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“This Council deplores the planned central government cuts to funding for pharmacies which could lead to the closure of 3000 community pharmacies across the country.

The result, upon the people of Nottinghamshire, of such a short-sighted policy would be devastating in terms of access to medical care, social cohesion and community life.  It would also result in an increasing, and unsupportable, pressure on both General Practitioner appointment, and Accident and Emergency waiting, times.

Therefore, this Council calls upon the Government not to implement the planned reductions in funding to pharmacies and, further,

a) pledges our support for the campaign of the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) against the planned reductions.

b) agrees to contact the Leaders of all District and Borough  councils in Nottingham seeking their support, and that of their authorities, for the NPA campaign.

c) agrees to contact all Nottinghamshire Members of Parliament seeking similar support.”

Councillor John Wilkinson                      Councillor Alan Rhodes

“The Bus Services Bill currently passing through Parliament includes Clause 21 that will effectively ‘prohibit a local authority from forming a company for the purposes pf providing a local bus service’

That the Localism Act (2011) provides general powers of competence to local authorities

That municipal bus companies like Nottingham provide some of the best bus services in the country and have a successful track record of increasing bus passenger numbers and providing high quality bus services

Nottinghamshire County Council believes that:

Clause 21 contradicts the general powers of competence and the spirit of the Localism Act 2011

If there is a need and a demand from the residents, then Councils should be able to provide their own bus service

Councils should be legally able to follow the model developed by Nottingham.

Consequently Clause 21 should be omitted from the Bus Service Bill

This Council resolves:

Nottinghamshire County Council will write to Lord Ahmad and call on the Department for Transport to omit Clause 21 from the final legislation.

To write to all Nottinghamshire Members of Parliament to ask them to oppose clause 21 when the Bus Services Bill reaches the House of Commons and ask them to write Lord Ahmad and the Department of Transport to raise concerns about Clause 21.”

Councillor Steve Calvert              Councillor Steve Carr

That the Bus Services Bill currently passing through Parliament includes Clause 21 that will effectively “prohibit a local authority from forming a company for the purposes of providing a local bus service”.

That the Localism Act (2011) provides general powers of competence to local authorities.

That municipal bus companies like Reading and Nottingham provide some of the best bus services in the country and have a successful track record of increasing bus passenger numbers and providing high quality bus services.

That polling by We Own It found that a majority of the public (57%) oppose clause 21, whilst just 22% support it. The opposition to Clause 21 is consistent across voters from all political parties.

This Council believes:

Clause 21 contradicts the general powers of competence and the spirit of the Localism Act 2011.

If there is a need and a demand from their public, then Councils should be able to provide their own bus services. 

Should they wish, Councils should be legally able to follow the model developed by Reading and Nottingham.

Consequently Clause 21 should be omitted from the Bus Services Bill.

This council resolves:

To write to Lord Ahmad and to call on the Department for Transport to omit Clause 21 from the final legislation.

To write to local MP’s to ask them to oppose clause 21 when the Bus Services Bill reaches the House of Commons and ask them to write to Lord Ahmad and the Department of Transport to raise concerns about Clause 21.

To work with any organisations such as we own it to publicise our opposition to clause 21 in local media.

Councillor Rachel Madden                      Councillor David Martin

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