Agenda item

A report from the Portfolio Holder for Adults, Health and Leisure is enclosed.

 

Under the Council’s Petition Scheme the petition organiser may address the meeting for up to 3 minutes and may be asked questions on the subject matter of the petition. The organiser may nominate another person to address the meeting and to answer any questions on the matter. Council is required to debate the Petition.

 

(A copy of the full petition is available on request and will be available at the meeting).

 

Mrs C Peters Rock presented a petition to Council for debate which contained over 4,000 signatures, the subject of which was as follows - 

 

“Petition to Cheshire East Council, East Cheshire NHS Trust, Eastern Cheshire CCG.

 

Please reopen for local public use – and keep open – for all ages our public

intermediate care – dementia care -  Also day, respite and assessment care – and ancillary facilities to support our public need.  Legal Duty of Care lies with our public organisations – and that must remain.”

 

In accordance with the Council’s Petition Scheme, Mrs Peters Rock spoke to the petition and responded to questions from Councillors on the subject matter of the petition. The Mayor then explained the procedure Council would follow when debating the petition.

 

In opening the debate, the following motion was proposed by Councillor Clowes: “Cheshire East Council accepts the petition and that the comments be noted but that no action be taken on the petition”, which was seconded by Councillor Groves. 

 

Councillors debated both the subject of the petition and the motion proposed, which gave rise to an amendment to the motion proposed by Councillor Laura Jeuda “This Council will keep open Lincoln House and Hollins View for in house respite care for the foreseeable future”, which was seconded by Councillor Parsons.              

 

Following a further debate, a request for a recorded vote on the amendment to the motion was put by Councillor Hogben, which was supported by 8 members. 

 

Name                                                                         Vote cast

 

Councillor Chris Andrew                            Against

Councillor Ainsley Arnold                                      Against

Councillor Damian Bailey                          For

Councillor Rachel Bailey                           Against 

Councillor Garry Barton                              Against

Councillor Paul Bates                                 Against

Councillor Gordon Baxendale                  Against

Councillor Derek Bebbington                    Against         

Councillor Michael Beanland                   Against

Councillor Suzanne Brookfield                For

Councillor Ellie Brooks                               Against

Councillor David Brown                             Against

Councillor Craig Browne                            Against

Councillor Barry Burkhill                            For

Councillor Penny Butterill                          For

Councillor Steve Carter                              For

Councillor Clair Chapman                                     For

Councillor Janet Clowes                            Against

Councillor Sam Corcoran                          For

Councillor Harold Davenport                     Against

Councillor Stan Davies                              Against

Councillor Tony Dean                                Against

Councillor Beverley Dooley                       Against

Councillor Liz Durham                               Against

Councillor Steven Edgar                            Against

Councillor J Paul Findlow                                     Against

Councillor Rod Fletcher                             For

Councillor Dorothy Flude                           For

Councillor Toni Fox                                     For

Councillor Hilda Gaddum                                      Not voting

Councillor Stewart Gardiner                      Against

Councillor Sam Gardner                            Against

Councillor Les Gilbert                                 Against

Councillor Maureen Grant                         For

Councillor Peter Groves                             Against

Councillor John Hammond                                   Against

Councillor Alift Harewood                          For

Councillor George Hayes                           Against

Councillor Steve Hogben                          For

Councillor Olivia Hunter                             Against

Councillor Janet Jackson                          For

Councillor Laura Jeuda                              For

Councillor Michael Jones                          Against

Councillor Andrew Kolker                                      Against

Councillor Jamie Macrae                           Against

Councillor Dennis Mahon                                     For

Councillor Nick Mannion                           For

Councillor David Marren                            Against

Councillor Andrew Martin                          Against

Councillor Rod Menlove                            Against

Councillor Gill Merry                                   Against

Councillor Arthur Moran                             For

Councillor Barry Moran                              Against

Councillor David Newton                           For

Councillor Michael Parsons                      For

Councillor Sarah Pochin                           Against

Councillor Jill Rhodes                                For

Councillor Brian Roberts                            For

Councillor Mike Sewart                              Against

Councillor Margaret Simon                                    Against

Councillor Lesley Smetham                      Against         

Councillor Don Stockton                            Against

Councillor Amanda Stott                            For

Councillor Gail Wait                                                Against

Councillor Bernice Walmsley                    For

Councillor George Walton                         Against

Councillor Liz Wardlaw                              Against

Councillor Mick Warren                              For

Councillor Jacquie Weatherill                   Against

Councillor Glen Williams                           Against

Councillor John Wray                                 Against

 

The amendment was declared lost, with             25 for, 45 against and 1 not voting.

 

Council resumed the debate on the original motion before moving to the vote. 

 

RESOLVED

 

That Cheshire East Council accepts the petition and that the comments be noted, but that no action be taken on the petition