Issue - meetings

To debate the following motion which has been submitted with advance notice, in accordance with the Constitution.

Please note that the deadline to submit motions has passed. The deadline for Members to submit amendments to the above motion is noon on Thursday 15 July 2021.  No amendments will be permitted after this deadline.

Any amendments submitted will be published as a supplement to the agenda on the afternoon of Friday 16 July 2021. Amendments for motions will be dealt with in the order submitted. 

On being put to the vote the motion was lost and subsequently fell

The Chairman advised that one motion had been submitted.  No amendments to the motions had been submitted and, in line with the Constitution, no amendments to the motion were now permitted.

‘Fire and Rehire’

It was proposed by Councillor Richards and seconded by Councillor Woodcockthat the following motion be adopted.

“Cherwell District Council condemns the use of ‘Fire and Rehire’ by any employers in the Cherwell District and

·         Calls upon the Members of Parliament representing Cherwell residents (John Howell, Layla Moran and Victoria Prentis) to support Barry Gardiner’s Private Member’s Bill and do all in their power to make this practice unlawful, and

·         Cherwell District Council resolves not to procure any goods or services from companies that have sought to gain commercial advantage by using or threatening to use this unscrupulous practice.”

No amendments to the motion having been proposed, the motion was debated as submitted. In the course of the debate it was proposed by Councillor Corkin  and seconded by Councillor Woodcock that a recorded vote be taken. Having been proposed and seconded, a recorded vote was duly taken, and Members voted as follows:

The vote was lost and the motion therefore fell.