Agenda item

Councillor C Hunt to Move

Council notes the problems caused in our communities by the misuse of nitrous oxide and calls upon the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to respond to the Home Secretary’s request to review the harm caused by nitrous oxide and better understand whether further restrictions on the drug are needed.  Making the sale of nitrous oxide restricted through such things as the need for age verification.  Also empowering the police and other stakeholders to deal with the anti-social issues caused by substance misuse in County Durham including Nitrous Oxide.

Councillor J Quinn to Move

This council is to request that Livin and other social housing associations open an email address specifically for councillors to direct concerns and work, such as trimming of hedges etc.

Councillor R Adcock-Forster to Move

Council acknowledges the vital role played by kinship carers in offering care to children when they most need it.  In recognition of the immense value of care they provide and the enormous personal sacrifices they make, Council will write to Government in support of the recommendations of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care and its focus on restoring early help to families, supporting kinship carers and ensuring children can build lifelong links with extended family members.

Councillor K Hawley to Move

This Council requests that the ring fenced capital to revenue split for Councillors neighbourhood budgets for this financial year is lifted, so members can have the option to utilise any remaining neighbourhood budgets as revenue to support organisations dealing with those facing severe hardship as the cost of living crisis deepens during the coming winter months.

Councillor A Surtees to Move

This council agrees that all our primary school children in County Durham should have access to nutritious and balanced free school meals and will write to the Government to urge them to extend free school meal provision to every primary school child in England.

The Chair informed Council that there were four Motions for consideration.  Councillor K Hawley had informed the Chair that she had withdrawn her Motion.

Moved by Councillor C Hunt, Seconded by Councillor C Martin

Council notes the problems caused in our communities by the misuse of nitrous oxide and calls upon the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to respond to the Home Secretary’s request to review the harm caused by nitrous oxide and better understand whether further restrictions on the drug are needed.

Making the sale of nitrous oxide restricted through such things as the need for age verification. Also empowering the police and other stakeholders to deal with the anti-social issues caused by substance misuse in County Durham including Nitrous Oxide.

Councillors C Hunt, B Coult, J Shuttleworth, R Bell spoke in support of the Motion.

An Amendment was Moved by Councillor C Marshall, Seconded by Councillor C Kay:

Council notes the problems caused across inour communities by the misuse of nitrous oxide and calls upon the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to respond to the Home Secretary to do more to pressurise the government appointed and funded Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and request for them to review immediately the harm caused by nitrous oxide and better understand whether further restrictions on the drug are needed, including whether unlawful possession should be made an offence.  Making the sale of nitrous oxide restricted through such things as the need for age verification.

Also empowering the police and other stakeholders to deal with the anti-social issues caused by substance misuse in County Durham including Nitrous Oxide.

Councillors P Jopling, R Bell, C Martin, R Potts, B Moist, R Ormerod, M Wilkes and J Howey informed Council they could not support Councillor Marshall’s amendment.

Councillors F Tinsley, L Hovvels, O Gunn, M McKeon, D Mulholland and R Crute spoke in support of Councillor Marshall’s amendment.

A named vote on the Amendment was requested.

For the Amendment

Councillors E Adam, R Adcock-Forster, V Andrews, J Atkinson, P Atkinson, A Batey, K Batey, C Bihari, G Binney, D Boyes, R Crute, K Earley, L Fenwick, C Fletcher, J Griffiths, O Gunn, D Hall, C Hampson, A Hanson, K Hawley, S Henig, J Higgins, L Hovvels, D Howarth, M Johnson, C Kay, B Kellett, L Kennedy, R Manchester, C Marshall, D McKenna, M McKeon, I McLean, J Miller, D Mulholland, D Nicholls, P Pringle, J Purvis, S Quinn, K Shaw, G Smith, T Smith, A Surtees, P Taylor, F Tinsley, S Townsend, E Waldock, M Wilson, D Wood and R Yorke.

Against the Amendment

M Abley, B Bainbridge, C Bell, R Bell, J Blakey, D Brown, L Brown, J Charlton, J Cosslett, B Coult, M Currah, T Duffy, J Elmer, D Freeman, P Heaviside, T Henderson, L Holmes, C Hood, A Hopgood, J Howey, C Hunt, G Hutchinson, A Jackson, N Jones, P Jopling, C Lines, L Maddison, C Martin, E Mavin, L Mavin, B McAloon, S McDonnell, M McGaun, P Molloy, J Nicholson, R Ormerod, E Peeke, R Potts, J Quinn, A Reed, G Richardson, S Robinson, K Robson, K Rooney, J Rowlandson, A Savory, E Scott, P Sexton, A Shield, J Shuttleworth, M Simmons, A Simpson, M Stead, W Stelling, D Sutton-Lloyd, C Varty, M Walton, A Watson and M Wilkes.

Abstain

There were no abstentions

The Amendment was Lost.

A named vote on the Substantive Motion was requested.

A further vote was taken on the Substantive Motion.

For

Councillors M Abley, E Adam, R Adcock-Forster, V Andrews, J Atkinson, P Atkinson, B Bainbridge, A Batey, K Batey, C Bell, R Bell, C Bihari, G Binney, J Blakey, D Boyes, D Brown, L Brown, J Charlton, J Cosslett, B Coult, R Crute, M Currah, T Duffy, K Earley, J Elmer, L Fenwick, C Fletcher, D Freeman, J Griffiths, O Gunn, D Hall, C Hampson, A Hanson, K Hawley, P Heaviside, T Henderson, S Henig, J Higgins, L Holmes, C Hood, A Hopgood, L Hovvels, D Howarth, J Howey, C Hunt, G Hutchinson, A Jackson, M Johnson, N Jones, P Jopling, C Kay, L Kennedy, C Lines, L Maddison, R Manchester, C Marshall, C Martin, E Mavin, L Mavin, B McAloon, S McDonnell, M McGaun, D McKenna, M McKeon, I McLean, J Miller, P Molloy, D Mulholland, D Nicholls, J Nicholson, R Ormerod, E Peeke, R Potts, P Pringle, J Purvis, J Quinn, S Quinn, A Reed, G Richardson, S Robinson, K Robson, K Rooney, J Rowlandson, A Savory, E Scott, P Sexton, K Shaw, A Shield, J Shuttleworth, M Simmons, A Simpson,

G Smith, T Smith, M Stead, W Stelling, A Surtees, D Sutton-Lloyd, P Taylor, F Tinsley, S Townsend, E Waldock, M Walton, A Watson, M Wilkes, M Wilson, D Wood and R Yorke.

Against

There were no votes against

Abstain

Councillor B Kellett

The Substantive Motion was Carried.

Moved by Councillor J Quinn, Seconded by Councillor N Jones

This council is to request that Livin and other social housing associations open an email address specifically for councillors to direct concerns and work, such as trimming of hedges etc.

An Amendment was Moved by Councillor K Shaw, Seconded by Councillor C Bihari:

This council is to request that Livin and other notes that not all of our social housing associations open have an email address specifically for councillors to direct elected members to raise outstanding concerns and work, such as trimming of hedges etc. and requests that the Housing portfolio holder engage with all of the Social Housing providers as soon as possible to re-establish previously held regular scheduled meetings between elected members and housing associations to rebuild the links between elected members and the social housing management teams.  This will facilitate the raising of key priorities and will address any outstanding work and also help shape the places within the neighbourhoods and communities in which they operate.

Councillor J Quinn considered that the Amendment completely negated the original Motion.  The Head of Legal and Democratic Services advised that the Amendment proposed an alternative course of action and was valid.

Councillors J Howey, C Hunt, D Sutton-Lloyd, M Walton, B Coult, J Rowlandson, M Abley, R Ormerod, R Bell informed Council they could not support the amendment.

Councillors C Marshall, L Hovvels, S Robinson, S Quinn, J Atkinson, F Tinsley, P Taylor, E Adam, J Miller spoke in support of the amendment.

Councillor L Maddison informed Council she supported both the motion and the amendment and would be supporting the amendment.  Councillor C Kay informed Council that he could see merit in both the motion and the amendment and asked whether it would be possible to merge the motion and the amendment.

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services advised there could be an alteration to the amendment moved by Councillor Shaw which was currently being debated to incorporate the original motion which would require the meetings consent without discussion or to dispose of the motion and the amendment as they existed and then present the combined motion and amendment as a second amendment.

The Chair asked Councillor Shaw whether he was minded to do what had been suggested by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.  Councillor Shaw replied that he was not.

Councillor P Molloy sought advice on amending the amendment.  The Head of Legal and Democratic Services advised Council that only one amendment could be dealt with at a time.

A named vote on the Amendment was requested.

For the Amendment

Councillors E Adam, R Adcock-Forster, V Andrews, J Atkinson, P Atkinson, A Batey, K Batey, C Bihari, G Binney, I Cochrane, R Crute, K Earley, L Fenwick, C Fletcher, J Griffiths, O Gunn, C Hampson, A Hanson, K Hawley, S Henig, J Higgins, L Hovvels, D Howarth, M Johnson, C Kay, B Kellett, L Kennedy, L Maddison, R Manchester, C Marshall, B McAloon, D McKenna, M McKeon, I McLean, J Miller, D Mulholland, D Nicholls, P Pringle, J Purvis, S Quinn, S Robinson, P Sexton, K Shaw, G Smith, T Smith, A Surtees, P Taylor, F Tinsley, S Townsend, E Waldock, M Wilson, D Wood and R Yorke.

Against the Amendment

Councillors M Abley, B Bainbridge, C Bell, R Bell, J Blakey, D Brown, L Brown, J Charlton, J Cosslett, B Coult, M Currah, T Duffy, J Elmer, D Freeman, P Heaviside, T Henderson, L Holmes, C Hood, A Hopgood, J Howey, C Hunt, A Jackson, N Jones, P Jopling, C Lines, C Martin, E Mavin, L Mavin, S McDonnell, M McGaun, P Molloy, J Nicholson, R Ormerod, E Peeke, R Potts, J Quinn, A Reed, G Richardson, K Robson, K Rooney, J Rowlandson, A Savory, E Scott, A Shield, J Shuttleworth, M Simmons, A Simpson, M Stead, W Stelling, D Sutton-Lloyd, M Walton, A Watson and M Wilkes.

Abstain

Councillor G Hutchinson.

Upon a vote being there was an equality of votes. The Chair exercised her casting vote against the Amendment.

The Amendment was Lost.

A named vote on the Substantive Motion was requested.

A further vote was taken on the Substantive Motion.

For

Councillors M Abley, B Bainbridge, C Bell, R Bell, J Blakey, D Brown, L Brown, J Charlton, J Cosslett, B Coult, M Currah, T Duffy, J Elmer, D Freeman, P Heaviside, T Henderson, L Holmes, C Hood, A Hopgood, J Howey, C Hunt, A Jackson, N Jones, P Jopling, C Lines, L Maddison, C Martin, E Mavin, L Mavin, B McAloon, S McDonnell, M McGaun, P Molloy, J Nicholson, R Ormerod, E Peeke, R Potts, J Quinn, A Reed, G Richardson, K Robson, K Rooney, J Rowlandson, A Savory, E Scott, P Sexton, A Shield, J Shuttleworth, M Simmons, A Simpson, M Stead, W Stelling, D Sutton-Lloyd, M Walton, A Watson and M Wilkes.

Against

E Adam, R Adcock-Forster, V Andrews, J Atkinson, P Atkinson, A Batey, K Batey, C Bihari, G Binney, I Cochrane, R Crute, K Earley, L Fenwick, C Fletcher, J Griffiths, O Gunn, C Hampson, A Hanson, K Hawley, S Henig, J Higgins, L Hovvels, D Howarth, M Johnson, C Kay, B Kellett, L Kennedy, R Manchester, C Marshall, D McKenna, M McKeon, I McLean, J Miller, D Mulholland, D Nicholls, P Pringle, J Purvis, S Quinn, K Shaw, G Smith, T Smith, A Surtees, P Taylor, S Townsend, E Waldock, M Wilson, D Wood and R Yorke.

Abstain

Councillor G Hutchinson and S Robinson.

The Substantive Motion was Carried.

The Chair informed Council that the two outstanding Motions would be carried forward to the next meeting.