Moved by Councillor Nicholson and seconded by Councillor Mrs Beer.

Councillor Allen left the meeting at 8.02pm.

Councillor Patrick Nicholson proposed the motion on notice on the NHS, this was seconded by Mrs Terri Beer.

Following a discussion with contributions from Councillor Dr Mahony, Stoneman, Finn and Evans OBE the Council agreed to –

1)    Reinforce ongoing support for the delivery of vital NHS health care to the people of Plymouth;

2)    Express disappointment at the Government’s lacklustre approach to resolving the current disputes with Nurses and Ambulance staff;

3)    Acknowledge the ongoing significant challenges locally to continuing to recruit and retain nurses in Plymouth;

4)    Call on the Conservative Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care to set-out their position on the current industrial action within the NHS and what they were doing to influence Plymouth’s Members of Parliament and the Government to resolve the current disputes.

For (25)

Councillors Mrs Aspinall, Briars-Delve, Coker, Cresswell, Evans OBE, Goslin, Haydon, Hendy, Holloway, McDonald, Murphy, Noble, Penberthy, Reilly, Rennie, Stevens, Tippetts, Tuohy, McLay, Poyser, Wheeler, Mrs Beer, Kelly, Nicholson and Singh.

Abstain (17)

Councillors Dann, Bingley, Carlyle, Churchill, Drean, Finn, Harrison, Mrs Loveridge, Lugger, Dr Mahony, Salmon, Shayer, Smith, Stoneman, Tofan, Ms Watkin, Wakeham,

Against (0)

Absent/Did Not Vote (7)

Councillors Allen, Dr Cree, Partridge, Patel, Riley, Hulme, and Mrs Bridgeman.

Due to an error, Councillor Loveridge initially cast her vote on the wrong keypad, therefore whilst Councillor Mrs Pengelly showed on the webcast as having voted “Abstain” for this item, she was not present for the meeting and did not vote.