This Council congratulates Leeds Labour MP’s on their efforts in securing £9.9m of funding to help develop the arena scheme in our city.
Council welcomes this financial support from the Government again, and looks forward to the inward investment, regeneration and jobs this project will deliver in our city
R LEWIS
Minutes:
Having been duly authorised in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12.3(b), it was moved by Councillor Ogilvie, seconded by Councillor Wakefield that
This Council congratulates Leeds Labour MP’s on their efforts in securing £9.9m of funding to help develop the arena scheme in our city.
Council welcomes this financial support from the Government again, and looks forward to the inward investment, regeneration and jobs this project will deliver in our city.
An amendment was moved by Councillor A Carter, seconded by Councillor Lobley to
Delete all after ‘This Council’ and replace with:-
‘, whilst being grateful for £9.9 million worth of funding from the RDA as part of the Leeds Geographic Programme, condemns the inability of the Leeds' Labour MPs to successfully lobby for the full £18m investment initially requested by Leeds City Council.
This Council notes, yet again, this Government's failure to fully support the City of Leeds. This Council also notes with concern the inability of the opposition Labour Group to have any influence with its own Members of Parliament or the Labour Government.’
The amendment was carried and upon being put as the substantive motion it was
RESOLVED – That this Council, whilst being grateful for £9.9 million worth of funding from the RDA as part of the Leeds Geographic Programme, condemns the inability of the Leeds' Labour MPs to successfully lobby for the full £18m investment initially requested by Leeds City Council.
This Council notes, yet again, this Government's failure to fully support the City of Leeds. This Council also notes with concern the inability of the opposition Labour Group to have any influence with its own Members of Parliament or the Labour Government.
On the requisition of Councillors Lobley and Shelbrooke, the voting on the amendment was recorded as follows:-
YES
Anderson, Andrew, Bale, Barker, Bentley, Beverley, Brett, Campbell, A Carter, J L Carter, Castle, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Downes, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, R Finnigan, Fox, Gettings, Golton, Grayshon, Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Hollingsworth, W Hyde, Kendall, Kirkland, Lamb, Lancaster, Latty, Leadley, Lobley, Marjoram, Matthews, Monaghan, J Procter, R Procter, Pryke, L Rhodes-Clayton, Robinson, Schofield, Shelbrooke, Smith, A Taylor, Townsley, Wadsworth, Wilkinson, Wilson.
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NO
Armitage, Atha, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dobson, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, Grahame, Gruen, Hanley, Harington, Harper, A Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Iqbal, Jarosz, J Lewis, Lyons, J McKenna, Morgan, L Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, E Taylor, K Wakefield, Yeadon.
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ABSTAIN
A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Parnham.
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On the requisition of Councillors J L Carter and Lobley, the voting on the substantive motion was recorded as follows:-
YES
Anderson, Andrew, Bale, Barker, Bentley, Beverley, Brett, Campbell, A Carter, J L Carter, Castle, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Downes, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, R Finnigan, Fox, Gettings, Golton, Grayshon, Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Hollingsworth, W Hyde, Kendall, Kirkland, Lamb, Lancaster, Latty, Leadley, Lobley, Marjoram, Matthews, Monaghan, J Procter, R Procter, Pryke, L Rhodes-Clayton, Robinson, Schofield, Shelbrooke, Smith, A Taylor, Townsley, Wadsworth, Wilkinson, Wilson.
51
NO
Armitage, Atha, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dobson, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, Grahame, Gruen, Hanley, Harington, Harper, A Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Iqbal, Jarosz, J Lewis, Lyons, J McKenna, Morgan, L Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, E Taylor, K Wakefield, Yeadon.
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ABSTAIN
A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Parnham.
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Council rose at 7.15 pm.