Agenda item

The following Motions have been notified in accordance with the requirements of Council Procedure Rule 14, to be moved and seconded by the Members indicated:

 

(1)               Northwick Park Motion
	To be moved by Councillor Anne Whitehead and seconded by Councillor Nitin Parekh.
		“This council notes:   ·         Northwick Park’s A & E department has been put under pressure with the closure of Central Middlesex and Hammersmith A & E’s, and it has been reported that Northwick Park Hospital was short of 100 beds.   ·         Northwick Park Hospital provides vital support for the local community and serves our residents across Harrow.   ·         This is a time of change and opportunity for healthcare in North West London with the recent announcement that Ealing and Harrow NHS trusts have merged to become London North West Healthcare NHS Trust.   ·         Harrows’ CCG funding allocation is disproportionately low compared to other CCG’s in London.  Moreover, Harrow CCG is expected to have a programme of cost reductions at comparable levels to CCGs in surplus which further exacerbates these financial inequalities.   ·         Harrow faces serious health challenges in the near future with winter coming and rates of diabetes in the Borough far exceeding that of the national average.   ·         The Conservative Government reforms to the NHS have been damaging to the local health service, and led to an increase of waiting times at Northwick Park Hospital.   ·         The weekday closure of the hugely popular Alexandra Avenue polyclinic is a further major cause of the big rise in A and E admissions.   This council believes:   ·         That the closures of Hammersmith and Central Middlesex A & E departments have directly led to the current pressures on Northwick Park services.   ·         Harrow’s CCG should receive fair funding relative to other CCGs in London.   ·         Northwick Park is a valuable resource to Harrow and should be protected and supported whenever possible.   ·         Members will take every opportunity to promote fairer funding for Harrow CCG.   This council resolves:   ·         To campaign for more CCG funding for Harrow in NHS England’s ‘Fundamental Review’ of CCG allocations.   ·         That the Head of Paid Service write to Government ministers and NHS England, articulating the disproportionally low funding of Harrows’ CCG, and demanding a fairer settlement.   ·         That the Head of Paid Service write to local MPs and Assembly Members to support Northwick Park Hospital in its role as a community asset and in light of its importance to local residents.   ·         That we will do all we can to support Northwick Park, as its role as a valuable community asset and in light of its importance to local residents.”
(2)       Fairer Grants Motion
	To be moved by Councillor Sachin Shah and seconded by Councillor Kiran Ramchandani.
		“This council notes:   ·         That Harrow Council has to make savings of £75m over the next four years due to cuts being imposed by Conservative Government.  This is the equivalent of £850 per household in the Borough.   ·         Relative to neighbouring Boroughs in North West London Harrow receives a disproportionately small grant; we receive £1,608 per resident whereas neighbouring Brent gets £3,317 - if we got the same as Brent we would be £420m per year better off.  We also receive four fifths of the funding allocated to Hillingdon.   ·         Despite these cuts coming from a Conservative government the opposition has made no attempt to use their influence within their own government to speak up for Harrow, and protect our residents from these cuts.   This council believes   ·         The unprecedented scale of the £75m of cuts will put enormous pressures on our services and could mean we are unable to fulfil our statutory duties.   ·         Harrow Council should receive a fair funding from the Conservative Government.   ·         The Local Conservatives are irresponsible in their failure to lobby their own ministers to get a fairer deal for Harrow.   ·         The Local Conservatives criticism of the options laid out in the ‘Take Part budget’ consultation is completely hollow without an admission that is their Conservative government’s failure to properly support Harrow Council, in addition to the £75m of cuts being imposed on Harrow, that is leading to these cuts.   This council resolves   ·         Harrow Council condemns the £75m of cuts imposed by the Conservative Government on Harrow Council and our residents.   ·         To campaign for a fairer funding grant for Harrow Council from Central government.   ·         Harrow Council will continue to be open and honest about the scale of the cuts and the damage they could do to our local communities.”
(3)	Councils against Tax Dodging Motion
	To be moved by Councillor Jeff Anderson and seconded by Councillor Adam Swersky.
		“The council notes:   ·         It has been estimated that the UK Treasury loses as much as £12 billion to tax dodging by multinational companies every year.  Developing countries lose   o       three times more to tax dodging than they receive      in aid each year – enough to give a basic education to the 57 million children currently missing out.   ·         The UK has a particular responsibility to end tax dodging, as it is responsible for 1 in 5 of the world’s tax havens in the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.   ·         The use of tax havens by UK companies is rife, with 98 of the FTSE 100 companies routinely using tax havens.   ·         Large multinational companies pay as little as 5% in corporate taxes globally, while smaller businesses pay up to 30%.   This council believes:   ·         As a local authority we have a duty to provide the best possible public services.   ·         Our ability to provide quality local services would be significantly enhanced by the increased revenues from the government tackling tax dodging.   ·         All who benefit from public spending should contribute their fair share.   ·         The UK must take a lead role in creating a fairer tax system and combating tax dodging.   This council resolves:   ·         To support the campaign for tax justice, supporting the motion:   “While many ordinary people face falling household income and rising costs of living, some multinational companies are avoiding billions of pounds of tax from a tax system that fails to make them pay their fair share. Local governments in developing countries and the UK alike would benefit from a fairer tax system where multinational companies pay their fair share, enabling authorities aroundthe world to provide quality public services.  The UK government must listen to the strength of public feeling and act to end the injustice of tax dodging by large multinational companies, in developing countries and the UK.”

 

RESOLVED:  That the Motion at (i) below be adopted.

 

(i)                 “Northwick Park

 

This council notes:

 

·           Northwick Park’s A & E department has been put under pressure with the closure of Central Middlesex and Hammersmith A & E’s, and it has been reported that Northwick Park Hospital was short of 100 beds.

 

·           Northwick Park Hospital provides vital support for the local community and serves our residents across Harrow.

 

·           This is a time of change and opportunity for healthcare in North West London with the recent announcement that Ealing and Harrow NHS trusts have merged to become London North West Healthcare NHS Trust.

 

·           Harrows’ CCG funding allocation is disproportionately low compared to other CCG’s in London.  Moreover, Harrow CCG is expected to have a programme of cost reductions at comparable levels to CCGs in surplus which further exacerbates these financial inequalities.

 

·           Harrow faces serious health challenges in the near future with winter coming and rates of diabetes in the Borough far exceeding that of the national average.

 

·           The Conservative Government reforms to the NHS have been damaging to the local health service, and led to an increase of waiting times at Northwick Park Hospital.

 

·           The weekday closure of the hugely popular Alexandra Avenue polyclinic is a further major cause of the big rise in A and E admissions.

 

This council believes:

 

·           That the closures of Hammersmith and Central Middlesex A & E departments have directly led to the current pressures on Northwick Park services.

 

·           Harrow’s CCG should receive fair funding relative to other CCGs in London.

 

·           Northwick Park is a valuable resource to Harrow and should be protected and supported whenever possible.

 

·           Members will take every opportunity to promote fairer funding for Harrow CCG.

 

This council resolves:

 

·           To campaign for more CCG funding for Harrow in NHS England’s ‘Fundamental Review’ of CCG allocations.

 

·           That the Head of Paid Service write to Government ministers and NHS England, articulating the disproportionally low funding of Harrows’ CCG, and demanding a fairer settlement.

 

·           That the Head of Paid Service write to local MPs and Assembly Members to support Northwick Park Hospital in its role as a community asset and in light of its importance to local residents.

 

·           That we will do all we can to support Northwick Park, as its role as a valuable community asset and in light of its importance to local residents.”

 

RESOLVED:  That the Motion at (ii) below be adopted

 

(ii)               “Fairer Grants

 

This council notes:

 

·           That Harrow Council has to make savings of £75m over the next four years due to cuts being imposed by Conservative Government.  This is the equivalent of £850 per household in the Borough.

 

·           Relative to neighbouring Boroughs in North West London Harrow receives a disproportionately small grant; we receive £1,608 per resident whereas neighbouring Brent gets £3,317 - if we got the same as Brent we would be £420m per year better off.  We also receive four fifths of the funding allocated to Hillingdon.

 

·           Despite these cuts coming from a Conservative government the opposition has made no attempt to use their influence within their own government to speak up for Harrow, and protect our residents from these cuts.

 

This council believes

 

·           The unprecedented scale of the £75m of cuts will put enormous pressures on our services and could mean we are unable to fulfil our statutory duties.

 

·           Harrow Council should receive a fair funding from the Conservative Government.

 

·           The Local Conservatives are irresponsible in their failure to lobby their own ministers to get a fairer deal for Harrow.

 

·           The Local Conservatives criticism of the options laid out in the ‘Take Part budget’ consultation is completely hollow without an admission that is their Conservative government’s failure to properly support Harrow Council, in addition to the £75m of cuts being imposed on Harrow, that is leading to these cuts.

 

This council resolves

 

·           Harrow Council condemns the £75m of cuts imposed by the Conservative Government on Harrow Council and our residents.

 

·           To campaign for a fairer funding grant for Harrow Council from Central government.

 

·           Harrow Council will continue to be open and honest about the scale of the cuts and the damage they could do to our local communities.”

 

RESOLVED:  That the Motion at (iii) below be adopted.

 

(iii)             “Councils against Tax Dodging

 

The council notes:

 

·           It has been estimated that the UK Treasury loses as much as £12 billion to tax dodging by multinational companies every year.  Developing countries lose

 

o          three times more to tax dodging than they receive in aid each year – enough to give a basic education to the 57 million children currently missing out.

 

·           The UK has a particular responsibility to end tax dodging, as it is responsible for 1 in 5 of the world’s tax havens in the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

 

·           The use of tax havens by UK companies is rife, with 98 of the FTSE 100 companies routinely using tax havens.

 

·           Large multinational companies pay as little as 5% in corporate taxes globally, while smaller businesses pay up to 30%.

 

This council believes:

 

·           As a local authority we have a duty to provide the best possible public services.

 

·           Our ability to provide quality local services would be significantly enhanced by the increased revenues from the government tackling tax dodging.

 

·           All who benefit from public spending should contribute their fair share.

 

·           The UK must take a lead role in creating a fairer tax system and combating tax dodging.

 

This council resolves:

 

·           To support the campaign for tax justice, supporting the motion:

 

“While many ordinary people face falling household income and rising costs of living, some multinational companies are avoiding billions of pounds of tax from a tax system that fails to make them pay their fair share. Local governments in developing countries and the UK alike would benefit from a fairer tax system where multinational companies pay their fair share, enabling authorities aroundthe world to provide quality public services.  The UK government must listen to the strength of public feeling and act to end the injustice of tax dodging by large multinational companies, in developing countries and the UK.”