Decision details

With the consent of Council, Councillor John Sanders moved an alteration to his motion at the suggestion of Councillor Johnston as shown below in bold italics/strikethrough:

This Council welcomes in principle the Government’s announcement that it intends to ban the production of diesel and petrol-driven cars by the year 2040 in order to reduce the effects of air pollution on public health.    Recognising that, in the meanwhile, it is incumbent on all councils to play their part in reducing air pollution.

This Council instructs the Cabinet to co-operate with all Oxfordshire’s district councils urgently to identify further measures, and build on those in the LTP4, that will reduce such pollution.  In particular, Council calls on Cabinet to propose a councillor-led inter-council Air Pollution Action Group to produce plans for zero-emission or low-emission zones in AQMAsand to restrict the access of polluting traffic in such areas.”

Councillor Fatemian moved and Councillor Constance seconded the following amendment as shown in bold italics/strikethrough:

“This Council welcomes in principle the Government’s announcement that it intends to ban the production of diesel and petrol-driven cars by the year 2040 in order to reduce the effects of air pollution on public health.    Recognising that, in the meanwhile, it is incumbent on all councils to play their part in reducing air pollution.

This Council instructs asks the Cabinet to co-operate with all Oxfordshire’s district councils urgently to identify measures that will reduce such pollution.  In particular, Council calls on Cabinet to propose investigate how a councillor-led inter-council Air Pollution Action Group to could produce plans for zero-emission or low-emission zones in AQMAsand to restrict the access of polluting traffic in such areas.”

The amendment was lost by 28 votes to 27 (the Chairman having exercised her casting vote).

The substantive Motion was agreed unanimously.