOLVED: That Barnardo's has launched the Cut them free campaign to end the horror of child sexual exploitation in the UK. Child sexual exploitation is an appalling and often hidden crime where perpetrators manipulate children and young people into performing sexual acts. RBWM has an excellent record in regards to safeguarding, sadly this not the case with every council. This Council resolves to continue to provide a comprehensive safeguarding service and to highlight the excellent work that Barnardo's does.

Lead Member: Councillor Mrs Quick
Lead Officer: Cliff Turner
Action Taken: See resolution in motion.

Council Meeting - 26 July 2011

Motion - 'facilitating' examinations from the Russell Group of Universities for students seeking to enter a university education.

Proposer: Councillor Wilson
Seconder: Councillor Burbage

RESOLVED: That this Council, believing in the importance of academically rigorous examinations for students seeking to enter a university education, notes the issuing of a list of 'facilitating' examinations from the Russell Group of Universities. This Council welcomes the news that Desborough School has the highest proportion of pupils entering exams of this nature in the Borough. This Council therefore resolves:-

to write to all secondary schools to encourage and make available to pupils sufficient exam choices as highlighted by the Russell Group to enable access to academically based degree courses
to publish annually that proportion of 'A' level entrants per secondary school taking those facilitating examinations, along with such supporting data as necessary

Lead Member: Councillor Quick
Lead Officer: Cliff Turner/Angela Wellings
Action Taken: See resolution in motion.

Motion - Keeping schools open during industrial action.

Proposer: Councillor Burbage
Seconder: Councillor Dudley

RESOLVED: That the strikes earlier this month caused massive disruption to parents and pupils. This Council resolves to do everything in its power to keep schools open and to congratulate those schools who made an extra effort to remain open.

Lead Member: Councillor Quick
Lead Officer: Cliff Turner/Angela Wellings
Action Taken: To put plans in place to keep schools open.

Motion - Proposed Closure of Healtherwood Hospital

Proposer: Councillor McBride
Seconder: Councillor Hilton

RESOLVED: That, with rumours that Heatherwood Hospital will be closed this Council resolves to fight for local health facilities to be maintained and enhanced across the borough, not cut, removed or centralised to other places.

Lead Member: Councillor Dudley
Lead Officer: Christabel Shawcross/Keith Skerman
Action Taken: Resolved to fight the closure of Heatherwood Hospital.