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Motions on Notice

Meeting: 18/03/2019 - City Council (Item 89)

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To consider motions from councillors in accordance with Part B, paragraph 4.15 of the Constitution.

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Minutes:

Declaration on Climate Emergency

Councillor Dann introduced a motion on climate emergeny and this was seconded by Councillor Buchan.

Following a debate and vote, Council agreed to:

Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’

Pledge to make Plymouth carbon neutral by 2030, and commit to working with other councils with similar ambitions

Request the Leader to write to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to provide the powers and resources to make the 2030 target possible; and commit to working with other councils with similar ambitions

Work with other governments (both within the UK and internationally) to determine and implement best practice methods to limit Global Warming to less than 1.5°C

Continue to work with partners across the city and region to deliver this new goal through all relevant strategies and plans

Report to Full Council within six months with a climate emergency action plan and new corporate carbon reduction plan

Request the Leader to write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer stating the concern of the Council with respect to the above, the likely national impact on the economy and on the wellbeing of citizens, and requesting Government funding be made available to implement swift appropriate actions in response.

For the Motion (55) Lord Mayor, Councillors Mrs Aspinall, Ball, Mrs Beer, Mrs Bowyer, Bowyer, Mrs Bridgeman, Buchan, Carson, Churchill, Coker, Cook, Corvid, Dann, Darcy, Deacon, Derrick, Downie, Dr Mahony, Drean, Evans OBE, Fletcher, Foster, Goslin, Haydon, Hendy, J Taylor, James, Mrs Johnson, Jordan, K Taylor, Kelly, Laing, Michael Leaves, Mrs Loveridge, Lowry, Mavin, McDonald, Morris, Murphy, Neil, Nicholson, Parker-Delaz-Ajete, Penberthy, Mrs Pengelly, Rennie, Singh, Pete Smith, Rebecca Smith, Stevens, Tuffin, Tuohy, Vincent, Wheeler, Wigens, Winter

Abstentions (0)

Absent / Did Not Vote (2) Councillors Vincent and Mrs Leaves.

Fair Funding for Plymouth Schools

Councillor Jon Taylor introduced a motion on fair funding for schools and this was seconded by the Leader, Councillor Evans OBE.

Following a debate, Council agreed to:

Request that the Education and Children’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee closely monitor the impact of the school funding crisis in Plymouth exploring specifically whether schools in the city are being forced to close early on some days of the week as a result of funding constraints and calls on the Government to:

Remove the damaging gains cap which is punishing schools in Plymouth with great need;

Increase the level of funding for Plymouth schools, bringing up the level to the national average immediately; and

Asks the Leader of the Council to write to the Secretary of State for Education in the terms set out above.

For the Motion (51) Councillors Mrs Aspinall, Ball, Mrs Beer, Mrs Bowyer, Bowyer, Mrs Bridgeman, Buchan, Carson, Churchill, Coker, Cook, Corvid, Dann, Darcy, Deacon, Derrick, Dr Mahony, Drean, Evans OBE, Fletcher, Foster, Goslin, Haydon, Hendy, James, Mrs Johnson, Jordan, Kelly, Michael Leaves, Mrs Loveridge, Lowry, Mavin, McDonald, Morris, Murphy, Neil, Nicholson, Parker Delaz-Ajete, Penberthy, Mrs Pengelly, Rennie, Singh, Pete Smith, Rebecca Smith, Stevens, Jon Taylor, Kate Taylor, Tuffin, Tuohy, Wheeler, Wigens, Winter

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