Issue - meetings

This report provides advice to the Executive regarding a motion that has been submitted for their consideration and referral on to Full Council, in accordance with Standing Order 11.

Members considered a report of the Director of Housing and Adult Social Services which provided advice on a notice of motion.  The motion had been submitted by Cllr Bartlett and seconded by Cllr Livesley, for consideration by the Executive before referral to full Council, under Standing Order 11(a)(i).

The notice of motion, submitted on 9 February, read as follows:

“This Council:

• Supports the Press campaign to ‘Let your Doctor decide’ which calls on North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (NYYPCT) to scrap the Prior Approval Panel;
• Records its thanks to those MPs and North Yorkshire Councils who have recorded their support for the ‘ditch the debt’ motion passed by the York Council at its meeting on 25^th January;
• Remains concerned that reductions, restrictions and delays in NHS treatment in York could have a negative impact upon Council services and budgets.”

The report provided information on the factual background to the motion.  It explained the ‘Prior Approval’ system introduced by NYYPCT on 1 January, outlined the current situation regarding the PCT’s budget overspend and discussed the potential impact of reductions in NHS expenditure on services provided by the Council.  Members were asked to consider this information and decide whether to submit the notice of motion to full Council at this stage, with recommendations (Option 1) or whether to request further information before doing so (Option 2).

Members indicated their support for the motion and its referral to full Council. It was suggested that any further information received be referred to Council in the form of a supplementary report.