Agenda item
NOTICE OF MOTION
- Meeting of County Council, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 10.00 am (Item 9.)
- View the declarations of interest for item 9.
Notice of Motion put forward by Councillor Gwyneth Kensler for consideration by Full Council:
“This Council notes with concern DCC’s Corporate Risk Register entry for Brexit.
This Council further notes:
· Care Forum Wales’ concerns that the Care Industry is at ‘crisis point’ warning that the long-term effects of Brexit could lead to a massive staffing shortage;
· The total exports from Denbighshire & Conwy in 2016 was £188m. Of this £102m – 55% - went to the EU. For Flintshire and Wrexham total exports amounted to £5,051, of which £4,382 – 87% - went to the EU;
· Wales is a net beneficiary of the EU, receiving around £245m more from the EU than what we pay in;
· The UK Government’s Environment Secretary, Michael Gove MP’s, comments earlier this month saying that departure without a deal would cause “turbulence. It would hit those who are our smaller farmers and smaller food businesses. It’s a grim but inescapable fact that in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the effective tariffs on beef and sheep meat would be above 40% - in some cases well above that”;
· That every credible economic forecast, shows that Brexit – both with Theresa May’s deal and without, will damage the UK economy;
· The negotiations over these past two years have exposed the complexities of the various leave options.
This Council recognises that in Denbighshire, 13.5% of all local business units on 10 March 2018 were in the ‘Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing’ industry. This was the largest business industry classification.
This Council is concerned:
· of the potential impact of Brexit on the Health and Social Care sectors in Denbighshire;
· at the potential impact of Brexit on the local economy of Denbighshire.
Given this new information and the details known about the proposed deal, this Council calls on the UK Parliament to put the options now available, including the option to remain a member of the EU, before the people for a People’s Vote.”
Minutes:
At this juncture, the Chair, Councillor Peter Scott, stated
that there was a 30 minute time limit for discussion of a Notice of Motion.
Councillor Gwyneth Kensler declared a personal interest as
she is Chair of Denbigh Museum, Secretary of Theatr Twm O’r Nant and Chair of LAG Cadwyn Clwyd who all receive European funding.
Councillor Gwyneth Kensler put forward the following Notice
of Motion for consideration by Full Council:
“This Council notes with concern DCC’s Corporate Risk
Register entry for Brexit.
This Council further notes:
·
Care Forum Wales’ concerns that the Care
Industry is at ‘crisis point’ warning that the long-term effects of Brexit
could lead to a massive staffing shortage;
·
The total exports from Denbighshire & Conwy
in 2016 was £188m. Of this £102m – 55% -
went to the EU. For Flintshire and
Wrexham total exports amounted to £5,051, of which £4,382 – 87% - went to the
EU;
·
Wales is a net beneficiary of the EU, receiving
around £245m more from the EU than what we pay in;
·
The UK Government’s Environment Secretary,
Michael Gove MP’s, comments earlier this month saying that departure without a
deal would cause “turbulence. It would
hit those who are our smaller farmers and smaller food businesses. It’s a grim but inescapable fact that in the
event of a no-deal Brexit, the effective tariffs on beef and sheep meat would
be above 40% - in some cases well above that”;
·
That every credible economic forecast, shows
that Brexit – both with Theresa May’s deal and without, will damage the UK
economy;
·
The negotiations over these past two years have
exposed the complexities of the various leave options.
This Council recognises that in Denbighshire, 13.5% of all
local business units on 10 March 2018 were in the ‘Agriculture, Forestry &
Fishing’ industry. This was the largest
business industry classification.
This Council is concerned:
·
of the potential impact of Brexit on the Health
and Social Care sectors in Denbighshire;
·
at the potential impact
of Brexit on the local economy of Denbighshire.
Given this new information and the details known about the
proposed deal, this Council calls on the UK Parliament to put the options now
available, including the option to remain a member of the EU, before the people
for a People’s Vote.”
At this juncture, Councillor Graham Timms proposed an
amendment to the Notice of Motion to state the first sentence only as follows:
“This Council notes, with concern, DCC’s Corporate Risk
Register entry for Brexit”.
The amendment was seconded by Councillor Huw
Hilditch-Roberts.
A vote took place on the amendment as follows:
(i)
Agree to the amendment of the Notice of Motion –
17
(ii)
Abstain – 2
(iii)
Disagree with the amendment – 16
Therefore, the amendment to the Notice of Motion was
approved.
As the amendment was passed, the amendment then became the
substantive Motion which would require a vote as follows:
(i)
Agree to the substantive Motion – 22
(ii)
Abstain – 4
(iii)
Against the substantive Motion – 9
Therefore, following the vote, it was
RESOLVED that the Notice
of Motion “This Council notes, with concern, DCC’s Corporate Risk Register
entry for Brexit” be agreed by Council.