Agenda item

This Council expresses its heartfelt sympathies for all those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire and believes every resident in Leeds has the right to live in safe and secure housing.

Council believes council housing is a vital part of the fabric of our society and calls on Government to give councils the finance and powers to build and manage safe and good quality housing to meet the needs of local residents.

This Council is committed to providing good quality, affordable homes for communities in Leeds. However, Council is dismayed by the Government’s attitude towards housing and finds it particularly damaging that the Right to Buy scheme prevents the sale of council homes at their true value, meaning social housing lost in this way cannot be adequately replaced. 

Council calls for urgent action from Government in terms of funding and legislation so that this Council can fulfil its commitment to provide the much needed affordable and safe housing the people of Leeds need.

It was moved by Councillor Coupar, seconded by Councillor R Lewis that this Council expresses its heartfelt sympathies for all those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire and believes every resident in Leeds has the right to live in safe and secure housing.

Council believes council housing is a vital part of the fabric of our society and calls on Government to give councils the finance and powers to build and manage safe and good quality housing to meet the needs of local residents.

This Council is committed to providing good quality, affordable homes for communities in Leeds. However, Council is dismayed by the Government’s attitude towards housing and finds it particularly damaging that the Right to Buy scheme prevents the sale of council homes at their true value, meaning social housing lost in this way cannot be adequately replaced. 

Council calls for urgent action from Government in terms of funding and legislation so that this Council can fulfil its commitment to provide the much needed affordable and safe housing the people of Leeds need.

An amendment was moved by Councillor B Anderson, seconded by Councillor Andrew Carter

Delete all after ‘safe and secure housing’

Motion will read:

‘This Council expresses its heartfelt sympathies for all those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire and believes every resident in Leeds has the right to live in safe and secure housing.’

A second amendment was moved by Councillor Finnigan, seconded by Councillor Leadley

In final paragraph to add “funding, legislative changes and the repeal of the right to buy Legislation” after …in terms of….

Full motion to read:

“This Council expresses its heartfelt sympathies for all those affected by the

Grenfell Tower fire and believes every resident in Leeds has the right to live in

safe and secure housing.

Council believes council housing is a vital part of the fabric of our society and

calls on Government to give councils the finance and powers to build and

manage safe and good quality housing to meet the needs of local residents.

This Council is committed to providing good quality, affordable homes for

communities in Leeds. However, Council is dismayed by the Government’s

attitude towards housing and finds it particularly damaging that the Right to

Buy scheme prevents the sale of council homes at their true value, meaning

social housing lost in this way cannot be adequately replaced.

Council calls for urgent action from Government in terms of funding, legislative changes and the repeal of the right to buy legislation so that this Council can fulfil its commitment to provide the much needed affordable and safe housing the people of Leeds need.”

The amendments in the name of Councillors B Anderson and Finnigan were declared lost and upon being put to the vote it was

RESOLVED – That this Council expresses its heartfelt sympathies for all those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire and believes every resident in Leeds has the right to live in safe and secure housing.

Council believes council housing is a vital part of the fabric of our society and calls on Government to give councils the finance and powers to build and manage safe and good quality housing to meet the needs of local residents.

This Council is committed to providing good quality, affordable homes for communities in Leeds. However, Council is dismayed by the Government’s attitude towards housing and finds it particularly damaging that the Right to Buy scheme prevents the sale of council homes at their true value, meaning social housing lost in this way cannot be adequately replaced. 

Council calls for urgent action from Government in terms of funding and legislation so that this Council can fulfil its commitment to provide the much needed affordable and safe housing the people of Leeds need.

On the requisition of Councillor G Latty and J Procter the voting on the amendment in the name of Councillor B Anderson was recorded as follows; 

YES – 22

B Anderson, C Anderson, Buckley, Andrew Carter, Cohen, Collins, M Dobson, Elliott, Finnigan, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Leadley, J Procter, Robinson, Stephenson, Varley, Wadsworth, Walker, Wilkinson and Wood.

NO – 64

Akhtar, Arif, J Bentley, Blake, Bruce, Campbell, Chapman, Charlwood, Cleasby, Downes, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dawson, C Dobson, Dunn, Gabriel, Garthwaite, Golton, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, C Gruen, P Gruen, Hamilton, Harland, Harper, Hayden, Heselwood, A Hussain, G Hussain, Hyde, Illingworth, Iqbal, Khan, Lay, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lyons, Lowe, Macniven, Maqsood, J McKenna, S McKenna, Mulherin, Nagle, Nash, Ogilvie, Pryor, Rafique, Ragan, Renshaw, Ritchie, Selby, Smart, E Taylor, Towler, Truswell, Tunnicliffe, Venner, Wakefield, Walshaw and Yeadon.

ABSTAIN – 3

A Blackburn, D Blackburn and Wilford

On the requisition of Councillor Finnigan and Leadley the voting on the amendment in the name of Councillor Finnigan was recorded as follows; 

YES – 14

J Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Campbell, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Elliott, Finnigan, Golton, Lay, Leadley, Varley and Wilford

NO – 59

Akhtar, Arif, Blake, Bruce, Charlwood, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dawson, C Dobson, M Dobson, Dunn, Gabriel, Garthwaite, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, C Gruen, P Gruen, Hamilton, Harland, Harper, Hayden, Heselwood, A Hussain, G Hussain, Hyde, Illingworth, Iqbal,  Khan, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lyons, Lowe, Macniven, Maqsood, J McKenna, S McKenna, Mulherin, Nagle, Nash, Ogilvie, Pryor, Rafique, Ragan, Renshaw, Ritchie, Selby, Smart, E Taylor, Towler, Truswell, Tunnicliffe, Venner, Wakefield, Walker, Walshaw and Yeadon.

ABSTAIN – 16

B Anderson, C Anderson, Buckley, Andrew Carter, Cohen, Collins, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, J Procter, Robinson, Stephenson, Wadsworth, Wilkinson and Wood.