Agenda item

(a)          Motion proposed by Councillor O’Shea and seconded by Councillor Hall

“Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects people from all communities and has no cure. The MND Charter (details attached) is a “statement of respect, care and support that people living with MND and their carers deserve and should expect”. The five points of the Charter are:

1.    The right to an early diagnosis and information

2.    The right to access quality care and treatments

3.    The right to be treated as individuals and with dignity and respect

4.    The right to maximise their quality of life

5.    Carers of people with MND have the right to be valued, respected, listened to and well-supported.

This Council expresses its support for the Motor Neurone Disease Association and those people living with MND and their families. Council resolves to adopt the MND Charter and the council and individual councillors will promote the MND Charter as widely as possible.”

(b)        Motion proposed by Councillor Cartwright and seconded by Councillor Hollick

“Following concerns from numerous residents and issues with the delivery of the development set against the council’s aspirations at the outset for the site at Martinshaw Lane, Groby, it is agreed that there is a full investigation into the procurement, administration, delivery and checks and balances in order to avoid embarrassment to the borough council.”

The following amendment will be proposed by Councillor Hall and seconded by Councillor Surtees:

“This year will see the completion of two ambitious local authority housing schemes – Southfield Road in Hinckley and Martinshaw Lane in Groby. In view of the fact these are the first schemes of scale to be delivered in many years to provide new council homes in this borough, Council requests that a review of outcomes achieved and lessons learnt be reported to Scrutiny Commission”.

(a)          Councillor O’Shea, seconded by Councillor Hall, proposed the following motion which was printed in the agenda:

“Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects people from all communities and has no cure. The MND Charter (details attached) is a “statement of respect, care and support that people living with MND and their carers deserve and should expect”. The five points of the Charter are:

1.    The right to an early diagnosis and information

2.    The right to access quality care and treatments

3.    The right to be treated as individuals and with dignity and respect

4.    The right to maximise their quality of life

5.    Carers of people with MND have the right to be valued, respected, listened to and well-supported.

This Council expresses its support for the Motor Neurone Disease Association and those people living with MND and their families. Council resolves to adopt the MND Charter and the council and individual councillors will promote the MND Charter as widely as possible.”

The motion was CARRIED and it was unanimously

RESOLVED - the MND Charter be adopted and the council and individual councillors be encouraged to promote the MND Charter as widely as possible.

(b)        Councillor Cartwright, seconded by Councillor Hollick, proposed the following motion which was printed in the agenda:

“Following concerns from numerous residents and issues with the delivery of the development set against the council’s aspirations at the outset for the site at Martinshaw Lane, Groby, it is agreed that there is a full investigation into the procurement, administration, delivery and checks and balances in order to avoid embarrassment to the borough council.”

Councillor Hall, seconded by Councillor Surtees, proposed the following amendment:

“This year will see the completion of two ambitious local authority housing schemes – Southfield Road in Hinckley and Martinshaw Lane in Groby. In view of the fact these are the first schemes of scale to be delivered in many years to provide new council homes in this borough, Council requests that a review of outcomes achieved and lessons learnt be reported to Scrutiny Commission”.

At this juncture, it have reached 9.30pm, it was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Taylor and

RESOLVED – the meeting be permitted to continue in accordance with council procedure rule 8.

            Returning to discussion on the motion proposed, concern was expressed that the Scrutiny Commission should consider the report at its next meeting rather than at the conclusion of the project. It was also requested that the Martinshaw Lane project be considered on its own rather than with the Southfield Road project.

            Some members expressed concern about calling for an “investigation” when no evidence of a need for this had been presented and processes were in place to deal with any issues arising on projects – for example project boards and the corporate complaints process. The risk of setting a precedent was highlighted.

            Following further discussion, Councillors Cartwright and Hollick agreed to withdraw the motion and Councillors Hall and Surtees agreed to withdraw the amendment.

            It was subsequently moved by Councillor Lay and seconded by Councillor Taylor that the Scrutiny Commission be asked to review the Martinshaw Lane project as soon as possible. Upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED and it was

RESOLVED – The matter be referred to the Scrutiny Commission.