Agenda item
Consideration by the Assembly of the Mayor of London's Final Draft Consolidated Budget proposals 2011/12
The Assembly is under a duty to consider the Mayor’s Final Draft Consolidated Budget and to approve it, with or without amendment, in accordance with paragraphs 8(3) and (7) of Schedule 6 of the GLA Act 1999 (as amended).
In accordance with Standing Order 6.8 the following substantive motion will be before the Assembly:
“To approve the Final Draft Budget for 2011/12 with or without amendment.”
[Note: In accordance with GLA Standing Order 6.12 B, the motion set out above shall be considered without being proposed or seconded by a Member. The motion may be amended by a Budget Amendment, in accordance with the procedures described in Standing Orders 6.10, 6.12 and 6.16. The Assembly will consider amendments to the Final Draft Consolidated Budget, and budget-related motions (if any).
If a Budget Amendment is carried by the requisite majority (amendments to the Final Draft Budget require a two-thirds majority of Members present to vote in favour) then the Substantive Motion shall fall and the Final Draft Consolidated Budget shall be deemed agreed as amended.
If no amendment is agreed, or if the Substantive Motion is not passed (whether put to the vote or not) then the Assembly is deemed by law (Paragraph 8(5) of Schedule 6 to the GLA Act 1999) to have approved the Final Draft Consolidated Budget without amendment.]
Minutes:
4.6 The Assembly turned to debate of the Mayor’s Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2011/12.
4.7 The Chair, noting the undertaking given by John Biggs AM to abide by the rules of debate, moved, ”That John Biggs AM be heard”. Upon being put to the vote, this was agreed (13 votes in favour and 10 votes against).
4.8 A formal budget amendment, presented on behalf of the London Assembly’s Conservative Group, was moved by Gareth Bacon AM and seconded by Roger Evans AM (and is attached as Appendix 3).
4.9 A formal budget amendment, presented on behalf of the London Assembly’s Green Group, was moved by Darren Johnson AM and seconded by Jenny Jones AM (and is attached as Appendix 4).
4.10 A formal budget amendment, presented on behalf of the London Assembly’s Liberal Democrat Group, was moved by Mike Tuffrey AM and seconded by Caroline Pidgeon AM (and is attached as Appendix 5).
4.11 A formal budget amendment, presented on behalf of the London Assembly’s Labour Group, was moved by John Biggs AM and seconded by Valerie Shawcross AM (and is attached as Appendix 6).
4.12 During the course of the debate, Tony Arbour AM moved, in accordance with Standing Order 4.5, “That the question now be put to a vote”. The Chair having been satisfied that there had been sufficient debate, and upon being put to the vote, this was agreed (15 votes for and 10 votes against). Accordingly, the four formal amendments to the Final Draft Consolidated Budget for 2011/12 were then put to the vote. In accordance with Standing Order 6.6E(1), a named vote was taken on each amendment.
4.13 Upon being put to the vote, the votes in respect of the amendment in the name of Roger Evans AM were cast as follows:
For the amendment: Tony Arbour AM, Gareth Bacon AM, Richard Barnbrook AM, Richard Barnes AM, Andrew Boff AM, Victoria Borwick AM, James Cleverly AM, Brian Coleman AM, Roger Evans AM, Kit Malthouse AM, Steve O’Connell AM and Richard Tracey AM.
Against the amendment: John Biggs AM, Len Duvall AM, Nicky Gavron AM, Darren Johnson AM, Jenny Jones AM, Joanne McCartney AM, Caroline Pidgeon AM, Murad Qureshi AM, Navin Shah AM, Valerie Shawcross AM, Mike Tuffrey AM, Jennette Arnold AM (Deputy Chair) and Dee Doocey AM (Chair).
4.14 The amendment was declared lost, with 12 votes being cast in favour and 13 votes being cast against.
4.15 Upon being put to the vote, the votes in respect of the amendment in the name of Darren Johnson AM were cast as follows:
For the amendment: Jenny Jones AM and Darren Johnson AM.
Against the amendment: Tony Arbour AM, Gareth Bacon AM, Richard Barnes AM, John Biggs AM, Andrew Boff AM, Victoria Borwick AM, James Cleverly AM, Brian Coleman AM, Len Duvall AM, Roger Evans AM, Nicky Gavron AM, Kit Malthouse AM, Joanne McCartney AM, Steve O’Connell AM, Caroline Pidgeon AM, Murad Qureshi AM, Navin Shah AM, Valerie Shawcross AM, Richard Tracey AM, Mike Tuffrey AM, Jennette Arnold AM (Deputy Chair) and Dee Doocey AM (Chair).
4.16 Richard Barnbrook AM abstained from voting on this amendment.
4.17 The amendment was declared lost, with 2 votes being cast in favour, 22 votes being cast against, and with one Member abstaining from voting.
4.18 Upon being put to the vote, the votes in respect of the amendment in the name of Mike Tuffrey AM were cast as follows:
For the amendment: Caroline Pidgeon AM, Mike Tuffrey AM and Dee Doocey AM (Chair).
Against the amendment: Tony Arbour AM, Gareth Bacon AM, Richard Barnes AM, John Biggs AM, Andrew Boff AM, Victoria Borwick AM, James Cleverly AM, Brian Coleman AM, Len Duvall AM, Roger Evans AM, Nicky Gavron AM, Kit Malthouse AM, Joanne McCartney AM, Steve O’Connell AM, Murad Qureshi AM, Navin Shah AM, Valerie Shawcross AM, Richard Tracey AM and Jennette Arnold AM (Deputy Chair).
4.19 Richard Barnbrook AM, Darren Johnson AM, and Jenny Jones AM abstained from voting on this amendment.
4.20 The amendment was declared lost, with 3 votes being cast in favour, 19 votes being cast against, and with 3 Members abstaining from voting.
4.21 Upon being put to the vote, the votes in respect of the amendment in the name of John Biggs AM were cast as follows:
For the amendment: John Biggs AM, Len Duvall AM, Nicky Gavron AM, Joanne McCartney AM, Murad Qureshi AM, Navin Shah AM, Valerie Shawcross AM and Jennette Arnold AM (Deputy Chair).
Against the amendment: Tony Arbour AM, Gareth Bacon AM, Richard Barnes AM, Andrew Boff AM, Victoria Borwick AM, James Cleverly AM, Brian Coleman AM, Roger Evans AM, Kit Malthouse AM, Steve O’Connell AM, Caroline Pidgeon AM, Richard Tracey AM, Mike Tuffrey AM and Dee Doocey AM (Chair).
4.22 Richard Barnbrook AM, Darren Johnson AM and Jenny Jones AM abstained from voting on this amendment.
4.23 The amendment was declared lost, with 8 votes being cast in favour, 14 votes against and with 3 Members abstaining from voting.
4.24 The following budget related motion was moved by Mike Tuffrey AM and seconded by Joanne McCartney AM:
“This Assembly notes the success of Neighbourhood Policing and regrets the Mayor’s proposal to remove 100 Sergeants from the Safer Neighbourhood Teams over the coming year. We do not believe a case for these reductions has been made given that the review of SNTs is still underway. We ask the Mayor to reverse this decision.”
4.25 Upon being put to the vote, the budget related motion in the name of Mike Tuffrey AM, namely:
“This Assembly notes the success of Neighbourhood Policing and regrets the Mayor’s proposal to remove 100 Sergeants from the Safer Neighbourhood Teams over the coming year. We do not believe a case for these reductions has been made given that the review of SNTs is still underway. We ask the Mayor to reverse this decision.”
was carried (13 votes in favour and 11 votes against).
4.26 There being no other formal budget amendments or budget-related motions, the substantive motion, namely:
“To approve the Final Draft Budget for 2011/12 without amendment.”
was put to the vote.
4.27 This was not carried (11 votes were cast in favour, 13 votes were cast against and one Member abstained from voting).
4.28 However, it was noted that, as no amendment to the Final Draft Consolidated Budget had attracted the requisite two thirds majority of votes cast in its favour, the Final Draft Consolidated Budget for 2011/12, as submitted by the Mayor, was deemed to have been approved without amendment, in accordance with Paragraph 8(5) of Schedule 6 to the GLA Act 1999 (as amended).
4.29 The Chair announced that this concluded the Assembly’s consideration of the Final Draft Consolidated Budget.
Supporting documents:
- Appendix 3 - Conservative Group Budget Amendment, item 4c PDF 216 KB View as DOC (4c/1) 204 KB
- Appendix 4 - Green Group Budget Amendment, item 4c PDF 171 KB View as DOC (4c/2) 202 KB
- Appendix 5 - Liberal Democrat Group Budget Amendment, item 4c PDF 287 KB View as DOC (4c/3) 216 KB
- Appendix 6 - Labour Group Budget Amendment, item 4c PDF 189 KB View as DOC (4c/4) 192 KB