MOTION B 2014/15
Councillor Engert has given notice that she will MOVE the following MOTION:
Affordable Homes
This Council is concerned by recent figures from the charity Shelter about the lack of affordable homes for sale in Haringey. This council notes that Shelter only classified one home for sale in Haringey as affordable.
This Council also notes:
· The Government has provided support for help-to-buy schemes and shared ownership, as well as backing mortgages with lower deposits.
· The Government has encouraged the building of new homes and changed borrowing rules to make it easier for councils to build new homes.
This Council further notes that whilst this Council’s policy is for 50% affordable homes on large developments, in practice this target has not always been achieved.
This Council re-affirms the commitment to require 50% affordable homes on major schemes in the borough to increase the number of affordable homes available to local residents.
MOTION C 2014/15
Councillor Morton has given notice that he will MOVE the following MOTION:
Organ Donation
This Council notes:
· Three people die every day in the UK whilst waiting for an organ transplant and many others lose their lives before they even get on to the transplant list.
· There is a serious shortage of organs and the gap between the number of organs donated and the number of people waiting for a transplant is increasing.
· Transplants are very successful and the number of people needing a transplant is expected to rise steeply due to an ageing population, an increase in kidney failure and scientific advances which mean that more people are now able to benefit from a transplant
· The consent rate for organ transplants is one of the lowest in Europe, with four in ten families saying no to allowing their loved one’s organs to be donated. This is exacerbated because many people have not recorded their wishes about donation or discussed it with their families in advance.
· One donor can save the life of several people, restore the sight of two others and improve the quality of life of many more. Each year 3,500 people give organs - saving and transforming lives.
· In 2015 the Human Transplantation Wales Act will introduce a soft opt-out system for consent to deceased organ and tissue donation in Wales to increase the number of organs and tissues available for transplant. A similar system has been recently proposed in the Scottish Parliament.
This Council resolves:
· To promote and support organ donation in partnership with Whittington Health, Haringey/Islington Council and NHS Blood and Transplant. - This partnership is the first of its kind between local councils and an integrated care organisation and is a further mark of our commitment to deliver for our community.
· To raise awareness to enable more people with life threatening conditions to benefit from organ donations from people whose lives have been cruelly cut short.
· To encourage the Government to investigate implementing a nationwide soft opt-out organ donation system in line with the model which is due to be introduced by the National Assembly for Wales.
Minutes:
Item not considered.