To debate the following motions which have been submitted with advance notice, in accordance with the constitution.
Parking at the John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital in Oxford
Council notes the recent media coverage and casework of Councillors concerning the pressures on parking at the John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital in Oxford. Council finds the present situation unacceptable and is dismayed at the knock-on effect this is having on those who need to visit the JR. Council further notes that these pressures have already been, and will be further exasperated by the centralisation of services from local hospitals, such as maternity services from the Horton Hospital in Banbury to the JR. Cherwell District Council demands that no further services are centralised from any local hospitals across the county due to the distressing parking circumstances. Council further calls on the County Council the Health Overview Scrutiny Committee and the Clinical Commissioning Group to take this into account in their deliberations and outcomes.
Proposer: Councillor Kieron Mallon
Oxfordshire Unitary Council
This Council believes that Cherwell District Council has an excellent record of serving the residents of North Oxfordshire. The Council notes that Buckinghamshire County Council has written to the Secretary of State looking to dissolve Bucks Districts in favour of a County Unitary. The Council therefore RESOLVES to instruct the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State and the Permanent Secretary at DCLG making it clear that Cherwell District Council would not support a move to an Oxfordshire Unitary Council.
The letter can however indicate a willingness to consider a change in the status of the Oxfordshire Growth Board into a Combined Authority (with an elected Mayor if that is required by Government) so long as this can be linked to a meaningful “devolution deal” that has clear benefits for the District.
The letter should go on to detail the joint arrangements between Cherwell and South Northants, the benefits achieved, and the complexities and costs of unravelling them.
Proposer: Councillor Barry Wood
Seconder: Councillor George Reynolds
Decision:
Resolved
(1) That the following motion, relating to parking at the John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital in Oxford, be adopted:
“Council notes the recent media coverage and casework of Councillors concerning the pressures on parking at the John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital in Oxford. Council finds the present situation unacceptable and is dismayed at the knock-on effect this is having on those who need to visit the JR. Council further notes that these pressures have already been, and will be further exasperated by the centralisation of services from local hospitals, such as maternity services from the Horton Hospital in Banbury to the JR. Cherwell District Council demands that no further services are centralised from any local hospitals across the county due to the distressing parking circumstances. Council further calls on the County Council the Health Overview Scrutiny Committee and the Clinical Commissioning Group to take this into account in their deliberations and outcomes.”
(2) That the following motion, relating to an Oxfordshire Unitary Council, be adopted:
“This Council believes that Cherwell District Council has an excellent record of serving the residents of North Oxfordshire. The Council notes that Buckinghamshire County Council has written to the Secretary of State looking to dissolve Bucks Districts in favour of a County Unitary. The Council therefore RESOLVES to instruct the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State and the Permanent Secretary at DCLG making it clear that Cherwell District Council would not support a move to an Oxfordshire Unitary Council.
The letter can however indicate a willingness to consider a change in the status of the Oxfordshire Growth Board into a Combined Authority (with an elected Mayor if that is required by Government) so long as this can be linked to a meaningful “devolution deal” that has clear benefits for the District.
The letter should go on to detail the joint arrangements between Cherwell and South Northants, the benefits achieved, and the complexities and costs of unravelling them.”
Minutes:
a) Parking at the John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital in Oxford
It was moved by Councillor Mallon, and seconded by Councillor Woodcock, that the following motion be adopted:
“Council notes the recent media coverage and casework of Councillors concerning the pressures on parking at the John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital in Oxford. Council finds the present situation unacceptable and is dismayed at the knock-on effect this is having on those who need to visit the JR. Council further notes that these pressures have already been, and will be further exasperated by the centralisation of services from local hospitals, such as maternity services from the Horton Hospital in Banbury to the JR. Cherwell District Council demands that no further services are centralised from any local hospitals across the county due to the distressing parking circumstances. Council further calls on the County Council the Health Overview Scrutiny Committee and the Clinical Commissioning Group to take this into account in their deliberations and outcomes.”
The motion was debated and subsequently agreed.
b) Oxfordshire Unitary Authority
It was moved by Councillor Wood, and seconded by Councillor Reynolds, that the following motion be adopted:
“This Council believes that Cherwell District Council has an excellent record of serving the residents of North Oxfordshire. The Council notes that Buckinghamshire County Council has written to the Secretary of State looking to dissolve Bucks Districts in favour of a County Unitary. The Council therefore RESOLVES to instruct the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State and the Permanent Secretary at DCLG making it clear that Cherwell District Council would not support a move to an Oxfordshire Unitary Council.
The letter can however indicate a willingness to consider a change in the status of the Oxfordshire Growth Board into a Combined Authority (with an elected Mayor if that is required by Government) so long as this can be linked to a meaningful “devolution deal” that has clear benefits for the District.
The letter should go on to detail the joint arrangements between Cherwell and South Northants, the benefits achieved, and the complexities and costs of unravelling them.”
The motion was debated and subsequently agreed.
Resolved
(1) That the following motion, relating to parking at the John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital in Oxford, be adopted:
“Council notes the recent media coverage and casework of Councillors concerning the pressures on parking at the John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital in Oxford. Council finds the present situation unacceptable and is dismayed at the knock-on effect this is having on those who need to visit the JR. Council further notes that these pressures have already been, and will be further exasperated by the centralisation of services from local hospitals, such as maternity services from the Horton Hospital in Banbury to the JR. Cherwell District Council demands that no further services are centralised from any local hospitals across the county due to the distressing parking circumstances. Council further calls on the County Council the Health Overview Scrutiny Committee and the Clinical Commissioning Group to take this into account in their deliberations and outcomes.”
(2) That the following motion, relating to an Oxfordshire Unitary Council, be adopted:
“This Council believes that Cherwell District Council has an excellent record of serving the residents of North Oxfordshire. The Council notes that Buckinghamshire County Council has written to the Secretary of State looking to dissolve Bucks Districts in favour of a County Unitary. The Council therefore RESOLVES to instruct the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State and the Permanent Secretary at DCLG making it clear that Cherwell District Council would not support a move to an Oxfordshire Unitary Council.
The letter can however indicate a willingness to consider a change in the status of the Oxfordshire Growth Board into a Combined Authority (with an elected Mayor if that is required by Government) so long as this can be linked to a meaningful “devolution deal” that has clear benefits for the District.
The letter should go on to detail the joint arrangements between Cherwell and South Northants, the benefits achieved, and the complexities and costs of unravelling them.”