Resumption of Motion 421 previously submitted by Ian Pittock
Debate of Motion 421, which was adjourned at the Council meeting held on 19 September 2019 following 12 minutes of debate. The Motion will be resumed at this point and will continue for a period not in excess of 18 minutes.
As Councillor Croy moved the adjournment he shall be entitled to speak first.
The wording of the Motion is as follows:
This Council does not support the expansion of Heathrow Airport.
Minutes:
The Mayor reminded Members that this Motion had been proposed and seconded at the meeting on September 29 2019. After 12 minutes of debate, the Motion had been adjourned as proposed by Andy Croy. In addition it had been agreed that a recorded vote would be taken on the Motion when debate resumed.
As the proposer of the adjournment, Andy Croy restarted the debate and stated that the proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport would fuel economic growth and also fuel demand for new housing development in the Borough. Consequently, he urged Members to support the Motion.
It was proposed by Gregor Murray and seconded by Laura Blumenthal that the Motion be amended as follows (proposed changes in bold italics):
“This Council
does not support the expansion of Heathrow any airport unless it can be proven to be carbon
neutral.”
Lindsay Ferris queried whether the amendment was acceptable, as it appeared to negate the original Motion. The Mayor stated that the amendment was acceptable as it did not negate the original Motion.
Gregor Murray stated that 97 airports around the world had achieved carbon neutrality and the council should not oppose the expansion of Heathrow if it could be achieved in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Paul Fishwick (seconder for the original Motion) stated that the proposed amendment was acceptable.
In line with the Council’s earlier decision, a recorded vote on the substantive Motion took place. The voting was as follows:
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Abstain |
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Keith Baker |
Shirley Boyt |
Sarah Kerr |
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Parry Batth |
Rachel Burgess |
Adrian Mather |
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Rachel Bishop-Firth |
Andy Croy |
Malcolm Richards |
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Laura Blumenthal |
Carl Doran |
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Chris Bowring |
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Prue Bray |
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Jenny Cheng |
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UllaKarin Clark |
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Stephen Conway |
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Richard Dolinski |
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Lindsay Ferris |
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Michael Firmager |
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Paul Fishwick |
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Jim Frewin |
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Maria Gee |
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Guy Grandison |
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Charlotte Haitham Taylor |
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John Halsall |
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David Hare |
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Emma Hobbs |
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Graham Howe |
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Clive Jones |
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John Kaiser |
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Dianne King |
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Abdul Loyes |
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Tahir Maher |
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Charles Margetts |
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Ken Miall |
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Andrew Mickleburgh |
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Stuart Munro |
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Gregor Murray |
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Barrie Patman |
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Daniel Sargeant |
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Imogen Shepherd-Dubey |
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Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey |
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Caroline Smith |
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Chris Smith |
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Wayne Smith |
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Bill Soane |
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Alison Swaddle |
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Simon Weeks |
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Oliver Whittle |
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RESOLVED: That this Council does not support the expansion of any airport unless it can be proven to be carbon neutral.
Resumption of Motion 421 submitted by Ian Pittock
Debate of Motion 421, which was adjourned at the Council meeting held on 19 September 2019 following 12 minutes of debate. The Motion will be resumed at this point and will continue for a period not in excess of 18 minutes.
As Councillor Croy moved the adjournment he shall be entitled to speak first.
The wording of the Motion is as follows:
This Council does not support the expansion of Heathrow Airport.