Motion - National Issues
To consider the following motion submitted by Councillor R. Hollingworth:
“That this Chamber calls upon the Chairman to apply Council Procedure Rule 11.5 without variance to ensure that we do not discuss motions on national issues. Motions must be about matters for which the Council has a responsibility or which affect the District of Bromsgrove. A motion will not be regarded as affecting the District of Bromsgrove if it relates to a national issue and would have no more effect on Bromsgrove than it would on any other area. A motion will not be regarded as affecting the District of Bromsgrove if it relates to action taken by or statements made by a body or individual connected with Bromsgrove, but those actions or statements are not specifically related to the District.”
Minutes:
The Chairman referred to the motion which had been submitted by Councillor R. Hollingworth on the need to ensure that the Chamber did not discuss motions on national issues. She had spoken to the Leader and acknowledged that, as Chairman, she needed to liaise closely with the Monitoring Officer to ensure that motions were in the spirit of the Constitution. Accordingly the Leader had withdrawn his motion.
With the consent of the Chairman, the Leader explained why he had withdrawn the motion.