Agenda item - To consider a motion in the name of Councillor Sam Webster

Agenda item

To consider a motion in the name of Councillor Sam Webster

This Council recognises that young people in Nottingham have been hit hard by the coalition government's policies. There has been a sustained attack on the young. As a Council we have done a great deal to support young people despite this sustained attack including:

 

  • retaining the youth and play service providing positive activities for young people
  • developed the Nottingham apprenticeship hub to get young people into work and training
  • retaining face to face intervention for those young people at risk of becoming NEET

 

The Council calls on the government to end its attack on the young by implementing policies that will:

 

  • tackle child poverty in Nottingham
  • better and more appropriately prepare our young people for working life
  • protect and strengthen young people’s working rights

 

It further calls on this government and any future government to implement recommendations contained in the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s State of the Nation 2014 report, including:

 

  • ending long-term youth unemployment by 2020
  • higher pay to get the best teachers into schools in the most deprived parts of the country
  • unpaid internships to be ended – through legislation if necessary – by 2020

 

In addition this Council commits to:

 

  • working to ensure that every school age young person can access a work experience placement whilst in education despite current Government policy
  • continuing to recruit apprentices and place an expectation on Council suppliers and contractors that they employ apprentices where possible
  • promoting fair pay and fair employment contracts for young workers

 

Minutes:

Moved by Councillor Sam Webster, seconded by Councillor David Mellen:

 

"This Council recognises that young people in Nottingham have been hit hard by the coalition government's policies. There has been a sustained attack on the young. As a Council we have done a great deal to support young people despite this sustained attack including:

 

  • retaining the youth and play service providing positive activities for young people
  • developed the Nottingham apprenticeship hub to get young people into work and training
  • retaining face to face intervention for those young people at risk of becoming NEET

 

The Council calls on the government to end its attack on the young by implementing policies that will:

 

  • tackle child poverty in Nottingham
  • better and more appropriately prepare our young people for working life
  • protect and strengthen young people’s working rights

 

It further calls on this government and any future government to implement recommendations contained in the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s State of the Nation 2014 report, including:

 

  • ending long-term youth unemployment by 2020
  • higher pay to get the best teachers into schools in the most deprived parts of the country
  • unpaid internships to be ended – through legislation if necessary – by 2020

 

In addition this Council commits to:

 

  • working to ensure that every school age young person can access a work experience placement whilst in education despite current Government policy
  • continuing to recruit apprentices and place an expectation on Council suppliers and contractors that they employ apprentices where possible
  • promoting fair pay and fair employment contracts for young workers”

 

Moved by Councillor Eileen Morley by way of an amendment and seconded by Councillor Roger Steel to:

 

In paragraph 1

 

DELETE: “young people in Nottingham have been hit hard by the coalition government's policies. There has been a sustained attack on the young.”

 

INSERT “all young people in Nottingham deserve an education that gives them the best possible opportunities. In a global market it is not enough that Nottingham improves gradually against itself and this council recognises that rapidly improving Nottingham’s attainment in comparison to other authorities is vital to securing our children’s futures.”

 

AFTER “As a Council we have” INSERT “already”

 

DELETE: “despite this sustained attack”

 

In paragraph 1, bullet point 2:

 

INSERT “with help from Government funding”

 

In paragraph 2

 

DELETE: “end its attack on the young by implementing” INSERT “implement”

 

In paragraph 4, bullet point 1

 

DELETE: “despite current Government policy”

 

Amended Motion to read:

 

“This Council recognises that all young people in Nottingham deserve an education that gives them the best possible opportunities. In a global market it is not enough that Nottingham improves gradually against itself and this council recognises that rapidly improving Nottingham’s attainment in comparison to other authorities is vital to securing our children’s futures. As a Council we have already done a great deal to support young people including:

 

·  retaining the youth and play service providing positive activities for young people

·  with help from Government funding, developed the Nottingham apprenticeship hub to get young people into work and training

·  retaining face to face intervention for those young people at risk of becoming NEET

 

The Council calls on the government to implement policies that will:

 

·  tackle child poverty in Nottingham

·  better and more appropriately prepare our young people for working life

·  protect and strengthen young people’s working rights

It further calls on this government and any future government to implement recommendations contained in the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s State of the Nation 2014 report, including:

 

·  ending long-term youth unemployment by 2020

·  higher pay to get the best teachers into schools in the most deprived parts of the country

·  unpaid internships to be ended – through legislation if necessary – by 2020

 

In addition this Council commits to:

 

·  working to ensure that every school age young person can access a work experience placement whilst in education

·  continuing to recruit apprentices and place an expectation on Council suppliers and contractors that they employ apprentices where possible

·  promoting fair pay and fair employment contracts for young workers”

 

After discussion, the amendment was put to the vote and was not carried.

 

RESOLVED to carry the substantive motion as follows:

 

"This Council recognises that young people in Nottingham have been hit hard by the coalition government's policies. There has been a sustained attack on the young. As a Council we have done a great deal to support young people despite this sustained attack including:

 

  • retaining the youth and play service providing positive activities for young people
  • developed the Nottingham apprenticeship hub to get young people into work and training
  • retaining face to face intervention for those young people at risk of becoming NEET

 

The Council calls on the government to end its attack on the young by implementing policies that will:

 

  • tackle child poverty in Nottingham
  • better and more appropriately prepare our young people for working life
  • protect and strengthen young people’s working rights

 

It further calls on this government and any future government to implement recommendations contained in the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s State of the Nation 2014 report, including:

 

  • ending long-term youth unemployment by 2020
  • higher pay to get the best teachers into schools in the most deprived parts of the country
  • unpaid internships to be ended – through legislation if necessary – by 2020

 

In addition this Council commits to:

 

  • working to ensure that every school age young person can access a work experience placement whilst in education despite current Government policy
  • continuing to recruit apprentices and place an expectation on Council suppliers and contractors that they employ apprentices where possible
  • promoting fair pay and fair employment contracts for young workers”