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A
A
B
In
the
name
of
god,
the
most
gracious
the
most
merciful,
oh
lord
of
the
universe.
We
begin
this
meeting
today
as
we
begin
all
our
affairs,
regardless
of
their
life-changing
significance
or
their
everyday
mundaneness
by
declaring
that
all
praise
and
glory
is
only
for
you
and
by
expressing
to
you
our
gratitude
and
appreciation
o
almighty
one.
We
thank
you.
We
thank
you
for
the
favors
and
blessings
that
we
have
knowledge
of
and
counts
us
more,
that
we
do
not
and
take
for
granted.
B
We
thank
you
o
lord
for
time
and
opportunity,
health
and
ability,
peace
and
stability,
and
especially
on
a
day
like
today.
Oh
lord,
we
thank
you
for
the
high
temperatures
and
the
hot
weather
the
like
of
which
we
spend
thousands
of
pounds
to
travel
to
yet,
despite
living
close
to
the
sea,
we
complain
of
when
we
receive
it
without
charge.
B
After
acknowledging
all
your
blessings,
oh
lord,
we
pray
in
your
name
and
beseech
you
o
creator
and
sustainer.
Those
who
are
hungry
provide
them.
Those
who
are
naked
clothe
them,
those
who
are
homeless,
shelter
them.
Those
who
are
in
distress
assist
them.
Those
who
are
in
the
midst
of
chaos,
harbor
them
and
those
whose
loved
ones
are
missing,
unite
them.
B
They
know
they,
as
we
all,
are
weak
and
full
of
shortcomings.
Allow
them,
through
your
grace,
oh
lord,
to
fulfill
their
duty
in
a
selfless
manner
and
to
the
best
of
their
ability.
Oh,
the
majestic.
The
diversity
of
your
creation
of
human
beings
is
a
sign
of
your
greatness
and
not
of
your
beneficiaries.
B
We
beseech
you,
oh
lord,
that
in
spite
of
our
diverse
backgrounds,
skin
colors
genders
economic
conditions,
political
affiliations,
religions
and
ideologies
unite
us
unite
us
on
the
truth,
on
goodness,
on
compassion
and
unrighteousness,
inspire
us
to
work
together
with
wisdom
to
defeat
tyranny,
oppression,
hate
propaganda
and
all
lies.
Yes,
oh
lord,
there
will
be
fire
the
debate
and
there
will
have
been
some
advanced,
orchestrated
planning.
That
is
the
nature
of
our
democracies.
B
We
thank
you
for
them,
o
lord,
and
ask
you
o
lord
to
shower
upon
them
goodness
from
your
treasures.
In
conclusion,
my
lord
guide
us
inspire
us
use
us
as
tools
of
righteousness
and
mercy
for
the
common
good,
not
only
of
our
town
but
for
the
whole
of
humanity.
Oh
allah,
only
you,
we
worship,
and
only
you
only
from
you.
We
seek
seek
assistance,
amen.
A
Please
be
aware
that
wording
council
is
holding
this
evening's
meeting
here
in
the
assembly
hall
as
a
precautionary
responses
to
the
current
number
of
covet
cases.
The
venue
also
provides
a
more
practical
space
for
this
meeting.
Given
the
current
heat
wave.
With
this
in
mind,
gentlemen,
you
may
remove
your
jackets
for
comfort
during
the
meeting.
A
A
This
meeting
is
being
live
streamed
at
the
stream
hall
begin
at
the
commencement
of
the
meeting
and
conclude
when
I
have
declared
the
meeting
closed
during
debate.
If
I
indicate
that
you
can
speak,
an
officer
will
bring
a
microphone
over
to
you,
please
be
patient.
A
A
D
A
A
A
Question
agenda
4
questions
from
the
public.
There
is
now
30
minutes
for
public
question
time.
The
council
has
received
three
pre-submitted
questions
ahead
of
this
meeting.
Any
questions
not
submitted
in
advance
may
be
answered
this
evening
or
a
written
answer
will
be
provided
in
three
working
days.
E
E
One
member
of
our
food
network
is
feeding
520
people
a
week.
It
said
a
bit
more
in
the
written
question,
but
we've
readjusted
it
because
it's
more
accurate
and
will
close
by
mid-august
due
to
lack
of
food
and
funds,
they
work
with
80
volunteers
and
provide
250
000
pounds
worth
of
labor
and
infrastructure
support
each
year.
E
E
F
F
So
all
of
what
you're
saying
all
of
the
words
you
say,
I
completely
recognize
and
I'd
like
to
start
by
thanking
the
organizations
who
have
given
huge
amounts
of
their
own
personal
time,
resource
and
energy
in
order
to
support
and
residents
who
are
most
in
need
I'll,
give
a
much
more
detailed
account
of
that
later
on
in
the
meeting
when
I
talk
about
the
cost
of
living
emergency,
I
know
the
mantra
of
the
food
network
and
I
know
what
it's
always
been
because
before
I
became
a
member
of
the
cabinet,
I
used
to
help
run
a
local
food
bank
man.
F
That's
food
space,
money,
food,
space,
money,
food,
space,
money.
We
understand
what
the
need
looks
like
for
us
now,
it's
our
job
through
the
cost
of
living
emergency,
to
try
to
deliver
on
that.
Whatever
way
we
possibly
can,
our
commitment
in
our
manifesto
is
a
hundred
thousand
pounds
into
the
discretionary
support,
but
we've
decided
to
set
up
a
specific
cost
of
living
emergency
budget
stream
in
order
to
to
use
that
money
to
the
best
effect.
F
What
we're
going
to
do
in
the
next
few
days
is
we're
going
to
convene
an
emergency
panel
of
relevant
stakeholders
and
that
will
include
members
of
the
food
network
because
we
want
to
sit
down
and
talk
to
them
about
how
we
best
get
that
money
as
quickly
as
possible
to
those
who
are
most
in
need,
but
actually
we're
also
and
I'll
come
to
it
later
on
we're
also
going
to
be
developing
a
cost
of
living
emergency
strategy,
that's
short,
medium
and
long
term,
but
that's
after
the
emergency,
because
I
recognize
right
now.
F
There
is
a
lot
of
organizations
that
are
on
their
knees.
Looking
at
our
budget,
we're
currently
looking
at
the
capital
program
where
we
can
make
changes
in
order
to
support
the
infrastructure
of
these
organizations,
we're
also
looking
at
best
practice.
We
know
there's
councils
out
there,
like
lewis
who've,
made
an
incredible
cost
of
living
emergency
response.
Not
all
councils
are
in
the
same
financial
situation.
Some
are
in
a
more
more
advantageous
situation
than
others,
and
I
recognize
that.
F
However,
we
are
doing
everything
in
our
power
to
look
at
all
of
those
other
organizations
to
find
out
what
levers
they
are
using
to
get
the
resource
to
the
places
that
it's
needed
as
quickly
as
possible
as
part
of
our
emergency
response,
we're
also
working
with
west
sussex
now,
in
order
to
make
sure
that
the
funding
that's
coming
down
from
central
government
filters
down
as
quickly
as
possible
in
the
most
effective
way
to
the
localities
and
we're
doing
that
as
we
speak.
F
So
there's
a
huge
amount
of
work
going
on
behind
the
scenes
right
now
to
get
as
much
as
we
possibly
can
in
terms
of
resource.
We
will
leverage
as
much
as
we
can
from
our
council,
but
we
want
to
use
our
partners
as
well.
We
have
a
legal
responsibility
to
balance
the
council's
budget
and
deliver
statute
duty
and
services.
F
We
all
know
that,
and
we
have
to
deliver
on
that,
but
we
also
have
a
responsibility
to
our
residents
to
put
every
ounce
of
resource
that
we
have
to
make
sure
that
those
who
are
struggling
to
feed
themselves
and
their
families,
their
needs
are
met
and
rest
assured
we
will
and
as
we
go
forward
over
the
next
coming
days
and
weeks,
we
will
involve
our
stakeholders
in
these
conversations
about
getting
that
done.
Asap.
E
Yes,
thank
you
very
much,
carl
for
that
and
it's
good
that
it's
going
to
be
discussed.
One
thing
that
we're
a
little
bit
concerned
about
is
new
structures
being
created
like
what
counties
seem
to
want
to
do
and
I'd
like
to
ask
that
the
local
council
can
advocate
for
the
food
network
being
more
than
capable
of
deciding
who
should
be
able
to
receive
the
food
and
for
us
to
administer
it
not
having
a
community
hub
or
something
which
has
pay
implications
and
everything
else.
E
F
Yeah
yeah
thanks
very
much
yeah
I
mean
I
agree.
I
mean
I've
been
fortunate
to
to
see
the
work
of
the
food,
the
edwin
worthing
food
network
and
to
look
at
the
organizations
who
are
doing
this
on
the
ground.
I
am
and
have
always
been
a
firm
believer
that
you
have
to
get
the
resource
to
as
close
to
the
people
who
are
giving
out
the
food
as
possible,
because
the
reality
is,
they
know
how
to
do
it.
They
they.
They
know
how
to
do
it
better
than
worthing
borough
council.
F
They
know
how
to
do
better
than
west
sussex
county
council.
So
for
us,
it's
going
to
be
that's
why
it's
so
important
that
we
do
this
as
a
genuine
partnership.
So
we
will
lobby
as
hard
as
we
possibly
can
in
terms
of
west
assets,
county
council,
our
partners
there,
who
I
know,
are
keen
to
be
doing
work
in
this
area
and
supporting
the
cost
of
living
emergency.
F
We're
going
to
be
working
hard
with
our
officers
to
make
sure
that
as
much
of
this
resource
goes
to
the
point
that
it's
needed
and
that
the
the
reason
why
the
ada
and
worthing
food
network
exists
is
for
this
reason
to
get
the
resource
where
it
needed
as
quickly
as
possible.
So
I'll
give
you
my
reassurance,
we're
going
to
do
as
much
as
we
possibly
can
to
make
that
happen.
A
G
Good
evening,
what
realistic
actions
will
you,
the
council,
take
to
attract
businesses
who
require
high
skilled
workers
and
therefore
pay
higher
salaries
to
worthing.
H
Of
course,
yeah,
I'm
sorry
I've
kind
of
got
my
back
to
you.
Please
move
around
a
bit.
It's
mr
vinicom!
Is
it
okay
thanks?
So
worthing
has
a
has
a
reputation
as
a
great
place
to
live
and
to
live
and
visit,
and
for
many
it's
also
a
great
place
to
work.
I
actually
had
a
look
at
not
the
last
census
21,
but
the
one
before
that
2011.
H
and
there's
some
some
data
in
there
in
terms
of
people
in
worthing
who
work
and
and
where
they
work
and
55
of
people
who
work
of
worthing
people
who
work
work
in
worthy.
Now
that
sounds
okay,
but
when
you
think
about
it,
it
means
almost
half
of
people
in
worthing
who
work
work
outside
of
where
them.
So
I
don't
think
that's
a
great.
H
So
it's
really
important
that
as
you
as
you
suggest,
that
we
have
well
paid
local
jobs
for
for
people
in
worthing
and
you
reference
global
businesses.
I
mean
it
doesn't
have
to
be
through
global
through
global
companies.
There
are
companies
in
worthing
who
aren't
household
names
but
have
a
global
reach.
I'm
thinking
of
a
company
near
me
called
eti
who
make
electronic
thermometers
and
they
employ
over
150
people
and
they're
good
jobs,
they're
good,
well-paid
jobs,
and
there
are
other
companies
in
worthing
who
provide
employment
of
that
of
that
nature.
H
H
Well,
there
are
challenges.
Of
course,
we
space,
I
think,
is
the
biggest
the
biggest
challenge
commercial
space
and
most
of
the
commercial
space
is
in
private
hands.
But
as
a
council
we
are,
we
have
our
own
space
as
well,
and
we
have
developed
or
are
developing
decoy
farm
in
eastwood.
You
may
know
about
that
and
we're
looking
to
attract
high
quality,
private
sector
investment
to
decoy
farm,
so
there
should
be
good
jobs
there.
Hopefully,
green
jobs
as
well.
H
Skills
is
another
area
which
is
which
is
a
challenge.
So,
as
a
council,
we
can
work
with
our
educators
to
to,
if
you
like,
to
boost
the
skills
of
the
the
younger
people
in
the
town,
so
that
businesses
have
this
sort
of
talent
pool
to
draw
we
as
a
council,
we
are
determined
to
do
whatever
we
can
to
promote
good
jobs
in
our
town
and
fortunately,
we
have
some
excellent
local
business
groups.
H
H
I
just
wanted
to
finally
mention
the
good
business
charter
which
the
the
local
chamber
of
commerce
has
signed
up
to
we're.
Looking
for
worthingborough
council
we'll
be
signing
up
to
that
and
we'll
be
encouraging
others
to
do
so
as
well.
So
the
good
business
charter
is
there
to
promote
living
wage.
You
know
better
salaries,
better
terms
and
conditions
for
employees,
environmental
responsibility,
ethical
sourcing
and
so
on.
So
thanks
for
your
question,
it's
really
a
key
area
for
us.
G
The
supplementary
statement,
I
think
I
think,
if
you
were
looking
to
try-
and
I
guess
it's
good-
I
agree
that.
Obviously
it
would
be
a
good
idea
to
make
worthing
as
attractive
as
possible
to
businesses.
I
think,
by
comparison
to
a
lot
of
other
towns
that
you're
up
against
it's
going
to
be
extremely
difficult
in
consideration
to
what
others
have
over
what
worthing
does.
So.
I
would
probably
argue
that
there
needs
to
be
something.
A
G
Okay,
so
yeah,
that's,
I
think.
Perhaps
maybe
it's
worth
the
conversation
afterwards
as
well.
I
think
in
if
you
were
looking
as
you
were
mentioning
before
some
sort
of
was
it
business
park.
I
don't
know
the
location
you
mentioned.
Was
it
new
lions?
Was
it
lions,
farm
or
yeah?
I'm.
A
A
A
I
In
good
faith
and
being
cross
party,
I
do
hope
that
counselor
dean
will
be
able
to
be
present
so
that
he
actually
can
take
up
his
role
with
dignity.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
J
I
have
to
say
I'm
a
bit
disappointed.
Everyone
in
this
room
knows
how
I
feel
about
the
marity
and
its
importance,
and
this
is
now
the
third
appointment
I
believe,
of
a
deputy
mayor
in
probably
as
many
months
can
we
please
start
taking
this
role
very
seriously.
It
is
a
high
status
role
in
the
borough
and
it
is
disappointing
that
councillor
dean
isn't
here
tonight,
for
whatever
reason,
if
he's
going
to
be
appointed,
thank
you.
C
D
Thank
you,
madam
mayor,
and
thank
you
councillor,
harman
for
your
comments.
We
appreciate
that
you
take
the
merity
very
seriously.
We
have
done
this
in
good
faith
and
we
thank
councillor
thorpe
for
seconding
the
motion
council
dean.
D
Unfortunately,
I'm
sure
he
won't
mind
me
sharing
is
actually
suffering
from
postcovid,
so
he
unfortunately
is
quite
unwell
at
the
moment.
He
would
very
much
have
liked
to
have
been
here,
but
I'm
sure
we
can
all
appreciate
that
post
covert
is
not
something
to
be
taken
lightly.
D
K
D
Yeah,
thank
you
so
much
councillor
mercer.
I
appreciate
that
you
don't
want
to
nominate
somebody
who
doesn't
want
to
do
it.
Counselor
dean
has
emailed
me
to
say
that
he
is
delighted
to
accept
this
role.
I
can
send
it
to
you,
but
I
don't
think
you've
got
your
laptop.
D
I
appreciate
that,
if
you
wish
to
see
this,
of
course
you
can,
I
don't
quite
know
what
further
actions
I
can
take
this
evening
apart
from
say,
there's
a
whole
group
of
us
here
that
will
vouch
safe
for
the
fact
that
council
dean
wishes
to
accept
this
role.
A
A
D
I
do
madam
mayor
is
that
okay?
Yes,
of
course
thank
you
so
as
we've
just
discussed
councillor,
ghana
has
indeed
stepped
down
as
deputy
mayor
in
order
to
take
a
cabinet
position,
which
we
think
is
great
news
and
council
dean
is
now
our
deputy
mayor.
That
does
mean
that
we
need
to
make
some
amendments
to
our
committee
positions.
D
D
C
D
D
A
Cheeks
as
a
q-tip,
do
you
have
any
announcements?
No.
Thank
you
very
much.
We're
going
to
move
on
to
item
number
seven
items
raised
under
urgency
provisions.
I
have
not
been
advised
of
any
urgent
matters
to
be
considered
at
this
evening
meeting
number
eight
recommendation
from
the
cabinet
and
committees
to
council.
We
shall
now
consider
the
recommendations
as
set
out
in
the
agenda
pack
at
items.
8A
8b
and
8c
councillors
have
had
an
opportunity
to
read
the
reports
and
the
recommendations.
A
L
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
The
joint
governance
committee
considered
the
parish
council
appointments
to
the
committee
at
a
meeting
on
31st
of
may
2022.
The
recommendation
set
out
on
page
seven
of
the
agenda
pack
is
as
follows.
A
A
M
M
Mayor,
I
just
wanted
to
say
make
a
few
comments
before
I
make
the
recommendations
just
mention
that
josh
in
the
past
had
a
bit
of
a
reputation
for
being
morobund,
but
I
think
that's
changing.
M
M
M
The
joint
overview
screw
and
scrutiny
committee
considered
the
2021-22
work
programme
at
its
meeting
on
the
9th
of
june.
The
recommendations
set
out
on
page
8
of
the
agenda
pack
is
as
follows
that
the
the
annual
report
be
submitted
to
the
ada
and
worthing
council
meetings
in
july
2022
for
approval.
Thank
you.
A
A
D
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
This
is
the
first
of
three
reports
coming
from
jsc
this
evening,
all
three
related
to
financial
performance
and
budget.
This
first
one
as
you've
already
said,
is
financial
performance,
2021-22
revenue
out
turn
and
the
jsc
recommended
that
ada
district
council,
which
is
meeting
on
the
21st
of
july
and
worthing
council,
which
meets
this
evening.
A
A
A
A
D
So
this
is
the
final
one
from
jsc
on
the
5th
of
july,
and
I
should
add
that
there
was
some
debate
at
jsc
so
that
this
recommendation
comes
as
follows:
that
the
jsc
recommended
that
worthing
borough
council
approve
the
budget
strategy
for
2022-23,
as
outlined
in
section
9
of
the
report,
noting
that
the
budget
strategy
for
worthing
borough
council
will
be
developed
to
fall
in
line
with
the
new
economic
strategy,
which
will
be
brought
to
the
joint
strategic
subcommittee
for
worthing
in
september
and
will
have
due
regard
to
the
joint
arrangements
with
ada
district
council.
A
A
Thank
you
very
much.
The
proposal
is
carried
item
number
nine
report
of
the
leader
on
decisions
taken
by
the
cabinet.
I
refer
you.
I
refer
to
you
leaders
report
on
page
15-28
of
the
agenda,
pac
containing
details
of
the
decisions
taken
by
cabinet
members,
the
joint
strategic
committee
and
the
joint
strategic
subcommittee
wording
meetings
held
since
the
annual
council
meeting
in
may.
2022
leader,
you
and
members
of
your
cabinet
have
up
to
15
minutes
to
make
any
statements
on
the
decisions
reported
to
council.
D
Thank
you,
madam
mayor,
in
the
interest
of
brevity
and
I'm
going
to
keep
this
short.
It
was
just
to
draw
attention
to
the
report
that
went
to
our
first
worthing
strategy.
No
joint
strategic
subcommittee
for
worthing
I'll
get
that
right,
which
outlined
our
100-day
plan
and
the
key
areas
that
we
are
working
on
and
it
was
a
well-received
report.
All
the
cabinet
members
discussed
it.
We
sincerely
hope
that
the
council
have
read
it
and
if
there
are
any
questions
we
welcome
them.
Thank
you.
A
K
Thank
you,
madam
mayor,
just
seeking
clarification
really
from
the
leader,
the
pspos
that
we're
talking
about
talk
about
the
worthing
center,
but
when
they
were
approved
last
year
they
were
worthing
wide.
Can
you
clarify
which
it
is
please.
D
The
public
drinking
pspo
is
that
the
one
council
mercer
yes,
so
that
is
predominantly
in
the
town
centre
and
I
think,
as
councillor
wallow,
who
has
sent
her
apologies
tonight
outlined,
we
will
monitor
that
incredibly
closely
to
see
how
that
is
being
used
as
a
deterrent.
I'm
sure
that
you
know
being
a
former
cabinet
member
that
has
not
been
used
in
its
previous
incarnation
to
find
anybody,
but
the
police
have
used
it
as
a
deterrent,
so
that
will
be
continued
to
be
used
in
that
way
in
the
town
centre.
D
A
C
N
Yeah
my
expand
on
that
because,
having
been
in
a
licensed
door,
trade
myself
that
pspo
encompasses
all
of
worthing
and
you
can't
just
pick
on
one
area
of
the
town,
you
have
to
enforce
it
across
the
whole
borough
of
worthy.
D
I
Madam
mayor,
I
have
two
questions.
The
one
the
first
one
might
seem
very
minor
and
pedantic,
but
in
your
various
reports,
particularly
the
subcommittees,
it
states
unanimously
agreed.
I
So
I'm
asking,
can
the
author
of
these
reports
be
more
specific
and
include
the
words
by
the
committee?
Please?
We
know
these
subcommittees
recently.
I
It
states
that
in
the
report
that
76
500
has
been
approved
by
the
current
administration,
but
in
various
parts
of
the
jos
14th
of
july
report
and
the
jsc
revenue
budget
reported
the
5th
of
july
state
very
clearly
that
the
reserves,
that
is
uncommitted,
resources,
are
very
limited
and
there
are
no
special
or
other
reserves
for
worthing
our
cap
capacity
reserves
varying
from
446
million.
That's
sorry,
I
wish
a
thousand
to
396
000
and
a
working
balance
of
1.35
million,
our
working
balance
being
9.8
of
our
net
revenue
position.
I
Paragraph
6.7
of
the
same
report
goes
on
to
say
that
it
is
not
proposed
to
use
the
budget
for
the
for
next
year
2023-24,
but
to
set
challenging
targets
for
savings,
which
we
know
to
be
in
the
region
of
6.3
million
over
the
next
two
years.
So
my
question
is:
how
can
you
justify
upping
the
original
sixty
thousand
pounds
for
the
big,
listen
to
76
500
in
this
year's
budget?
Thank
you.
H
H
Okay,
I
think
the
the
worthing
budget
gap
is
4.3
million
over
three
years.
I
believe,
still
a
significant
amount,
so
the
the
budget
amendments
which
which
were
put
through
were
all
were
all
costed
at
the
time.
So
I
think
the
big
listening
campaign
has
been.
You
know
it
is
properly
costed.
F
Yeah,
if
I
could
just
reply
to
that
from
my
own
perspective
as
the
cabinet
member
for
communities
and
young
people,
obviously
I'm
leading
up
on
the
big
listening
campaign.
So
I'm
not
answering
from
a
financial
perspective,
but
I
do
think
it's
worth
me
justifying
the
importance
of
big
listening.
F
I
did
you
know.
Councils
around
the
country
are
in
a
powerless
position
as
a
direct
result
of
incredibly
short-sighted
lack
of
support
from
central
conservative
government
over
the
last
10
to
12
years,
which
has
put
us
in
this
position
as
well
as
many
other
councils.
So
we
have
to
make
really
difficult
decisions.
We
shouldn't
have
to
make
these
decisions
because,
in
actual
fact,
we
should
be
funded
a
lot
better
than
we
are,
but
we're
not.
F
We
are
where
we
are
the
problem
that
we've
suffered
from
in
this
council
in
recent
years,
and
I
think
it's
probably
contributed
to
why
we've
seen
such
a
radical
change
in
the
council,
the
constituency
of
the
council,
going
from
a
conservative
council
to
a
labor
council,
is
that
in
actual
fact,
this
council
was
not
very
reflective
of
the
needs
of
the
people
of
worthing.
If
we
have
to
make
savings,
I
want
to
make
sure
we
are
making
them
in
accordance
with
what
the
people
of
worthing
want.
I
happen
to
believe.
F
They
know
how
to
run
their
town
better
than
us.
I
think
they're
much
more
in
in
touch
with
what
really
needs
to
happen.
So
if
we
have
to
make
whatever
resources
we
have
go
as
far
as
we
possibly
can.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
they
are
going
to
meet.
The
residents
needs
all
the
way
across
the
town.
You
only
do
that
by
listening
to
them.
You
have
to
commit
to
that,
and
I
think
it's
the
best
way
of
doing
it.
K
K
D
And
councillor
mercer,
forgive
me
if
I've
misunderstood
you
here,
but
I
think
you
might
be
crossing
strategic
committee
with
scrutiny
committee.
So
the
worthing
subcommittee
is
the
subcommittee
of
joint
strategic
committee.
So
it's
essentially
the
cabinet
members
so
where
yourselves
used
to
meet
with
joint
strategic
committee
with
the
aider
members,
which
was
solely
yourselves
and
the
aedra
executive
members,
and
that's
the
were
the
joint
strategic
committee
subcommittee
that
I'm
referring
to
the
joint
overview
and
scrutiny
subcommittee,
still
is
reflective
of
the
different
parties
that
make
up
this
council
policies.
K
A
A
A
There
are
six
rotation
of
speakers
of
speakers
possible
questions
have
been
received
from
counselors,
noel
atkins,
counselor,
hazel,
thorpe,
councillor,
raj,
sorry,
councillor,
russ,
ko
khan.
Sorry,
if
I
didn't
pronounce
you
properly
counselor
richard
nowak
and
councillor
heather,
mercer
first
question
councillor:
councillor
noel
atkins,
would
you
put
your
questions
to
the
leader?
Please.
O
D
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
question.
Councillor
atkins,
I
think
it's
fair
to
say
that
we
have
inherited
some
brown
sites
that
are
in
very,
very
central
places
that
we
need
to
take
very
seriously,
and
I
don't
think
I
need
to
name
those
again,
but
if
I
do
tailgate
in
union
place
and
we're
also
looking
at
the
assets
that
the
council
own
and
I'm
sure,
as
the
previous
administration,
you
may
be
aware
of
some
of
those
assets.
D
There
are
parcels
of
land
and
that
we
have
across
worthing
borough
that
we
believe
may
well
be
better
utilized
for
housing
that
we
will
be
bringing
forward
to
our
respective
committees
and
then
to
this
full
council.
We're
also
watching
closely
as
and
when
any
land
available
land
comes
to
market.
You're.
Very
aware
that
in
worthing
you
know
we
are
on
diminishing
returns
for
land
here,
but
we
are
keeping
a
very
close
eye
and
also
we
are
very,
very
keen
to
engage
with
west
sussex.
D
We're
incredibly
aware,
as
I
know
that
we
all
are,
that
there's
a
massive
pressure
on
housing
and
that
our
temporary
accommodation
bills
are
soaring
that
people
are
really
really
and
starting
to
suffer
seriously
by
our
dialogue
of
accommodation.
So
it
is
an
absolute
priority,
and
I
know
that
my
colleague
and
cabinet
member
councillor
taylor
has
that
as
her
as
her
number
one
issue
to
start
resolving.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
question.
A
Councillor
atkins,
do
you
have
any
supplementary
question.
O
Yes,
please,
madam
mayor
councillor,
cooper
bearing
this
in
mind
and
giving
the
pressing
demand
for
new
homes
in
worthing,
which
is
the
appeal
argument
being
progressed
by
persimmon
as
to
why
they
should
build
at
chatsmore
farm
people.
Waiting
for
new
homes
were
astonished
to
see
that
her
labor
planning
committee
members
voted
against
the
brownfield
applications
for
hundreds
of
new
homes
to
be
built
on
both
union
place,
169
homes
and
the
gas
works,
209
homes
site
applications.
O
D
Thank
you,
so
thank
you.
Councillor
atkins.
I
think
it's
not
reasonable
to
assume
that
anything
has
been
lost.
I
think,
with
the
new
administration,
what
you're
going
to
find
is
that
we
are
absolutely
committed
to
looking
at
our
social
housing
stock
and
increasing
it
in
whatever
way
we
can-
and
we
are
looking
at
that
in
terms
of
the
brown
sites
that
we
have
available.
D
We
are
reviewing
what
is
the
best
option
and
what
are
the
best
models
and
what
is
the
most
affordable
way
to
provide
social
housing
on
those
brownfield
sites?
We
will
be
coming
forward
with
our
plans.
I
appreciate
that
it
is
a
change
of
administration
and
that
we
will
not
necessarily
be
continuing
with
the
previous
administration's
plans,
but
that
does
not
mean
that
we
are
any
less
committed
to
providing
housing
for
our
the
residents
here
and
as
a
labour
administration,
we
are
committed
to
providing
social
housing
there.
D
We
are
aware
every
day
of
the
pressures
of
our
housing
register,
of
social
housing,
of
people
not
being
able
to
afford
their
rent,
and
we
appreciate
that
it
is,
in
essence,
an
emergency
that
goes
alongside
the
cost
of
living
emergency.
So
many
thanks
for
keeping
up
the
pressure.
We
do
appreciate
it
and
we
will
respond
by
making
sure
that
we
are
moving
at
pace
with
our
officers
to
bring
forward
solutions.
Thank
you.
D
I
actually
do
agree
with
what
you're
saying
here
in
my
ward
in
marine
ward
on
goring
road,
several
of
the
banks
have
been
closed
and
I
have
had
numerous
older
residents
getting
in
touch
to
say
that
they
are
really
struggling
to
get
into
town,
to
get
to
the
banks
and
in
terms
of
solutions,
I'm
really
happy
to
meet
with
you
and
talk
about
the
cash
action
group
and
what
could
be
done
to
sort
of
support
people
who
find
it
very
difficult
or
more
difficult,
perhaps
to
use
online
banking
services.
D
I
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
I
think
to
some
extent
it's
been
answered,
but
my
question
would
have
been
when
and
how
it
will
this
initiative
be
activated,
and
but
in
what
time
scale
would
you
envisage
the
less
mobile
office
to
be
able
to
avoid
the
impact
of
the
higher
cost
of
living.
D
A
N
Yes,
my
question,
madame
as
leader
or
may
mice
may
be
suited
direct
to
remember
a
generation
or
indeed
councillor
walker
is
regarded
regarding
depart
from
digital
culture,
media
and
sport.
Youth
investment
fund
awarding
to
norfolk
ward,
with
a
total
of
368
million
being
distributed
amongst
650
awards,
nationally
solely
for
ring
ring
fence,
ward
specific
youth
projects
in
the
uk.
N
This
money
is
being
made
available
for
the
government
directly
to
improve
health
well-being
of
young
people,
equip
young
people
with
the
skills
of
work
for
life,
empower
young
people
to
be
active
members
for
their
community
and
society
with
a.
Therefore,
a
potential
chair
given
to
the
water
for
the
council
to
apply
for
is
an
award
worth
up
to
around
550
000
and
even
possibly
more
if
the
right
approach
is
made
in
the
application.
N
In
the
area,
by
encompassing
any
green
areas
in
the
world,
such
as
white
bean,
woods,
northbrook
pond
and
have
further
community
bring
bring
in
such
as
to
ensure
food
banks
are
well
supported
with
a
working
kitchen
in
such
a
centre
where
families
cannot
only
receive
food
parcels
but
to
save
on
the
rising
energy
costs
and
concerned
be
cooked
for
by
their
own
youths
and
fed
in
like
a
restaurant
style
manner.
N
This
is
all
working
towards
a
demonstration
of
user
empowered
are
able
to
take
ownership
of
their
of
their
environment
whilst
taking
care
of
many
concerns
under
one
manner
and
providing
deprived
areas
of
the
community
with
a
chance
to
unite
the
ultimate
goal
here
would
be
a
purpose-built
working
youth
center
and
a
proposal
has
already
been
forwarded
and
several
sites
that
are
identified
to
pursue.
With
with
the
officers
that
said,
progress
and
updates
and
applications
have
been
lacking
administration,
as
there
has
been
no
communication.
N
Communication
inclusively
to
myself
as
well
counsellor
as
I'm
without
any
current
data
to
share
or
openly
openly
well
sorry
as
I'm
without
any
current
data
to
share
or
relay
openly
regarding
it,
residents
will
be
pleased
to
hear
what
has
now
been
put
in
place
to
obtain
central
government
funds
via
any
material
plans
and
an
application
after
it
was
announced
and
it
has
now
been
awarded.
Can
I
obtain
a
pledge
on
record
from
the
executive
on
behalf
of
the
local
residents
that
an
application
has
been
pursued.
F
Yeah,
thank
you
very
much.
Council
cochran.
That's
an
excellent
question.
I've
got
a
few
details
of
my
reply,
so
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
read
it
from
the
from
my
ipad,
we're
currently
just
to
let
you
know
where
we
are
in
terms
of
this
process.
We're
currently
undertaking
an
options
appraisal
with
regards
to
applying
for
the
dmcs
youth
inclusion
funding.
There
are
45
upper
tier
authorities
and
600
awards
are
eligible
to
make
an
application
and
applications
can
be
made
by
both
statutory
and
civil
sector
society
sectors.
F
I'm
sure
you
know
all
about
this,
but
I
want
to
say
this
for
the
benefit
of
people
who
are
watching
at
home.
This
can
include
voluntary
sector
community
and
youth
groups.
It
could
also
include,
for
example,
schools,
housing
associations,
development
trusts,
health
trusts,
police,
commissioners
or
local
youth
partnership.
Worthing
has
one
eligible
ward,
as
you've
noted,
which
is
northbrook.
F
Applications
can
be
made
as
of
september
2022
with
the
overall
program
ceasing
in
march
2025,
and
we
aim
to
have
the
draft
options
appraisal
ready
for
the
beginning
of
august,
which
will
need
to
be
consulted
on
and
agreed
by
key
decision
makers,
as
well
as
wider
local
stakeholders
and
obviously
that'll
include
yourself.
The
funding
is
weighted
to
provide
80
of
capital
investment
and
a
maximum
of
20
in
revenue
funding.
F
An
expectation
of
the
fund
is
that
successful
applicants
will
be
able
to
satisfy
the
awarding
body
that
all
matters
in
terms
of
the
physical
asset
building,
such
as
planning
lease
land
ownership,
are
secure
and
as
such,
they
actually
warrant
the
investment.
So,
additionally,
we
would
need
to
be
able
to
identify
that
the
related
revenue
costs
for
running
the
facility
are
either
in
place
or
are
self-sustaining
through
an
income
generating
financial
model.
F
N
Yes,
so
it's
quite
close
to
my
heart
here
having
kids
in
the
ward
and
I'm
bringing
them
up
there,
given
the
the
problems.
That
ward
has
particularly
faced
being
the
the
top
three
of
of
the
most
deprived
areas
of
west
sussex,
having
directly
stood
for
election
on
this
issue
myself
and
working
with
both
mp
and
officers.
N
Previously
I'd
guns,
where
we've
begun
to
address
this
issue,
and
we
hope
this
is
being
continued
in
a
way
where
one
would
hope
that
the
new
administration
can
divulge
any
plans
on
how
money
will
be
spent
come
september
and
then
we'll
which
will
be
required
in
order
to
supply
and
in
order
to
apply
and
subsequently
invite
those
concerned
and
involved
to
provide
input
to
the
project.
Given
the
current
situation
and
the
big
listening
campaign
should
involve
with
that
as
well.
N
Does
a
leader
and
council
walker
expects
the
accounts
to
apply
for
the
fund
openly
in
such
a
way
where
we're
able
to
access
and
extract
the
maximum
outcome
from
the
government
funding
before
the
window
to
apply
for
the
funds
expires
and
we
potentially
miss
out.
F
Thanks
very
much
madam
mayor
yeah,
I'm
well
aware
councillor
cochran
you're,
a
very
passionate
advocate
for
the
people
of
northbrook,
and
I
appreciate
it
with
regards
to
big
listening.
We
want
to
do
big,
listening
and
reach
into
all
parts
of
the
town
to
find
out
how
it
is.
F
We
can
find
support
people
the
best,
I'm
more
than
happy
to
have
conversations
with
you
and
and
I'll
certainly
be
going
as
part
of
big
listening
and
cost
of
living
emergency
I'll
be
going
around
the
town
to
talk
to
different
groups
of
people
and
I'd
be
very
happy
to
talk
to
you
and
residents
in
northbrook
around
this.
F
But
in
terms
of
taking
this
forward,
we
want
to
just
make
sure
that
we
do
it
in
the
most
effective
way
possible
to
try
and
get
the
very
best
possible
application
for
the
people
of
northbrook
and
that's
going
to
involve
starting
to
talk
to
put
different
options
that
are
realistic
on
the
table
and
talk
to
people
of
what
it
is.
They
need
and,
as
I
said,
I'm
very
happy
to
talk
to
you
outside
the
meeting
about
how
we
can
work
together
on
that.
A
Q
Thanks
for
the
question
council
novak,
I
appreciate
the
recycling
question
because
I
really
like
recycling
recycling
rates
vary
throughout
the
year
and
over
time,
so
looking
at
one
snapshot
is
of
very
limited
use.
Overall
trends
are
much
more
effective.
Q
Q
Q
Q
P
My
follow-up
counselor
is
that
you
are
no
doubt
aware
from
your
scientific
training
of
the
importance
of
data
and
measurement,
and
is
my
understanding
that
this
administration
does
indeed
believe
in
the
importance
of
data
and
making
evidence-led
decisions
of
the
measurable
manifesto
commitments
made
the
executive
members
portfolio
one
is,
and
I
quote,
work
to
exceed
the
national
recycling
targets
every
year.
You've
already
mentioned
that
the
current
target
nationally
is
50
rising
to
65
in
13
years
time.
Q
Q
This
means
an
average
increase
of
1.8
per
year.
I
believe
we
can
do
this
and
I'm
excited
to
discuss
how
we
feel
we're
going
to
achieve
this.
We're
going
to
improve
our
recycling
targets
in
three
ways:
moving
forwards
through
increased
education,
primarily
roughly
six
percent
of
recycling,
is
removed
due
to
contamination.
Q
Q
We
have
to
work
hard
to
reduce
food
waste
generally,
to
provide
food
waste
to
provide
a
food
waste
collection
service
and
increase
community
composting.
Wherever
we
can
to
enable
this
feasibility
work
is
currently
underway
to
assess
best
options
for
a
food
waste
collecting
service
and
we're
expecting
results.
You'll
be
delighted
to
hear
of
the
feasibility
study
in
the
next
few
weeks.
Q
Finally,
well
the
next
exciting
thing
we're
going
to
introduce
curbside
wii
collection
for
those
who
don't
know
that
stands
for
waste
electrical
environment
equipment.
Over
221
tonnes
of
small
wee
items
were
found
in
residential,
regular
waste
bins
across
worthing.
When
the
2018
waste
composition
analysis
was
completed,
that's
completely
unacceptable
people
will
leave
their
small
items
and
electrical
goods
in
their
bin,
rather
than
taking
it
to
the
tip
if
they
don't
have
a
car
or
they
can't
get
there.
The
great
news
is
we're
preparing.
Q
For
the
first
time,
curbside
collection
of
small
electrical
items,
including
kettles,
irons,
hair
dryers
radios,
electronic
toys,
power
tools,
remote
control,
shavers,
electronic
clocks,
game
controllers
and
lamps.
The
way
service
team
have
been
hard
at
work,
preparing
the
trucks
which
are
now
equipped
with
cages
to
collect
items
and.
K
Q
A
P
With
the
executive
member
for
climate
emergency,
please
advise
whether
or
not
the
commitment
made
by
her
cabinet
colleague,
councillor
wells
during
her
election
campaign
to
work
to
improve
the
biodiversity
of
every
green
space
in
the
borough
of
worthy
is
endorsed
by
her.
And
is
it
the
labour's
administration's
official
policy.
R
R
R
Biodegradable
is
a
tricky
word
for
some
people
talk
to
my
grandchildren.
They
think
it's
a
kind
of
soap
powder.
It
doesn't
mean
very
much
to
most
people
it's
cold.
It
has
no
emotion
connected
with
it.
It
doesn't
conjure
up
any
particular
images.
You
talk
about
biodiversity
in
verges.
You
have
to
then
tell
people
that
means
bees.
R
You
know
bees
and
other
pollinators.
So
is
it
our
official
policy?
You?
Perhaps
you
could
elaborate
what
you
mean
by
that,
but
is
it
our
policy
to
improve
the
nature,
the
natural
plant
and
animal
life
throughout
the
borough?
Yes,
it
is
our
policy
to
do
that.
P
So
may
I
ask
the
executive
member
for
climate
emergency
what
work
she
is
commissioning
to
understand
and
measure
the
current
level
of
biodiversity
in
each
and
every
green
space
in
worthing,
particularly
the
parks
and
recreation
grounds,
and
how
long
we
will
have
to
wait
before
she
publishes
the
data
and
specific
plans
for
biodiversity
improvement
in
each
and
every
one
of
our
green
spaces.
Thank
you.
A
R
Thank
you
councillor
novak
this.
Obviously
there
is
overlap
between
the
environmental
services
portfolio
and
the
climate
emergency
portfolio,
and
we
have
made
a
broad
differentiation.
I
am
primarily
concerned
with
meeting
our
targets
for
2013
and
2045
in
our
global
warming
emissions.
That
is
where
my
focus
is
councillor.
Wells
is
focused
on
our
parks
and
our
green
spaces.
R
Specifically,
although
you
can't
separate
the
two,
you
know
if
you
plant
a
thousand
whips
along
a
hedge
along
the
road
in
sisby
fields
and
they
all
grow,
hopefully,
given
the
drought
and
the
difficulty
of
various
species,
now
thriving
in
our
over
heated
climate,
that
will
inevitably
attract
biodiversity,
more
insects,
more
birds,
insects
is
our
focus
between
us,
because
without
insects,
birds
don't
survive.
R
P
D
D
It's
incredibly
important
on
many
levels
and
we
obviously
have
to
address
our
climate
emergency
and
climate
council.
Salman
is
doing
an
excellent
job.
Looking
at
that
as
she's
outlined
this
evening,
and
we
also
have
to
make
sure
that
the
health
and
well-being
of
all
our
residents
is
addressed
with
green
spaces.
I'm
a
public
health
consultant.
P
In
the
event
that
the
legal
action
initiated
by
the
former
conservative
lead
administration
is
ultimately
successful
in
leading
to
a
refusal
for
persimmon
homes
to
develop,
chatsmall
farm
will
councillor
cooper,
commit
here
and
now
to
enter
into
meaningful
negotiations
with
persimmon
to
acquire
this
land
on
behalf
of
worthing
residents.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you,
councillor
novak.
I
will
wait
to
see
what
the
outcome
of
this
week's
high
court
action
is
and
then
I
will
commit
if
we
are
successful
and
to
looking
very
closely
at
that
land
to
entering
into
discussions
with
persimmon
and
to
looking
at
what
the
best
way
forward
is
in
line
with
the
fact
that
we
want
to
preserve
as
much
green
space
as
possible
for
our
residents.
But
I
will
wait
to
see
what
the
outcome
of
the
high
court
ruling
is
after
the
events
of
this
week.
Thank
you.
A
D
Thank
you
for
your
question.
Councillor
mercer.
The
costs
aren't
yet
fully
known.
As
you
know,
the
exact
cost
sort
of
takes
a
little
while
to
be
known,
because
it's
only
just
it's
relatively
recently,
the
election
has
been
held
and,
however,
I
have
been
led
to
understand
that
a
ballpark
figure
will
be
in
the
region
of
around
seven
to
ten
thousand
pounds.
Thank
you.
K
D
Thank
you,
councillor
mercer.
It's
at
this
point
that
I
always
think.
Perhaps
it
would
be
great
to
have
one
of
those
balls
that
will
tell
me
those
crystal
balls.
That
will
tell
me
what's
going
to
happen
in
the
future.
I
have
to
be
honest
in
politics:
there's
no
such
thing
as
a
dead
cert.
We
have
been
an
administration
in
waiting
for
several
years.
D
We
have
learned
during
that
time
and
and
if
we've
been
unsuccessful
in
these
elections,
we
have
would
have
continued
to
learn
and
I
was
able
to
be
a
county
councillor
and
to
be
leader
of
the
opposition.
That
was
a
balance
that
I
could
make
and-
and
I
made
no
assumptions
about
the
outcome
of
this
may
election.
D
Similarly,
I
make
no
assumptions
that
I
would
be
leader,
as
you
know,
there's
a
process
every
year
where
we
elect
the
leader
at
the
time
when
we
go
into
the
may
elections,
there
were
17
of
us.
I
have
six,
I
had
16
excellent
colleagues
and
perhaps
they
would
have
wanted
to
be
leader.
I
now
have
22
excellent
colleagues,
and
perhaps
one
of
them
will
want
to
be
leader
moving
forward.
D
So
I
think,
in
response
to
your
question,
councillor
mercer,
if
I
had
had
a
crystal
ball-
and
it
would
have
told
me
how
well
labour
would
have
done
in
the
election
and
and
how
sort
of
strong
our
administration
was
going
to
be.
Then
then
I
agree
with
you.
I
would
have
resigned
knowing
full
well
that
being
leader
of
the
council
and
and
knowing
that
my
group
would
have
wanted
me
to
be
leader
of
the
council
or
all
these
assumptions.
Then,
of
course
I
would
have
resigned,
but
not
having
a
crystal
ball.
I
am.
D
I
undertook
my
county
councillor
duties
with
due
diligence
up
until
the
point.
When
I
became
leader
I
could
no
longer
do
it
and
I'm
very
glad
to
say
that
there's
a
new
labour
councillor,
graham
mcknight,
and
I
have
every
faith,
he's
going
to
do
a
fantastic
job.
A
A
Yes,
of
course,
we
were
just
going
to
finish
that,
but
yes,
if
you
need
five
to
ten
minutes,
please
take
it
five
minutes.
Please
thank
you.
C
P
C
C
C
C
C
K
C
Yes,
yes,
yes,
because
yeah,
because
the
other
charity
dinner
didn't
work
because
of
the
weather.
I
had
to
cancel
it
yesterday
because
of
the
heat.
So
I'm
thinking,
because
now
it's
to
august
is
coming
everyone's
going
to
be
on
holiday,
so
habits
are
back
in
september,
the
first
one.
I
need
to
ask
you
whether
we
can
use.
A
Everyone
seated
you'll
be
happy
to
know
that
this
is
the
last
item.
On
the
agenda
item
number
11
motion
on
notice.
We
have
received
emotional
notice
from
councillor
carl
walker,
details
of
which
can
be
found
from
page
2934
of
your
agenda
pack.
Counselor
walker.
Could
you
introduce
your
motion?
Please.
F
It
has
a
symbolic
significance
beyond
the
towns,
and
so
I
know
that
there
are
people
in
this
chamber
who
are
comforted
by
the
idea
that
the
woes
of
our
town
are
due
to
national
economic
forces
beyond
our
control,
who,
like
consensus
between
council
of
all
councillors
of
all
parties
and
anything
other
than
this,
is
understood
as
political
posturing
or
grandstanding.
But
what
I'm
going
to
say,
I'm
going
to
say
unequivocally
and
I'm
going
not
going
to
tread
softly
on
this.
Poverty
is
political
and
it
is
party
political,
make
no
mistake.
F
Pre-Pandemic
4.7
million
people
lived
in
severely
food,
insecure
homes,
the
environment,
food
and
rural
affairs
committee
suggested
recently.
Nearly
6
million
adults
and
1.7
million
children
were
struggling
to
get
enough
food
to
last
a
week.
This
equates
to
over
twelve
thousand
people
in
worthing.
Nobody
could
suggest
that
twelve
thousand
people
in
worthing
not
having
enough
food
to
last
a
week
is
anything
other
than
an
emergency.
F
A
fifth
of
people
in
working
households
in
the
uk
now
live
in
relevant
relative
poverty.
The
energy
price
cap
rose
by
54
from
april
the
first
in
october.
A
further
rise
is
expected,
pushing
the
annual
energy
bill
up
to
2
300
pounds.
This
is
on
top
already
that
we
know
that
12
000
people
don't
have
enough
food
to
last
a
week.
Food
prices
have
increased
since
2010
by
27
in
child
care
costs
by
50
percent.
Most
benefits,
including
the
pension,
are
set
to
be
upgraded
by
3.1
percent.
F
However,
inflation
could
be
rising
by
more
than
8.
This
will
put
an
extra
1.3
million
people
below
the
poverty
line.
Wage
growth
has
been
stagnant
for
15
years,
with
the
average
person
losing
1
000
pounds
in
real
terms.
In
2022
alone,
we
have
had
a
catastrophic
mass
failure
of
neoliberal
economics
since
the
late
1970s.
This
grand
experiment
to
test
the
claim
that
free
markets
really
do
work
has
reversed
progressive
taxation.
It's
undermined
welfare
and
benefits,
it's
undermined,
the
empowerment
and
the
wages
of
workers
and
the
regulation
of
major
industries.
F
F
Now,
let's
look
at
some
of
the
responses
from
the
conservative
government
and
from
mps
boris
johnson
was
reported
in
the
national
press,
asked
asking
for
proposals
to
tackle
the
cost
of
living
emergency
without
spending
any
actual
public
money.
He
was
apparently
interested
in
an
old
this
trust
proposal
for
cutting
child
care
costs
by
allowing
child
minders
to
look
after
more
than
six
children.
At
once,
the
transport
secretary
grant
schatz
reportedly
suggested
making
mot
tests
biennials
saving
55
pounds
per
year
for
people.
The
latest
is
rachel
mclean
mp
for
redditch.
F
Her
top
tips
for
folks
in
poverty
is
to
go
out
and
get
a
better
job,
and
if
you
can't
do
that,
then
beg
your
employer
to
let
you
work
longer
hours.
Lee
anderson
mp
for
ashfield
claimed
there's
no
massive
use
for
food
banks
in
britain
and
suggested
people
who
use
them.
They
use
them
because
they
are
unable
to
cook
and
they're.
F
Unable
to
budget
properly-
and
so
I
condemn
unequivocally
the
national
conservative
government
for
how
they
have
destroyed
people's
lives
with
twelve
years
of
deliberate
economic
violence
and
I
say
deliberate,
I
don't
mean
the
intent
to
hurt
people.
What
they
intend
to
do
is
maintain
staggering
wealth
inequality,
maintain
the
wealth
of
this
country
being
concentrated
in
a
small
group
of
people
because,
as
they
have
done
since
the
reception
as
a
party,
the
conservative
party's
central
job
is
to
maintain
wealth
inequalities.
F
F
We've
got
one
of
the
highest
rates
of
wealth
inequality
in
the
developed
world,
and
anybody
who
knows
anything
about
inequalities
knows
what
comes
with
that:
obesity,
mental
illness,
homicides
incarceration,
child
conflict,
drug
use,
lower
rates
of
life
expectancy,
lower
educational
performance,
poorer
status
for
women,
poorer
status
for
minoritized
communities
and
poorer
social
mobility.
Millions
of
people
are
now
injured
during
a
terrible
social
trauma
where
political
and
economic
arrangements
are
given
form
in
their
constant
crisis
and
suffering.
F
It
is
regrettable
that
now
we
have
to
pick
up
this
mess
as
a
local
authority,
but
how
do
we
do
that
when
our
budgets
have
been
slashed
hugely
in
the
last
10
to
12
years
by
central
conservative
government
research
by
the
national
order
office
estimates,
central
government
funding
for
councils,
almost
half
in
the
last
10
years,
with
billions
upon
billions,
pounds
stripped
away?
The
government
haven't
just
abandoned
millions
of
families.
They
have
abandoned
you.
They
have
abandoned
you,
the
previous
conservative
council.
F
Our
response
is
that
we
are
declaring
a
cost
of
living
emergency
and
a
cost
of
living
emergency
strategy.
It
takes
a
collaborative
and
evidence-based
approach
working
closely
with
health
groups,
trade
unions
and
community
groups.
As
part
of
this,
we'll
be
urging
the
risible
westminster
government
to
act
immediately
to
tackle
the
cost
of
living
crisis.
We
know
inadequate
income
is
pervasive
and
it's
hurting
our
children.
We
know
in
a
wealthy
economy.
Citizens
should
be
able
to
afford
house
and
clothe
and
feed
themselves
and
their
children.
People
deserve
to
live
a
decent
quality
of
life.
F
The
essentials
of
life
include
whatever
is
necessary
to
take
your
place
in
public
without
shame.
This
is
about
having
agency,
self-worth
and
participating
in
networks
of
family,
friends
and
poverty
disproportionately
affects
women,
those
with
disabilities
and
members
of
minoritized
communities,
and
it
has
done
in
worthing.
So
we
formally
acknowledge
the
rising
levels
of
poverty
so
widely
evidenced
over
the
past
decade
and
further
exacerbated
by
the
dual
crisis
of
pandemic
and
recession.
F
We
are
declaring
a
cost
of
living
emergency
and
a
properly
resourced
cost
of
living
emergency
strategy
that
takes
a
collaborative
and
evidence-based
approach
and
to
the
westminster
government.
We
say
to
them:
you
have
to
act
immediately.
You
have
to
ensure
that
those
with
the
broader
shoulders
contribute
more
and
you're
going
to
have
to
redistribute
wealth.
I
know
you
don't
like
redistributing
wealth.
I
know
it's
inherently
against
conservative
fundamental
principles,
but
it's
the
only
way
if
we
start
paying
people
properly
have
a
properly
functioning
benefit
system
that
doesn't
starve
families
and
really
addresses
income
inequalities.
F
We
need
a
uk
wide
cost
of
living
emergency
strategy
to
urgently
improve
the
value
of
support
provided
to
low-income
households
through
the
social
security
system,
and
we
will
do
everything
in
our
power
to
urge
central
government
in
whatever
way
we
can
to
make
the
changes
that
are
necessary.
We'll
do
everything
we
can
at
local
level,
but
so
much
of
this
is
driven
by
central
government.
F
We
don't
believe
that
they're
going
to
do
this.
Let's
be
honest,
they
don't
have
a
great
track
record
for
it.
So
we're
going
to
have
to
put
our
own
strategy
together
and
do
everything
we
can
we're
going
to
have
to
develop
an
immediate
and
long-term
food
poverty
action
plan
to
support
the
community
food
network
through
the
winter.
This
should
focus
on
immediate
help
over
winter
and
longer
term
strategic
support.
F
We
need
all
those
changes
now
you
don't
solve
hunger,
fuel,
poverty,
income,
inequality
and
homelessness,
with
discretionary
funds,
charity,
food
banks,
food
networks
and
random,
poorly
thought
through
and
inadequate
grants
from
central
government.
You
solve
it
with
political
will,
plain
and
simple:
it
takes
political
will
to
implement
a
real
living
wage,
a
social
security
system
that
allows
people
to
live
with
dignity,
a
redistribution
of
economic
resources,
so
we're
not
one
of
the
most
unequal
and
unfair
countries
in
the
world
here
locally
now.
F
Finally,
we
have
the
political
will
to
do
everything
we
can
as
a
council.
This
town
is
living
through
a
cost
of
living
emergency
right
now
children
are
hungry
right.
Now,
as
I
speak,
this
council
will
not
ignore
this.
For
one
second
longer,
I
watch
the
latest
group
of
lamentable
inadequates
who
are
vying
to
lead
this
country
into
greater
misery
with
their
economic
dogma
and
they're
insulting
each
other.
For
being
socialists,
apparently
rishi
tsunak
was
called
the
socialist
chancellor
by
a
member
of
the
current
government
cabinet.
F
They
are
not
socialists
because
socialism
is
about
supporting
those
most
in
need
to
bring
about
incoming
equality.
It's
about
fighting
for
fairness
and
equality
for
all.
It's
about
standing
together
with
our
residents,
our
trade
unions
and
our
community
groups.
To
tell
this
wretched
government
to
stop
letting
children
go
hungry.
F
We
will
do
every
single
thing
in
our
power
as
a
council
to
pick
up
the
pieces
from
this
reprehensible
shambles
of
a
government
before
becoming
deputy
leader.
I
helped
run
a
community
food
bank
for
the
last
two
years
that
feeds
500
people
a
week,
and
I
watched
the
scale
of
need
increase
beyond
anything.
I've
ever
seen
before
this
council
will
now
act.
No
longer
will
we
be
a
council
attorney.
F
Thank
you
very
much.
No
longer
will
we
be
a
council
that
turns
away
from
those
in
need
for
the
thousands
struggling
to
feed
their
children.
We
will
act
for
the
elderly
who
find
themselves
using
food
banks
for
the
first
time
in
their
lives.
We
will
act
for
those
who
can't
afford
to
heat
their
houses.
We
will
act
and
for
those
without
the
money
to
pay
their
rent,
we
will
act
for
the
community
groups,
charities
and
volunteers
out
there
spending
long
hours.
Every
week,
usually
unpaid
fighting
for
those
who've
been
willfully
abandoned
by
conservative
government.
F
We
will
act,
poverty
is
political.
You
choose
to
act
on
it
or
you
don't.
I
brought
a
poverty
emergency
motion
to
council
last
year
and
the
then
chosen
the
then
council
chose
not
to
act
upon
it.
The
people
of
worthing
voted
them
out
because
of
this
because
they
need
more
from
their
council.
We
will
now
act
because
the
people
of
worthing
desperately
need
our
help.
I
I
I
agree
with
much
of
the
content
of
this
revised
motion
and
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
bringing
back
this
poverty
emergency
motion
first
submitted
by
me
on
behalf
of
the
liberal
democrats
and
seconded
at
that
time
by
councillor
carl
walker
to
full
council.
It
was
two
years
ago
on
the
20th
of
october
2020
and
then
it
was
discussed
by
the
joint
strategic
committee.
I
I
I
M
These
facts
illustrate
for
me
not
only
why
we
need
to
declare
a
cost
of
living
emergency,
but
also,
I
would
like
to
ask
that,
as
part
of
the
strategy
development
process,
we
ensure
that
all
our
procurement
from
companies
from
companies
who
not
only
pay
their
fair
share
of
taxation,
but
also
offer
their
employees
secure,
fairly
paid
work
and
also
that
we
push
for
a
borough
wide.
If
not
nationwide
commitment
to
a
real
living
wage,
not
the
false
living
wage,
which
is
actually
just
a
minimum
wage.
T
Recently,
the
bbc
ran
a
report
about
student
nurses,
sleeping
in
hospital
car
parks
between
shifts
to
save
fuel
costs.
The
director
of
the
royal
college
of
nursing
in
northern
ireland,
rita
devlin,
said
she's
very
concerned.
Many
student
nurses
may
be
pushed
out
of
training
because
they
cannot
afford
to
live
during
the
cost
of
living
crisis.
T
T
T
U
Thank
you,
liz
who
agrees
with
me
that
liz
should
get
a
round
of
applause
for
running
round
in
circles
after
all
of
us
tonight.
Thank
you,
liz
and,
and
thank
you
colleagues
opposite
for
for
putting
this
this
motion
forward
for
us.
U
I
wasn't
sure
I
was
gonna
speak
at
any
point
in
the
council
meeting
tonight,
but
I
feel
slightly
compelled
to
get
up
and
say
a
few
words
I'd
like
to
thank
councillor
smith
and
councillor
rose
of
taking
a
more
measured
approach
to
this
councilor
walker
could
have
taken
a
much
more
collaborative
approach
to
this,
but
chose
instead
to
take
a
very
different
approach,
which
is
pretty
much
what
compelled
me
to
get
to
my
feet
here,
to
explain
where
I
stand
on
this,
I
was
planning
on
voting
for
it
and
I
I
think
I
still
will,
because
the
sort
of
substantive-ish
bit
of
it
is
that
we're
asked
to
recommend
that
a
cost
of
living
emergency
strategy
be
developed
and
submitted
to
the
council
for
approval
and
who
would
vote
against
that.
U
I
mean
why,
wouldn't
we
do
that,
but
does
beg?
Another
question
is:
why
haven't
we
already
done
that
if
this
is
as
we're
told
in
the
labor
manifesto
in
may
and
as
we're
told
this
evening-
is
a
top
priority
of
this
council?
We
wait,
but
I
have
some
other
reservations
about
this
that
I'll
just
raise
before
I
get
on
to
that.
U
I'd
just
like
to
point
out
a
few
problems
that
I
have
with
the
letter
to
government,
not
so
much
that
it's
a
letter
to
a
government
of
which
is
a
conservative
government
and
I'm
a
conservative.
It's
there's
a
real
incoherence
in
this
letter
now
I
could
propose
an
amendment
to
this,
but
I'm
not
gonna
waste
everybody's
time
with
proposing
a
vote
that,
let's
face
it,
I'm
gonna
lose
let's
crack
on
with
it.
U
But
if
we,
if
we
go
to
that
that
letter
and
this,
I
don't
like
sending
letters
like
this-
that
that
do
lack
coherence,
it
starts
off
with
a
call
to
urge
the
government
to
ensure
that
those
with
the
broader
shoulders
contribute.
More
again,
I
agree
with
that.
Our
tax
system
is
based
on
that
as
it
should
be.
But
then
the
letter
goes
on
to
ask
that
vat
be
dropped
from
all
domestic
energy
bills.
U
That's
something
that
might
well
happen
depending
on
who
wins
the
race
to
be
the
next
prime
minister,
but
it's
certainly
not
an
act
in
making
sure
that
the
burden
falls
on
those
with
the
broader
shoulders.
Of
course,
the
biggest
winners
from
that
would
be
people
with
big
houses,
lots
of
rooms
in
them
things
like
saunas,
hot
tubs,
swimming
pools
in
the
gardens
they're
the
people,
who
would
be
the
big
winners
from
that.
So
we're
going
to
direct
help
to
ease
the
burden
like
he
comes
to
the
walker.
U
You
can
sit
there
shaking
your
heads,
but
there
is.
There
is
a
lack
of
coherence
there
that
we
are
on
one
hand,
saying
that
the
burden
and
then
you
are
then
asking
for
a
tax
cut
for
people
who
live
those
sort
of
lifestyles
and
the
same
goes
on
again
to
reverse
the
changes
to
national
insurance.
U
That
came
in
with
the
health
and
care
levy
earlier
this
year,
as
anybody
who's
had
a
look
at
the
way
that
that's
implemented
and
the
subsequent
uplift
in
the
rate
at
which
that
kicks
in
actually
an
awful
lot
of
people
will
have
a
330
pound
reduction
in
the
amount
that
they
pay
and
only
the
top
30
of
earners
will
be
paying
more
under
that.
So
again,
if
we
want
to,
if
we
want
to
ensure
that
those
with
the
broader
shoulders
contribute
more,
that
is
not.
U
U
One
thing
he
didn't
mention,
of
course,
was
the
most
recent
cause
of
the
the
spiral
inflation
that
we
see,
which
is
a
war
in
in
ukraine
where
vladimir
putin
has
invaded
and
that
sent
oil
and
gas
prices,
and
now
food
prices
spiraling
upwards,
and
what
we
did
here
was
that
the
government
aren't
doing
anything,
and
we
heard
some
rather
flippant
sound
bites
about
what
I
thought
was
a
perfectly
sensible
suggestion
on
mots,
but
which
clearly
was
never
ever
meant
as
a
solution
to
the
cost
of
living
crisis.
U
What
we
didn't
hear
about
was
things
like
I've
been
scribbling
notes,
while
well.
Members
of
the
opposition
were
talking.
The
the
doubling
of
the
200
pound
energy
rebates
are
400
pounds,
150,
pound
rebate
that
everybody
in
bans
a
to
d
on
council
tax
has
already
received
the
144
million
pounds
of
discretionary
funding.
U
Look
again,
as
I
say,
I
think
I'm
going
to
vote
in
favor
of
this,
because
I
think
the
council
should
be
getting
on
and
doing
this
on
the
basis
that
the
labour
group
has
said
they
had.
But
I
will
refer
to
one
final
thing
that
counts.
U
Walker
repeatedly
said
we
will
act.
He
cited
a
number
of
issues
that
needed
to
be
acted
on
and
said.
We
will
act,
I'm
afraid
from
everything
we've
heard
this
evening
from
a
budget
strategy.
That
was
just
an
exercise
in
getting
your
excuses
in
early
to
this
motion
coming
here
when
it
could
have
already
been
through
joint
strategic
committee
weeks
ago
and
been
acted
upon,
you
are
not
acting.
It
is
now
time
to
pull
your
fingers
out.
There
was
no
need
to
do
it
in
this
manner.
V
Thanks,
thank
you,
madam
mayor.
I'm
going
to
follow
on
as
council
humphreys
ran
out
of
time,
but
I
just
thought
I
would
start
off
by
drawing
members
attention
to
paragraph
3.4
on
page
30,
which
actually
tells
us
that
the
motion
before
council
is
declarity
in
nature,
as
defined
in
paragraph
14.4.4
of
the
council's
procedure
rules.
I
don't
know
how
many
members
actually
know
what
that
is,
but
I
shall
tell
you,
because
that
will
give
you
an
idea
as
to
actually
what
this
is
all
about.
V
Paragraph
14.4.4
has
three
parts
to
it
for
this
motion
to
be
considered.
The
first
is
it's
not
in
the
remit
of
the
executive
or
regulatory
committee
or
any
other
council
committee,
which
is
fair
enough.
Second,
one-
and
this
is
quite
important-
does
not
incur
any
council
expenditure,
and
this
is
quite
important
too.
V
V
Well,
that's
jolly
good,
but
that
doesn't
help
anyone
at
the
moment
either.
So
what
else
draw
on
best
practice?
Well,
we'd
expect
you
to
draw
on
back
best
practice.
I
mean
that's
just
half
of
a
course,
but
that's
not
going
to
help
anyone
out
there
today
or
next
week
either
acknowledging
that
raising
rising
levels
of
poverty
mean
that
an
estimated
yes,
okay,
we
can
all
acknowledge
that
acknowledge
the
stress
of
being
poor.
Yes,
we
acknowledge
that
recognize
social,
economic
deprivation.
V
Yes,
so
we
can
recognize
that
follow
a
big
issues
campaign
to
stop
mass
homelessness
and
write
to
the
secretary
of
state.
This
is
the
action
he's
talking
about
writing
to
the
secretary
of
state,
and
then
it
goes
on
urge
for
government
to
act
immediately
to
tackle
and
one.
This
is
the
classic
for
me
this,
ensuring
that
those
with
a
broader
shoulder
should
contribute
more
councillor.
V
I
I
just
you
know
I
I
don't
know
really
what
to
say.
Madam
there
I
mean
there
was
an
opportunity
here
for
councillor
walker
to
have
actually
put
a
notice
of
motion
which
was
including
what
he
said
rather
than
one,
but
actually
doesn't
actually
commit
the
administration
to
anything
and
clearly
had
it
done
so.
He
couldn't
have
brought
it
this
evening
because
had
there
been
any
sort
of
financial
contribution
to
the
poor
people
of
worthing,
he
would
have
had
to
have
gone
through
a
committee
which
is
the
right
and
proper
way
of
going.
V
But
I
do
find
councillor
walker
somewhat
irritating
in
coming
here,
lecturing
us
and
actually
making
all
these
statements
about
what
he's
going
to
do
for
people
of
worthing,
which
actually
aren't
within
the
notice
of
motion
at
all
so
I'll
support
this
and
I'll
wait
and
see
what
this
cost
of
living
emergency
strategy
comes
up
with.
But
I
certainly
hope
it
comes
up
with
more
than
this
notice
of
motion.
Thank
you,
madam
men,
and
well
done.
S
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
mayor,
and
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
bringing
this
motion
to
us
tonight,
because
so
many
of
our
residents
are
finding
themselves
in
a
crisis
situation,
it's
necessary
because
if
you
work
full-time
or
work
several
jobs
to
make
your
bills
and
you're
still
not
meeting
your
bills,
the
problem
isn't
your
job.
S
The
problem
is
the
economic
policies
in
this
country,
and
we
are
just
not
addressing
that
and
we
need
to
send
this
motion
the
letter,
the
pressure
to
the
central
government,
because
they're
just
not
doing
enough
they're,
not
targeting
the
right
people
they're
lining
their
own
pockets
at
the
top.
Whilst
most
people
are
getting
poorer.
S
I
find
it
shameful
that
we
even
have
issues
of
poverty
with
people
who
are
working,
that
we
accept
food
parcels
as
being
normal.
These
days
we
have
come
to
accept.
We
have
been
desensitized
to
these.
What
should
be
extreme
rescue
kind
of
emergency
situations
are
a
day-to-day
norm.
People
are
constantly
being
asked
to
fill
out,
grant
forms,
hardship,
funds,
respite
care.
S
People
are
tired,
our
our
public
sector
employees
are
exhausted
from
the
pandemic
and
we
are
asking
them
to
keep
digging
deeper
well,
as
councillor
smith
said,
the
other
council
smith,
our
nurses,
our
care
workers
are
on
their
knees.
We
have
got
to
support
these
people,
so
if,
as
a
local
authority
that
has
had
its
finances
slashed
by
this
tory
central
government
year
on
year,
if
them
all
we
can
do
to
begin
with,
is
to
start
sending
signals
to
this
government
that
they
need
to
do
more
and
direct
it
to
the
right
people.
S
Then
that's
what
we
need
to
do.
We
shouldn't
be
ashamed
to
be
who
we
are
and
say
what
our
people
need.
12
000
people
being
hungry
in
this
town
is
a
disgrace
and
it's
an
indictment
of
this
government.
It
is
not
us
the
new
labour
administration,
it
is
the
conservatives,
be
at
any
level
of
governance
that
go
out
and
knock
on
doors
in
the
name
of
that
prime
minister,
that
siphons
off
money
for
his
chums,
but
doesn't
give
it
to
the
people
that
need
it.
S
We
won't
be
the
first
council
to
to
pass
this
if
we
do
pass
this
motion
tonight.
One
of
our
neighbours
in
east
sussex
eastbourne,
has
recently
passed
this
others
in
cheshire
in
somerset
in
chester,
because
everybody
from
all
parts
of
this
country
need
to
send
a
message
to
the
westminster
bubble
that
people
are
really
struggling.
S
So
I
would
just
like
to
end
by
saying
that
I
feel
that
the
cost
of
in
crisis
is
a
cost
of
greed
crisis
as
well,
and
it
disappro
disproportionately
affects
women
carers,
people
with
disabilities,
people
from
minority
communities.
They
have
to
bear
the
biggest
burden
when
it
is
actually
those
that
earn
the
most
and
our
corporations
that
should
pay
more
to
help
them.
Thank
you.
A
W
I
will
use
this
microphone
I'd
like
to
commend
and
thank
council
walker
and
councillor
taylor
for
bringing
this
motion
to
full
council.
I
have
no
doubt
that
every
one
of
us
elected
to
this
council
came
into
politics
to
support
our
communities
and
the
people
who
live
in
our
wonderful
town.
W
We
have
a
duty
to
stand
with
the
people
of
worthing
who
were
in
desperate
need
of
support
from
the
local
council
and
political
leadership,
both
in
administration
and
in
opposition.
We
have
a
duty
to
show
political
and
moral
leadership
on
this
issue,
and
I
urge
all
here
today
to
vote
to
support
the
motion.
Thank
you.
R
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
I
also
want
to
thank
councillors,
walker
and
taylor,
for
bringing
this
motion,
which
is
urgently
needed.
R
It's
a
charitable
research
organization
working
with
local
authorities
and
other
bodies
to
evaluate,
through
current
available
public
data
where
inflation
is
hitting
worst,
it's
not
the
same
throughout
the
country,
apart
from
worthing
seventh
on
the
list
and
south
end,
the
top
the
rest
of
the
top
10
towns
and
cities
with
the
highest
energy
costs
are
all
in
the
north
of
england.
Only
worthing
and
south
end
are
in
that
top
10
list,
and
it's
attributable
mainly
to
the
appalling
housing
stock,
the
lack
of
insulation,
so
they
analyze
at
the
end.
I
do
commend
it.
R
R
It
doesn't
all
that
the
government
has
that
you
quoted
that
the
government
has
provided
will
provide,
will
not
cover
the
increased
costs
of
energy
and
that's
on
top
of
the
increased
cost
of
food
and
petrol,
because
we
all
know
when
petrol
goes
up.
Everything
else
goes
up
because
it
has
to
be
delivered.
R
I'm
sorry,
oh,
you
said
that
you
went.
You
listed
the
amount
of
help
that
the
government
is
giving
in
various
in
various
categories
which
which,
which
counselor
walker
hadn't
listed,
and
I'm
just
saying
even
with
those
you
double.
For
example,
double
the
fuel
allowance
from
200
to
400
is
something
I
remember,
but
it
won't
cover
the
increased
costs
in
energy,
so
people.
R
Thank
you.
I
should
now
go
back
to
my
set
piece.
The
cost
of
living
work
should
sit
alongside
the
climate
emergency
work,
because
energy
costs
and
energy
efficient
homes,
inefficient
homes,
are
the
intersection
between
these
two
emergencies.
R
R
I've
mentioned
already
about
the
center
for
cities
report.
It
is
the
role
of
housing
stock.
In
the
current
cost
of
living
crisis,
which
puts
worthing
in
the
top
10
most
expensive
places
to
live
for
energy,
the
energy
inefficient
homes
people
have
to
live
in,
especially
in
the
private
rental
sector,
means
higher
bills
for
residents,
as
well
as
higher
global
warming.
Gas
emissions.
R
If
you
add
to
the
cost
of
living
crisis
the
energy
needed
to
cook
and
to
heat
hot
water,
we
can
easily
understand
why
people
are
having
to
choose
between
heating
and
eating
councillor
silverman
one
minute.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
I'm
nearly
there
the
government
has
offered
money
to
help
people
in
the
cost
of
living
crisis,
but
it
will
not
cover
the
average
cost
in
energy
increase
in
energy
costs.
R
It
will
not
contribute
anything
to
cover
the
increased
costs
in
food
and
vehicle
fuel
people
living
in
energy,
inefficient
houses
will
face
net
increase
in
energy
costs,
even
after
receiving
government
packages.
What
more
can
be
done
to
help
well?
The
first
thing
is
that
the
government
which
took
away
the
green
homes
grant
scheme
to
insulate
homes
should
reinstate
it.
The
poorest
people
could
get
up
to
ten
thousand
pounds
grant
to
retrofit
their
homes.
Now
they
can't
that
should
be
reinstated.
R
R
A
C
D
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
apologies
for
not
putting
my
hands
up
earlier.
I
was
listening
intently
to
what
people
were
saying,
and
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
I
am
incredibly
proud
to
stand
alongside
my
labour
team
this
evening
and
to
hear
the
level
of
debate
that
has
been
given
to
this
cost
of
living
motion.
Councillor
walker.
D
That
was
an
outstanding
speech,
and
I
think
it
outlined
a
lot
of
the
issues
that
many
people
around
this
country
are
wrestling
with,
and
I
will
keep
it
brief
because
councillor
taylor
needs
to
come
in
and
have
her
second
speech
a
secondary
speech,
seconding
speech
even-
and
I
just
wanted
to
reflect
on
a
couple
of
things-
that
councillor
thorpe
and
opposition
members
in
the
conservative
party
have
alluded
to
my
my
first
thought
around
the
political
football
issue.
D
I
think
I
speak
for
myself
here
that
I
am
a
collaborative
politician.
I
am
interested
in
getting
things
done.
I
am
pragmatic
and
my
overall
motivation
for
coming
into
politics
is
to
represent
the
people
who
elect
me
and
to
make
sure
that
particularly
those
people
whose
voices
aren't
heard
are
heard
in
whatever
way.
I'm
able
to
do,
but
I
am
unable
to
ignore
the
fact
that
for
the
past
decade
and
more,
a
conservative
government
has
implemented
a
program
of
austerity
that
has
slashed
and
burned
our
public
services.
D
Now
I
am
willing
to
work
with
people,
and
I
do
not
want
you
to
think
that
I
am
not,
but
it
is
really
not
looking
the
truth
in
the
face
to
look
the
other
way
on
that.
We
are
here
with
a
very
limited
budget,
and
we
are
here
looking
at
our
residents
daily,
many
of
whom
are
really
struggling,
as
my
colleagues
have
said,
to
heat
their
homes
to
feed
their
families
to
pay
their
rent.
D
We
really
need
to
look
at
those
causes,
because
if
we
don't,
we
are
putting
a
sticking
plaster
only
on
this,
and
I
do
refer
back
to
what
councillor
thorpe
said,
which
was
two
years
ago.
This
poverty
emergency
strategy
came
forward
two
years
ago,
and
here
we
are
two
years
later,
having
not
adopted
it
two
years
ago
and
now
being
in
far
worsened
times.
D
That
is
shameful
for
this
council.
It
really
is,
and
I
think
again
we
have
to
look
at
politics
and,
of
course,
what
we
can
do
together,
but
really
truly
honestly.
The
underlying
causes
of
this
emergency
are
many
and
manifold,
and
I
don't
doubt
that
at
all,
but
the
solutions
do
not
lie
in
the
system
that
we
currently
have
and
as
a
local
authority,
we
have
to
work
within
the
system.
We
will
put
a
plan
in
place
now,
and
I
appreciate
what
councillor
waiter
said
about
the
fact
that
these
motions
are
declaratory
and
you
go
well.
D
So
what
nobody
can
eat
a
declaration,
but
we
have
brought
this
declaration,
so
we
can
put
that
plan
in
place
now
it
has
been
working
in
parallel
to
this
declaration,
so
we
haven't
been
sitting
here.
Thinking
we're
not
starting
this
plan
until
the
declaration
has
been
made,
we've
been
working
with
officers
to
work.
That
plan
up.
D
We
will
now
do
everything
we
can
in
our
power
in
our
limited
power,
and
we
are
very
happy
to
work
with
our
colleagues
across
the
way.
But
we
cannot
ignore
that
political
reality,
and
for
that
reason
tonight
we
must
stand
firm
in
this
declaration
and
we
must
hold
national
government
to
account,
as
well
as
putting
our
plan
in
place.
Thank
you.
A
X
Taylor,
thank
you,
madam
mayor
I'll,
preface
this
by
saying
that
if
you
weren't
happy
with
what
councillor
walker
had
to
say,
you're,
certainly
not
going
to
be
happy
with
what
I've
got
to
say,
but
I
will
make
no
apology
for
speaking
the
truth.
X
However,
one
of
the
greatest
honours
as
a
councillor
is
having
the
opportunity
to
give
a
voice
to
those
who
otherwise
feel
they
are
not
being
heard
so
tonight
I
want
to
honor
the
amazing
people
of
worthing
who,
despite
all
their
best
efforts,
are
struggling
to
make
ends
meet,
and
I
want
to
say
to
them.
You
are
not
failing,
you
are
being
failed.
X
X
X
X
X
There
are
many
reasons
why
people
may
need
to
claim
financial
assistance.
40
percent
of
universal
credit
claimants
are
in
work,
but
on
insufficient
wages.
Then
there
are
large
numbers
of
people
who
are
not
available
to
participate
in
paid
work.
For
example,
we
have
13.6
million
unpaid
carers
in
the
uk
today,
as
well
as
those
who
are
physically
or
mentally
unable
to
work.
All
of
those
people
deserve
a
level
of
financial
assistance
that
allows
them
to
fully
participate
in
society
and
live
dignified
lives.
X
The
number
of
homeless
presentations
is
rising
sharply
and
our
emergency
and
temporary
accommodation
is
full
not
just
with
single
people,
but
with
families
who
are
overcrowded
and
finding
their
mental
health
and
relationships
are
deteriorating
fast
decades
of
zero
investment
in
council
housing
combined
with
the
wealthy
buying
up
second
homes
and
holiday
lets,
has
driven
property
prices
so
high
that
currently
to
suggest
people
on
our
waiting
list.
Look
for
properties
in
the
private
sector
is
frankly
disingenuous
as
an
example.
X
Local
housing
allowance
needs
to
be
uprated
in
line
with
inflation,
and
we
need
rent
controls
to
ensure
that
housing
costs
do
not
account
for
more
than
a
third
of
household
income.
Otherwise
I
feel
we
are
facing
a
threat
of
mass
homelessness
and
an
aging
population
with
no
young
people
living
near
enough
to
care
for
them.
X
F
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
mayor
and
I'll.
Take
the
points,
particularly
that
counsellors,
humphreys,
thought
and
wait
have
made
and
I'll,
hopefully
I'll,
leave
your
mind
to
rest
in
some
of
these
things.
Counselor
thought
talks
about
political
footballs
and
political
posturing,
which
shows
a
fundamental
misunderstanding
of
politics
and
of
poverty,
and
I'm
sad
to
say
this,
so
you
probably
remember
the
welfare
reform
act
of
2012.
F
Do
you
remember
the
liberal
democrat
conservative
coalition
that
brought
in
the
benefit
cap
the
bedroom
tax,
the
strict
limits
on
housing
benefit?
Do
you
remember
restricting
the
payment
of
employment
support
allowances
to
disabled
people?
Do
you
remember
who
did
that
politicians,
liberal
democrat
politicians,
this
isn't
posturing,
political
decisions
matter.
You
have
to
fight
for
these
things.
So
when
you
say
we
need
a
more
constructive
conversation,
a
measured
approach.
F
I
don't
think
you'd
have
much
luck
explaining
that
to
all
those
people
who
were
plunged
into
poverty
by
the
liberal
democrat
government
in
coalition
with
the
conservatives
council
humphreys.
Oh,
I
loved
what
you
said.
I
got
one
thing,
there's
a
couple
of
points
I
want
to
come
back
on.
I
think
you've
spoken
right
number
one.
F
You
think
we
need
a
more
measured
approach.
Measured
approaches
lead
to
the
status
quo.
You've
proven
that
you
you
over
the
last
five
years.
Your
measured
approach
has
left
12
500
people
in
worthing
hungry.
That's
your
measured
approach.
You
talked
about
all
the
amazing
things
that
the
conservative
government
done
over
the
recent
years.
They
have
left
12
500
people
in
worthing
in
poverty.
F
What
I
liked
the
most
this
was
my
favorite
thing.
Actually,
my
second
favorite
thing
of
what
you
said.
I
really
liked
the
fact
that
you
said
we're
not
delivering
now
I'll,
keep
saying
this
to
you
guys
and
it's
almost
like
I'm.
I
don't
know
if
you're
refusing
to
hear
me
or
you're,
just
not
taking
it
in
23
seats
in
five
years
you
lost.
F
How
could
you?
How
could
you
deliver
less
and
after
two
months
you
dare
to
say
we're
not
delivering,
have
a
look
at
your
record.
However,
I
will
hand
you
it.
I
do
want
to
help
people
with
soreness,
so
you
did
make
a
good
point.
There
counselor
wait.
What
will
the
government
do
with
that?
I'm
not
going
to
reiterate
the
point
that
councillor
cooper
made.
She
made
it
for
me
very
very
well.
This
has
symbolic
importance
with
regards
to
what
we're
going
to
do
from
here.
There
is
an
action
plan.
F
That's
been
worked
on
behind
the
scene.
It's
going
to
be
a
cost
of
action
plan.
It's
going
to
come
to
worthing
strategic
committee
in
september.
I
hope
you'll
all
be
there
to
discuss
it.
It
would
be
fantastic
to
see
you
and
it's
going
to
make
real
changes
or
as
much
as
we
possibly
can.
Given
that
we're
living
under
this
conservative
central
government
council
wait.
F
You
said
that
you
find
me
irritating,
which
is
a
shame,
because
I
hope
we
could
build
a
relationship
as
politicians,
but
then
I
would
also
find
somebody
irritating
if
they
made
me
realize
that
I
was
making
children
hungry
year
after
year.
However,
I'm
really
pleased
that
it
sounds
like
you
might
be
supporting
this
motion.
You
should
have
supported
it
two
years
ago
when
you
had
the
chance
and
you
were
in
power
and
you
decided
against
it,
but
you're
going
to
support
it
tonight.
It
sounds
like-
and
I
welcome
that
well
done,.