Motion Submitted Under Council Procedure Rule 11

Full council, 27 November 2024: a named vote, carried.

For 24, Against 8, Abstained 0.

Party in overall control of the council on the date: Labour. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.

For (24)

Cath Thompson (Labour)
Georgia Pickering (Labour)
Gerry Webb (Labour)
Guy Gillbe (Labour)
Helen Purnell (Labour)
Iskandar Jefferies (Labour)
Janet Cochrane (Labour)
Jenny Penfold (Labour)
Jodie Watts (Labour)
Mary Temperton (Labour)
Michael Karim (Labour)
Paul Bidwell (Labour)
Peter Frewer (Labour)
Roy Bailey (Labour)
Ryan Frost (Labour)
Stephen O'Regan (Labour)
Tricia Brown (Labour)
Mike Forster (Liberal Democrats)
Nazar Zahuruddin (Liberal Democrats)
Patrick Smith (Liberal Democrats)
Sophie Forster (Liberal Democrats)
Tina Eberle (Liberal Democrats)
Adrian Haffegee (Green)
Sheila Collings (Green)

Against (8)

Dorothy Hayes (Conservative)
Gareth Barnard (Conservative)
John Harrison (Conservative)
Moira Gaw (Conservative)
Nick Allen (Conservative)
Ray Mossom (Conservative)
Robert McLean (Conservative)
Tina McKenzie-Boyle (Conservative)

From the minutes

of the motion. On being put to the vote the amendment was carried and became the new substantive motion. A recorded vote was called by Councillor Smith on the amendment and the voting was as follows: FOR (24): Councillors Bailey, Bidwell, Brown, Cochrane, Collings, T Eberle, M Forster, S Forster, Frewer, Frost, Gillbe, Haffegee, Jefferies, Karim, O'Regan, Penfold, Pickering, Purnell, Smith, Temperton, C Thompson, Watts, Webb, Zahuruddin AGAINST (8): Councillors Allen, Barnard, Gaw, Hayes, Harrison, McKenzie-Boyle, McLean, Mossom ABSTAIN: (1): Councillor Virgo Substantive Motion Due to the £22bn blackhole in public finances left by the last Conservative government, this Council notes that approximately 16,471 pensioners in Bracknell have had the Winter Fuel Payment taken away from them and only those who qualify for certain, means-tested benefits will continue to receive it. This Council believes that the criticism of this decision from Age UK and other charities highlights the social injustice, risks to health and wellbeing, and financial hardship posed by this sudden policy change. This Council recognises that cutting the Winter Fuel Payment, with little warning, will impact some local pensioners. Therefore, this Council: 1. Notes the good work being done by the Council and our community partners to help those pensioners most in need including

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