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It was moved by Councillor Joe Otten, seconded by Councillor Katie Condliffe, that this Council:-

(a)       notes the #WhyIAmIn campaign supporting membership of the European Union, which was launched by the Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam, and has gained support from Sir Richard Branson, among others;

(b)       believes remaining part of the European Union is vital to the long term security of Sheffield businesses and to building a stronger local economy; and

(c)        calls upon Sheffield businesses and public sector organisations to highlight the importance of remaining within the European Union in the run-up to the 2014 European Parliament elections.

Whereupon, it was moved by Councillor Leigh Bramall, seconded by Councillor Julie Dore, as an amendment, that the Motion now submitted be amended by the deletion of paragraph (c) and the addition of new paragraphs (c) and (d) as follows:-

(c)        believes local businesses should be free to make up their own view on the European Union and not be lectured to by the Liberal Democrat Party; and

(d)       regrets that this Government and the Deputy Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Nick Clegg MP, have yet again let Sheffield and South Yorkshire down over EU funding and urges them to urgently reconsider these proposals and give South Yorkshire a fair deal.

On being put to the vote the amendment was carried.

The original Motion, as amended, was then put as a Substantive Motion in the following form and carried:-

RESOLVED:  That this Council:-

(a)       notes the #WhyIAmIn campaign supporting membership of the European Union, which was launched by the Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam, and has gained support from Sir Richard Branson, among others;

(b)       believes remaining part of the European Union is vital to the long term security of Sheffield businesses and to building a stronger local economy; and

(c)        believes local businesses should be free to make up their own view on the European Union and not be lectured to by the Liberal Democrat Party; and

(d)       regrets that this Government and the Deputy Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Nick Clegg MP, have yet again let Sheffield and South Yorkshire down over EU funding and urges them to urgently reconsider these proposals and give South Yorkshire a fair deal.

(Note: 1. Councillors Rob Frost, Sylvia Anginotti, Colin Ross, Joe Otten, Penny Baker, Diana Stimely, Roger Davison, Sue Alston, Andrew Sangar, Denise Reaney, Ian Auckland, Anders Hanson, Katie Condliffe, David Baker, Alison Brelsford and Trevor Bagshaw voted for paragraphs (a) and (b) and against paragraphs (c) and (d) of the Substantive Motion and asked for this to be recorded.

2. Councillor Robert Murphy voted for paragraphs (a) and (b) and abstained on paragraphs (c) and (d) of the Substantive Motion and asked for this to be recorded.)