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Council considered the following motion:
(a) Motion submitted by Councillors Wainwright, C Walker, C M Walker, Waters-Bunn, B Walker, Borg and Smith-Clare
Councillor Wainwright referred to the notice of motion calling upon the Council to make representations to re-instate and provide funding for free TV Licenses for all the over 75's. This was seconded by Councillor C M Walker.
Councillor Smith then proposed the following amendment (seconded by Councillor P Carpenter)
That the Leader of the Council make representations to the Director General of the BBC, and urge him to re-instate and provide funding for free TV Licenses for all the over 75's, including the 7850 households in the Borough of Great Yarmouth who are currently in receipt of a free TV Licence, and to contact the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to ask him to make similar representations on this issue.
Upon being put to the vote the amendment was carried. The substantive motion was subsequently
CARRIED
(B) Motion submitted by Councillors Smith-Clare, Wainwright, Borg, C M Walker, T Wright, B Williamson, C Walker and Waters-Bunn
Councillor Smith-Clare referred to the notice of motion calling upon the Council to make representations to the Minister for Work and Pensions to urgently review the 20 metre rule for Personal Independent Payments (PIP). This was seconded by Councillor Waters - Bunn.
That a recorded vote be taken on this issue as follows :
For the motion : Councillors , Bensly, , Borg, G Carpenter, P Carpenter, Cordiner- Achenbach, Fairhead, Flaxman-Taylor, , D Hammond, P Hammond, Jeal , Lawn, Martin, Mogford, Myers, Plant, Robinson-Payne, Scott-Greenard, Smith, Smith-Clare, Stenhouse, Talbot, Thompson, Wainwright, B Walker, C Walker, C M Walker, Waters-Bunn, Williamson, B Wright, T Wright.
Against the motion : Councillors Annison, Bird, Cameron, Candon, Freeman, Galer, Grant and Wells
Abstentions : Councillor P Carpenter
CARRIED
(c) Motion submitted by Councillors Flaxman-Taylor, Bensly, Wells, P Carpenter, Smith and Grant
Councillor P Carpenter referred to the notice of motion to make representations on climate change and supporting the renewable energy industry. This was seconded by Councillor Flaxman - Taylor.
Councillor Williamson then proposed the following amendment to number 3 (seconded by Councillor Wainwright)
Number 3 to have two parts (a) and (b), Part (a) as on the agenda and Part (b) to read :
In order for part (a) of this resolution to be effective and put into Government policy this Council asks that the Government adopts the following policy actions to fulfill their target and boost employment and innovation in the green energy sector :
1. Reverse the VAT increase from 5% to 20% on solar panels and to reinstate the 5% VAT rate
2.The Government reinstates the subsidy for electric cars to its original level
3.The Government introduces a viable Feed-in tariff rate to encourage home and business generation of electricity
4.Promotes the development of onshore wind power
Upon being put to the vote the amendment was lost.
The Council resolves:-
- To instruct the Chief Executive to explore measures aimed to prevent the unnecessary and wasteful use of single use plastics within GYBC owned buildings, and to encourage GYBC contractors to take similar steps.
- That the Policy and Resources Committee will establish a Working Group to explore ways of lowering the Council's carbon footprint. This Working Group should report to the Policy and Resources Committee, with a final report being presented to Full Council.
- To instruct the Leader to write to The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to reiterate our support for the renewable energy industry, and to encourage them to continue the Government's positive work supporting this important growth industry for Great Yarmouth.
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(D) Motion submitted by Councillors T Wright, B Wright, Wainwright, Robinson-Payne and Borg.
Councillor A Wright referred to the notice of motion calling upon the Council to offer support to the East Coast College and write to our MP asking him to support, influence and secure immediate funding. This was seconded by Councillor Robinson- Payne.
Councillor Smith then proposed the following amendment (seconded by Councillor Plant)
Considering the recent decision by East Coast College to re-locate some skills courses from Gt Yarmouth to Lowestoft. Gt Yarmouth Borough Council resolves to urgently write to request that the Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills, reviews the situation to help ensure that the necessary courses at the Gt Yarmouth campus are provided. Thus, ensuring that our residents have access to develop skills commensurate with the needs of all our industries.
The Council also resolves to express its disappointment that East Coast College continues to fail to properly prioritise Great Yarmouth, instead preferring to invest in Lowestoft.
We are disappointed that the College has decided to close the Ambitions Restaurant, whilst retaining the provision in Lowestoft, which is home to a significantly smaller hospitality industry. This restaurant was a place for residents to experience first-hand, the skills of students, but also played a significant part in providing our tourism service industry with staff that have attained the necessary skills required to maintain a high-quality offering to tourists and residents.
We recognise that students will still have catering and hospitality courses on the Gt Yarmouth campus, however the fact remains that the ability to have practical experience in a restaurant environment is vital to the student’s development and the requirement for them now to travel to Lowestoft will undoubtedly create difficulties, especially for students from our northern villages and North Norfolk.
This Council also resolves to offer our full support to East Coast College and write to our MP supporting his efforts to support the College.
Upon being put to the vote the amendment was carried. The substantive motion was subsequently
CARRIED