Agenda

Council - Thursday 28 November 2024 6.30 pm

Venue: Bryron Hall - Harrow Leisure Centre. View directions

Contact: Alison Atherton, Senior Professional - Democratic Services  Tel: 07825 726493 E-mail:  alison.atherton@harrow.gov.uk

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Prayers

Mr Owais Khan Malik, Shahjalal Islamic Centre, will open the meeting with Prayers.

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1.

Council Minutes pdf icon PDF 12 KB

That the minutes of the meeting held on 23 October 2024 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

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Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from all Members of the Council.

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Procedural Motions

To receive and consider any procedural motions by Members of the Council in relation to the conduct of this Meeting.  Notice of such procedural motions, received after the issuing of this Summons, will be tabled.

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Petitions

To receive any petitions to be presented:

 

(i)            by a representative of the petitioners;

(ii)          by a Councillor, on behalf of petitioners;

(iii)         by the Mayor, on behalf of petitioners.

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Petition - Keep Free Weekend Parking at North Harrow Car Park

A petition containing over 2,000 signatures has been received and has the following terms:

 

“We, the undersigned, oppose these plans to introduce Saturday charges at Cambridge Road car park, and call upon Harrow Council's Conservative administration to halt this proposal and maintain free Saturday parking at Cambridge Road car park.”

 

A representative of the petitioners will read the terms of the petition on behalf of the petition signatories.  There is a period of one minute allocated to present.

 

A period of ten minutes is permitted for Members to debate the Petition terms and issues. Following discussion, the Council may choose to refer the petition to the Cabinet, a Committee or Strategic Director to consider the matter, taking into account the views expressed by Council.

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Public Questions pdf icon PDF 74 KB

A period of up to 15 minutes is allowed for members of the public to ask questions of members of the Executive, Portfolio Holders and Chairs of Committees, of which notice has been received no later than 3.00 pm two clear working days prior to the day of this Meeting.  Any such questions received will be tabled.

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Leader and Portfolio Holder Announcements

To receive a presentation from the Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holders on business since the last ordinary meeting, followed by a question and answer session.  The item is allotted 20 minutes.

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Long Service Award - Councillor Marilyn Ashton

Further to the decision of Council on 23 October 2024, to make a presentation to Councillor Marilyn Ashton marking 25 years’ service on Harrow Council which she completed in July 2024.

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Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Membership pdf icon PDF 25 KB

Recommendation I:

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

(5 November 2024)

 

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Pension Fund Committee Membership

Council are requested to approve a change in membership of the Pension Fund Committee in that Stella Walker be appointed as a GMB representative.

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Information Report - Severance Package of £100,000 or Greater pdf icon PDF 13 KB

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Information Report - Use of the Urgency Procedure - Executive pdf icon PDF 13 KB

Report of the Strategic Director of Legal and Governance

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Questions with Notice pdf icon PDF 60 KB

A period of up to 15 minutes is allowed for asking written questions by Members of Council of a member of the Executive or the Chair of any Committee:-

 

(i)            of which notice has been received at least two clear working days prior to the day of this Meeting; or

 

(ii)          which relate to urgent matters, and the consent of the Executive Member or Committee Chair to whom the question is to be put has been obtained and the content has been advised to the Director of Legal and Governance Services by 12 noon on the day of the Council Meeting.

 

Any such questions received will be tabled.

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Motions pdf icon PDF 73 KB

The following Motions have been notified in accordance with the requirements of Council Procedure Rule 15, to be moved and seconded by the Members indicated:

 

(1)            Motion: £22.6 billion additional funding to the NHS

 

 

To be moved by Councillor David Perry and seconded by Councillor Simon Brown:

 

 

“This council notes:

 

·       For the first time in the 41-year history of the British Social Attitudes survey, less than a quarter of people are satisfied with the way the NHS is running. Satisfaction had previously peaked in 2010, when 7 out of 10 people reported being satisfied with the health service.

·       Overall public satisfaction with how the NHS runs now stands at 24% – a fall of 5 percentage points from the previous year. Since 2020, satisfaction has fallen by 29 percentage points. Dissatisfaction is also at an all-time high, with more than half (52%) of respondents saying they were dissatisfied with the NHS.

·       A study on waiting times at the end of August showed that 55% of patients in the London North-West University Healthcare trust were waiting over 18 weeks to start treatment, well above the NHS operational standard of 8%.

·       This study showed over 100,000 people in the local area were still waiting to start treatment at the start of August. 

·       Despite yearly increases in NHS funding over the last 14 years, satisfaction in the NHS has steadily dropped and waiting times have increased, pointing to a lower standard of care.

·       As part of the new government’s first budget, buildings which are in “disrepair” will be allocated £2.5bn for upgrades as part of Labour's first budget in more than 14 years.

·       Chancellor Rachel Reeves also revealed that the day-to-day health budget of the service will increase by £22.6 billion.

 

The Council believes:

 

·       Harrow’s NHS care services took a hit over the last 14 years, which are now being addressed with more funding from the new Labour government.

·       There is a back log of repair work needed on Northwick Park Hospital.

·       Harrow is currently experiencing a crisis in social care with more funding desperately needed to provide for the needs of an ageing population.

·       Action must be taken to ensure that the worrying statistics on obesity in Harrow, especially among our young population and certain demographics, are not exacerbated by a lack of funding and preventative measures being put in place.

 

The Council resolves to:

 

·       Harrow Council to commend the Labour Government for standing up for our NHS.

·       Support the government’s plan to increase day-to-day spending in the NHS by £22.6 billion to relieve the pressures on local health services.

·       The Leader of the Council and Leader of the Opposition to collectively raise with the Health Minister the massive backlog of repairs in Northwick Park Hospital, and also funding for the council to support patients when returning home from hospital to help reduce the overall costs of healthcare, ultimately seeking our fair share of this recently announced funding.

·       The Leader of the Council, Leader of the Opposition and Managing Director to collectively  ...  view the full agenda text for item 14.

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Data Protection Act Notice

The Council will record the meeting and will place the recording on the Council’s website.

 

[Note:  The questions and answers will not be reproduced in the minutes.]

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