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There were three
motions submitted in accordance with Standing Order 4.8.12.
 

A)   
Anti
Luton-Airport Expansion
 
RESOLVED: The
Council resolved that the Leader and
the Deputy Leader write jointly to the Leader, Deputy Leader, Luton
Borough Council’s Chief Executive, the Managing Director of
Luton Rising (the trading name of LLAOL), the Leaders/Deputy
Leaders of all surrounding local government authorities, all
relevant (local) members of parliament, the Secretary of State and
the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport clearly stating that we
as a Council are opposed to any further expansion of Luton
Airport.
 

B)   
White
Ribbon
 
RESOLVED: The
Council resolved to:

 

(1)  
Encourage all male councillors to take the White
Ribbon pledge to never to take part in, condone or stay silent
about violence against women.
 

(2)  
Work towards White Ribbon accreditation, joining
the large number of public sector bodies that have already done
so.
 

(3)  
Mark White Ribbon Day on 25 November each year
(aim for 2024, if not 2025) and encourage participation among
councillors, council staff and local
organisations.
 

(4)  
Continue to work with organisations and support
campaigns for the end of violence against women and the promotion
of healthy relationships.
 

(5)  
Ask the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council to
write to the Secretary of State for Education to request further
work be done in support of all elements of this motion.
 

(6)  
Call out all forms of sexual objectification and
all its negative outcomes and encourage others to do the same.
Championing the wellbeing of everyone, particularly of women and
girls, and encouraging the education of everyone, particularly of
men and boys.
 

C)   
Health
Intervention
 
RESOLVED: The
Council would incorporate the following into service
planning and funding streams and:
 

(1)  
Look to include the consideration of health and
well-being implications in the decision-making process across all
portfolios and service directorates, with increased support
resources for officers (such as toolkits, assessment logic flows
etc.);
 

(2)  
Ask Officers to ensure that, as the
Council’s policies are routinely reviewed, specific
consideration is given to how policies and our related decisions
and actions, affect our contribution to health interventions and
outcomes, and where necessary, update these policies to have better
impacts wherever possible. As part of this, Overview & Scrutiny
should be given the opportunity to review policy changes and
regularly review progress on health interventions;
 

(3)  
Ask Officers to continue to liaise with
Hertfordshire County Council colleagues and continue to work with
the Herts and West Essex and Cambridge and Peterborough Integrated
Care Boards in their work on this, to take account of the findings
in the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, and to encourage the Chair
of Overview & Scrutiny and each Area Forum Chair to invite
presentation of information on population health, health
initiatives, and service provision for consideration by their
respective committees and the wider public, at least once
annually.
 

(4)  
Ask officers to investigate the most appropriate
training for Members and officers about how to promote health
interventions, outcomes, and policies for consideration by
Council;
 

(5)  
Request that the Leader and Deputy Leader write to
the Secretary of State for Health requesting that they provide the
necessary powers and resources to make local action on health
interventions and outcomes easier and to support the implementation
of the recommendations of the joint LGA and NHS Confederation
report on Integrated Care Partnerships (Integrated Care
Partnerships: Driving the future vision for health and care | Local
Government Association).
 

(6)  
Request that the Leader and Deputy Leader write to
the Chief Executive of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB
requesting that they initiate a process of constitutional variation
(as provided for under section 1.6 of the ICB constitution), with a
view to inviting a third Local Authority partner member to join the
ICB, and to consider allowing for that member to be drawn from
either Hertfordshire County Council or North Hertfordshire District
Council.
 

(7)  
Continue to work with partners across the
District, County and wider region to
deliver widespread positive health interventions and
outcomes.