To consider the following Notice of Motion (1/21), submitted by Councillor M de Whalley:
1. This Council recognises the democratic mandate given to it by the people of West Norfolk in their overwhelming opposition to the King’s Lynn incinerator proposal. In keeping with this position and in recognition of this Council’s principled opposition to that scheme, this Council cannot and does not support the construction of a waste incinerator in Wisbech.
2. This Council supports Wisbech Town Council, Fenland District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council in their stated opposition to the Wisbech waste incinerator.
3. This Council will write to the Secretary of State to make clear its opposition to these plans.
Minutes:
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Councillor de Whalley proposed the following Notice of Motion (1/21), seconded by Councillor Kemp:
1. This Council recognises the democratic mandate given to it by the people of West Norfolk in their overwhelming opposition to the King’s Lynn incinerator proposal. In keeping with this position and in recognition of this Council’s principled opposition to that scheme, this Council cannot and does not support the construction of a waste incinerator in Wisbech.
2. This Council supports Wisbech Town Council, Fenland District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council in their stated opposition to the Wisbech waste incinerator.
3. This Council will write to the Secretary of State to make clear its opposition to these plans.
Councillor Long proposed amendments to the Motion so that it read as follows, this was accepted by Councillor de Whalley and became the substantive motion:
1. This Council recognises the democratic mandate given to it by the people of West Norfolk in their overwhelming opposition to the King’s Lynn incinerator proposal. In keeping with this position and in recognition of this Council’s principled opposition to that scheme, this Council does not support the construction of a waste incinerator in Wisbech.
2. This Council supports Wisbech Town Council, Fenland District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council in their stated opposition to the Wisbech waste incinerator.
3. That in doing so we do not negate the need for a technical or planning response, that we will make to the Secretary of state as part of the formal consultation process.
The Motion was debated. Councillor Long, with the required number of supporters requested a recorded vote which was carried out as follows:
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B Ayres |
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T Parish |
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L Bambridge |
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J Bhondi |
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R Blunt |
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F Bone |
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C Bower |
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A Bubb |
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J Collingham |
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J Collop |
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S Collop |
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C Crofts |
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S Dark |
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I Devereux |
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A Dickinson |
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P Gidney |
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G Hipperson |
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A Holmes |
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M Howland |
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G Howman |
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H Humphrey |
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B Jones |
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C Joyce |
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A Kemp |
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J Kirk |
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P Kunes |
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A Lawrence |
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B Lawton |
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B Long |
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J Lowe |
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C Manning |
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G Middleton |
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J Moriarty |
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C Morley |
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S Nash |
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E Nockolds |
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S Patel |
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J Ratcliffe |
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C Rose |
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J Rust |
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A Ryves |
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C Sampson |
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S Sandell |
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S Squire |
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V Spikings |
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M Storey |
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D Tyler |
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M de Whalley |
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D Whitby |
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M Wilkinson |
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RESOLVED: That the amended Motion above be adopted.
At this point in the meeting a vote was required to be taken on continuing to sit beyond the three hour time frame. This was proposed by Councillor Howman and seconded by Councillor Lawton.
The proposal was debated, and put to the vote. The proposal was lost.
Members with questions for Cabinet Members on their reports or portfolios, or Chairs of other bodies were requested to put them in emails to the member who would respond to them. The meeting was then closed.