Agenda item

Notice of Motion given by Councillor Julie Dore

That this Council:-

 

(a)       welcomes the recent news that Sheffield City Region is set to partner Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company, in a deal worth millions of pounds to the city;

 

(b)       notes that this will be Boeing’s first factory in Europe and that, alongside the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), this has further cemented Sheffield City Region’s credentials as a global centre for innovation-inspired advanced manufacturing;

 

(c)        notes the significant national coverage the recent deals with Boeing and McLaren are bringing to the area and believes that under this Administration the message is clear: “Sheffield is open for business”;

 

(d)       reaffirms that this Administration is committed to growing our local economy and is having great success in this; in turn, creating jobs and increasing living standards;

 

(e)       believes that this Administration’s approach is in stark contrast to the Liberal Democrats who, when in national government, chose to make damaging cuts in funding for regional growth and failed to provide adequate financial support to local businesses and cancelled the Labour Government’s loan to Sheffield Forgemasters;

 

(f)        notes that the recruitment for the proposed 2,300-square-metre Boeing Sheffield facility is anticipated to begin from late 2018, with a planned Boeing investment of more than £20 million into the site, and believes this demonstrates what can be achieved with a proactive approach to business creation and investment, as undertaken by this Administration; and

 

(g)       supports the Administration’s commitment to making Sheffield a leader in advanced manufacturing in the country.

 

Minutes:

 

Boeing Investment

 

 

9.1

RESOLVED: On the Motion of Councillor Julie Dore, seconded by Councillor Lisa Banes, that this Council:-

 

(a)       welcomes the recent news that Sheffield City Region is set to partner Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company, in a deal worth millions of pounds to the city;

 

(b)       notes that this will be Boeing’s first factory in Europe and that, alongside the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), this has further cemented Sheffield City Region’s credentials as a global centre for innovation-inspired advanced manufacturing;

 

(c)        notes the significant national coverage the recent deals with Boeing and McLaren are bringing to the area and believes that under this Administration the message is clear: “Sheffield is open for business”;

 

(d)       reaffirms that this Administration is committed to growing our local economy and is having great success in this; in turn, creating jobs and increasing living standards;

 

(e)       believes that this Administration’s approach is in stark contrast to the Liberal Democrats who, when in national government, chose to make damaging cuts in funding for regional growth and failed to provide adequate financial support to local businesses and cancelled the Labour Government’s loan to Sheffield Forgemasters;

 

(f)        notes that the recruitment for the proposed 2,300-square-metre Boeing Sheffield facility is anticipated to begin from late 2018, with a planned Boeing investment of more than £20 million into the site, and believes this demonstrates what can be achieved with a proactive approach to business creation and investment, as undertaken by this Administration; and

 

(g)       supports the Administration’s commitment to making Sheffield a leader in advanced manufacturing in the country.

 

 

 

9.1.1

The votes on the Motion were ordered to be recorded and were as follows:-

 

 

 

For the Motion (50)

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The Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Anne Murphy) and Councillors Helen Mirfin-Boukouris, Chris Rosling-Josephs, Ian Saunders, Karen McGowan, Michelle Cook, Kieran Harpham, Talib Hussain, Mark Jones, Craig Gamble Pugh, Mazher Iqbal, Mary Lea, Zahira Naz, Andy Bainbridge, Steve Wilson, Abdul Khayum, Alan Law, Abtisam Mohamed, Lewis Dagnall, Cate McDonald, Chris Peace, Bob Johnson, George Lindars-Hammond, Josie Paszek, Lisa Banes, Terry Fox, Pat Midgley, David Barker, Tony Downing, Mohammad Maroof, Julie Dore, Ben Miskell, Jack Scott, Mike Drabble, Dianne Hurst, Peter Rippon, Dawn Dale, Peter Price, Garry Weatherall, Tony Damms, Jayne Dunn, Richard Crowther, Olivia Blake, Ben Curran, Neale Gibson, Adam Hurst, Zoe Sykes, Mick Rooney, Jackie Satur and Paul Wood.

 

 

 

 

 

Against the Motion (0)

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Nil

 

 

 

 

 

Abstained on the Motion (0)

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Nil

 

 

9.2

(NOTE: In the absence of a mover for the amendment, Amendment Number 3 on the list of amendments circulated at the meeting, was not considered by the Council.)