Council welcomes the announcement that the Labour administration and the Green Group are working together to establish a Free Insulation Scheme for the city of Leeds, which will be based on the successful model of Kirklees.
Council notes that the scheme when established will lead to a reduction in fuel poverty for many Leeds residents. It will also bring about a reduction in carbon emissions of 48,500 tonnes and the creation of approximately 200 new jobs offering apprenticeship opportunities, including people from Roseville Enterprises.”
Council, therefore, call on the Executive Board to bring forward proposals for this scheme.
A BLACKBURN
Minutes:
It was moved by Councillor A Blackburn seconded by Councillor D Blackburn
That Council welcomes the announcement that the Labour administration and the Green Group are working together to establish a Free Insulation Scheme for the city of Leeds, which will be based on the successful model of Kirklees.
Council notes that the scheme when established will lead to a reduction in fuel poverty for many Leeds residents. It will also bring about a reduction in carbon emissions of 48,500 tonnes and the creation of approximately 200 new jobs offering apprenticeship opportunities, including people from Roseville Enterprises.
Council, therefore, call on the Executive Board to bring forward proposals for this scheme.
An amendment was moved by Councillor Monaghan seconded by Councillor Anderson:-
Delete all after "This Council" and replace with
"acknowledges how important insulation is to creating jobs, reducing carbon dioxide emissions, tackling fuel poverty and health inequality. Council welcomes the impact on Leeds of improved insulation for households and proposals to extend the previous administration’s free insulation scheme to the whole city.
Council requests that the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods takes a report to the next meeting of the Executive Board outlining how the scheme would be implemented across the City and where funding for the full scheme will come from."
The amendment was lost and upon the motion being put to the vote it was
RESOLVED - That Council welcomes the announcement that the Labour administration and the Green Group are working together to establish a Free Insulation Scheme for the city of Leeds, which will be based on the successful model of Kirklees.
Council notes that the scheme when established will lead to a reduction in fuel poverty for many Leeds residents. It will also bring about a reduction in carbon emissions of 48,500 tonnes and the creation of approximately 200 new jobs offering apprenticeship opportunities, including people from Roseville Enterprises.
Council, therefore, call on the Executive Board to bring forward proposals for this scheme.
On the requisition of Councillors Matthews and Grayshon the voting on the amendment was recorded as follows:-
YES
Anderson, Barker, Bentley, Brett, Campbell, A Carter, J L Carter, Castle, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Downes, Elliott, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Fox, Gettings, Golton, Grayshon, M Hamilton, Harrand, W Hyde, Kendall, Kirkland, Lamb, Lancaster, G Latty, P Latty, Leadley, Lobley, Marjoram, Matthews, Monaghan, J Procter, R Procter, Pryke, Robinson, Schofield, Smith, A Taylor, Townsley, Varley, Wilkinson, Wilson, Wood.
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NO
Akhtar, Armitage, Atha, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Davey, Dobson, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, Gruen, S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, G Harper, J Harper, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Iqbal, Jarosz, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Maqsood, A McKenna, Morgan, Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, E Taylor, Wakefield, Yeadon.
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On the requisition of Councillors D Blackburn and A Blackburn the voting on the motion was recorded as follows:-
YES
Akhtar, Armitage, Atha, Barker, Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Blake, Brett, Campbell, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Congreve, Coulson, Davey, Dobson, Downes, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Elliott, Ewens, Gabriel, Gettings, Golton, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, Gruen, M Hamilton, S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, G Harper, J Harper, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Iqbal, Jarosz, Kirkland, Lancaster, Leadley, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Maqsood, Matthews, A McKenna, Monaghan, Morgan, Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Pryke, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Smith, Taggart, E Taylor, A Taylor, Townsley, Varley, Wakefield, Wilson, Yeadon.
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ABSTAIN
Fox, Grayshon, P Latty, R Procter, Robinson, Schofield, Wood.
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(The provisions of Council Procedure Rule 3.1(d) were applied at the conclusion of the debate on this motion.)