Reinvestment of fuel duty into road maintenance
Proposed by Mr R Parry, Seconded by Mr A Marsh
“This Council is asked to note that, according to a national poll, an overwhelming majority of residents agreed that the existing fuel duty should be reinvested back into local areas to help bring our crumbling roads back up to scratch. The national survey, carried out for the LGA, found that 83% of those polled back calls for the Government to inject a further £1bn a year into road maintenance by investing the equivalent of just two pence per litre of the existing fuel duty. This would allow Councils to improve the quality of our roads over the next decade.
Accordingly, this Council requests the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport to lobby the government to implement this change as soon as possible in order to provide these much needed additional funds for our roads”.
Minutes:
(1) Mr Parry moved and Mr Marsh seconded the following motion:
“This Council is asked to note that, according to a national poll, an overwhelming majority of residents agreed that the existing fuel duty should be reinvested back into local areas to help bring our crumbling roads back up to scratch. The national survey, carried out for the LGA, found that 83% of those polled back calls for the Government to inject a further £1bn a year into road maintenance by investing the equivalent of just two pence per litre of the existing fuel duty. This would allow Councils to improve the quality of our roads over the next decade.
Accordingly, this Council requests the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport to lobby the government to implement this change as soon as possible in order to provide these much needed additional funds for our roads”.
(2) Dr Eddy moved and Mr Smyth seconded the following amendment:
“This Council notes that, according to a national poll, an overwhelming majority of residents agreed that the existing fuel duty should be reinvested back into local areas to help bring our crumbling roads back up to scratch. The national survey, carried out for the LGA, found that 83% of those polled back calls for the Government to inject a further £1bn a year into road maintenance by investing the equivalent of just two pence per litre of the existing fuel duty. This level of additional funding would allow Councils to improve the quality of our roads over the next decade.
Accordingly, this Council resolves to lobby central government to reduce the scale of current funding cuts and implement a fair and sustainable funding regime for local government which might include the localisation of certain national taxes. “
(3) Following a debate the Vice-Chairman put the amendment set out in paragraph (2) above to the vote and the voting was as follows:
For (13)
Mrs P Brivio, Mr C Caller, Mr G Cowan, Ms J Cribbon, Dr M Eddy, Mr P Harman, Ms A Harrison, Ms S Howes, Mr T Maddison, Mrs E Rowbotham, Mr D Smyth, Mr N Thandi, Mr M Whybrow
Against (53)
Mrs A Allen, Mr H Birkby, Mr D Brazier, Mr R Brookbank, Miss S Carey, Mr P Carter, Mr N Chard, Mr I Chittenden, Mrs P Cole, Mr G Cooke, Mrs M Crabtree, Mrs V Dagger, Mr M Dance, Mr J Davies, Mrs T Dean, Mr J Elenor, Mrs M Elenor, Mr T Gates, Mr G Gibbens, Mr R Gough, Mr M Hill, Mr C Hoare, Mrs S Hohler, Mr S Holden, Mr E Hotson, Mr A King, Mr J Kite, Mr G Koowaree, Mr R Latchford, Mr R Long, Mr G Lymer, Mr S Manion, Mr A Marsh, Mr F McKenna, Mr B Neaves, Mr M Northey, Mr P Oakford, Mr R Parry, Mr C Pearman, Mr L Ridings, Mr J Scholes, Mr T Shonk, Mr C Simkins, Mr J Simmonds, Mr C Smith, Mrs P Stockell, Mr B Sweetland, Mr A Terry, Mr M Vye, Mr J Wedgbury, Mrs J Whittle, Mr A Wickham, Mrs Z Wiltshire
Abstain (0)
Amendment lost
(4) The Vice-Chairman put the motion as set out in paragraph (1) above to the vote and the voting was as follows:
For (52)
Mrs A Allen, Mr M Baldock, Mr H Birkby, Mr D Brazier, Mr R Brookbank, Miss S Carey, Mr P Carter, Mr N Chard, Mr I Chittenden, Mrs P Cole, Mr G Cooke, Mrs M Crabtree, Mr M Dance, Mr J Davies, Mrs T Dean, Mrs M Elenor, Mr T Gates, Mr G Gibbens, Mr R Gough, Mr P Harman, Mr M Hill, Mr C Hoare, Mrs S Hohler, Mr S Holden, Mr E Hotson, Mr A King, Mr J Kite, Mr G Koowaree, Mr R Latchford, Mr R Long, Mr G Lymer, Mr S Manion, Mr A Marsh, Mr F McKenna, Mr B Neaves, Mr M Northey, Mr P Oakford, Mr R Parry, Mr C Pearman, Mr L Ridings, Mr J Scholes, Mr C Simkins, Mr J Simmonds, Mr C Smith, Mrs P Stockell, Mr B Sweetland, Mr M Vye, Mr J Wedgbury, Mrs J Whittle, Mr M Whybrow, Mr A Wickham, Mrs Z Wiltshire
Against (15)
Mrs P Brivio, Mr C Caller, Mr G Cowan, Ms J Cribbon, Mrs V Dagger, Dr M Eddy, Mr J Elenor, Ms A Harrison, Mr T Maddison, Mrs E Rowbotham, Mr W Scobie, Mr T Shonk, Mr D Smyth, Mr A Terry, Mr N Thandi
Abstain (0)
Motion carried
RESOLVED that this Council notes that, according to a national poll, an overwhelming majority of residents agreed that the existing fuel duty should be reinvested back into local areas to help bring our crumbling roads back up to scratch. The national survey, carried out for the LGA, found that 83% of those polled back calls for the Government to inject a further £1bn a year into road maintenance by investing the equivalent of just two pence per litre of the existing fuel duty. This would allow Councils to improve the quality of our roads over the next decade.
Accordingly, this Council requests the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport to lobby the government to implement this change as soon as possible in order to provide these much needed additional funds for our roads.