In the name of Councillor Alessandro Georgiou:
“This Council recognises that the Union Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a symbol of Freedom and represents all that is great about the United Kingdom.
The Council will therefore have the Union Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland present in all full Council meetings. The flag will have a prominent place either hanging behind the Mayor of Enfield’s chair or on a flagpole to the right of the Mayor.”
In the name of Councillor Alessandro Georgiou
“60,481 residents from across the London Borough of Enfield have voted to leave the European Union. They are joined by 17,410,472 or 52% of votes cast of the British electorate in leaving the European Union. As the country has voted to leave the European Union, this Council therefore will write to all three of the Borough’s Members of Parliament asking them to respect the democratic will of the British people.”
In the name of Councillor Taylor
“The Council notes the importance of motivated and properly supported junior doctors to the health of Enfield residents.
The Council calls upon the Secretary of State to negotiate with the BMA, in good faith, to ensure we have a safe NHS and for the Government to properly fund the NHS to meet public need.”
In the name of Councillor Delman
“This Council is very concerned that the majority of our libraries are being effectively downsized and their management handed over to volunteers and community groups. This is likely to lead to reductions in stock and poor service to our customers. Whilst we acknowledge that some changes are inevitable, we believe that it is possible to retain professional management at our libraries. We therefore call upon this Labour Administration to re-examine the available management options in order to establish if full professional management is feasible.”
In the name of Councillor Pite
“It is widely reported that an update to the Department of Education’s (DfE) Design in Fire Safety in Schools BB100 states that “Building Regulations do not require the installation of fire sprinkler suppression systems in school buildings for life safety”. All fire service professionals, the Chief Fire Officers Association, the Fire Brigades Union, the Fire Sector Federation, have condemned this bewildering, inexplicable and retrograde change to the regulations.
In recent years many children in Enfield have had the opportunity to learn in brand new buildings protected from the risk of fire by the appropriate installation of fire sprinklers under the guidance of BB100. There are many new schools to come and in future young people may not be afforded the same protection.
This Council believes that this is a cross party concern that affects many young people in Enfield and asks the Lead members of both parties to write to the Government requesting an explanation of the change and the reinstatement of the 2007 guidance in BB100 “Designs in Fire Safety in Schools” that established the “expectation that all new schools will have fire sprinklers fitted”.
In the name of Councillor Laban
“The Council resolves to hear the petition apparently containing approximately 3500 plus signatures relating to lease of 11 Mottingham Road, London, N9 8DX.”
Minutes:
Motion 17.1 in the name of Councillor Alessandro Georgiou
In the absence of Councillor Georgiou and in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.4 Councillor Stewart moved and Councillor Bambos Charalambous seconded the following motion:
“This Council recognises that the Union Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a symbol of Freedom and represents all that is great about the United Kingdom.
The Council will therefore have the Union Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland present in all full Council meetings. The flag will have a prominent place either hanging behind the Mayor of Enfield’s chair or on a flagpole to the right of the Mayor.”
This motion was put to the vote and not agreed with the following result:
For: 0
Against: 36
Abstentions: 0
Motion 17.3 in the name of Councillor Taylor
Councillor Taylor moved and Councillor Savva seconded the following motion:
“The Council notes the importance of motivated and properly supported junior doctors to the health of Enfield residents.
The Council calls upon the Secretary of State to negotiate with the BMA, in good faith, to ensure we have a safe NHS and for the Government to properly fund the NHS to meet public need.”
Following a debate the motion was put to the vote and agreed with the following result:
For: 37
Against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Motion 17.5 in the name of Councillor Pite
Councillor Pite moved and Councillor Brett seconded the following motion:
“It is widely reported that an update to the Department of Education’s (DfE) Design in Fire Safety in Schools BB100 states that “Building Regulations do not require the installation of fire sprinkler suppression systems in school buildings for life safety”. All fire service professionals, the Chief Fire Officers Association, the Fire Brigades Union, the Fire Sector Federation, have condemned this bewildering, inexplicable and retrograde change to the regulations.
In recent years many children in Enfield have had the opportunity to learn in brand new buildings protected from the risk of fire by the appropriate installation of fire sprinklers under the guidance of BB100. There are many new schools to come and in future young people may not be afforded the same protection.
This Council believes that this is a cross party concern that affects many young people in Enfield and asks the Lead members of both parties to write to the Government requesting an explanation of the change and the reinstatement of the 2007 guidance in BB100 “Designs in Fire Safety in Schools” that established the “expectation that all new schools will have fire sprinklers fitted”.
Following a debate, the motion was put to the vote and agreed with the following result:
For: 37
Against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Motion 17.6 in the name of Councillor Laban
In the absence of Councillor Laban and in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.4 Councillor Stewart moved and Councillor Taylor seconded the following motion:
“The Council resolves to hear the petition apparently containing approximately 3500 plus signatures relating to lease of 11 Mottingham Road, London, N9 8DX.”
Following a debate the motion was put to the vote and agreed with the following result:
For: 37
Against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Motions Not Moved
Motion 17.2 in the name of Councillor Alessandro Georgiou
“60,481 residents from across the London Borough of Enfield have voted to leave the European Union. They are joined by 17,410,472 or 52% of votes cast of the British electorate in leaving the European Union. As the country has voted to leave the European Union, this Council therefore will write to all three of the Borough’s Members of Parliament asking them to respect the democratic will of the British people.”
Motion 17.4 in the name of Councillor Delman
“This Council is very concerned that the majority of our libraries are being effectively downsized and their management handed over to volunteers and community groups. This is likely to lead to reductions in stock and poor service to our customers. Whilst we acknowledge that some changes are inevitable, we believe that it is possible to retain professional management at our libraries. We therefore call upon this Labour Administration to re-examine the available management options in order to establish if full professional management is feasible.”
The two motions above (Motion 17.2 and Motion 17.4) were not moved, were therefore treated as withdrawn in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.4 and were not considered at the meeting.