Councillor Margaret France presented the following Motion submitted in accordance with Procedure Rule 10.

TYRED CAMPAIGN

On Monday 10 September 2012 a coach bound for Liverpool carrying 53 people from the Bestival music festival on the Isle of Wight, left the road and crashed into a tree instantly killing Michael Molloy (18), Kerry Ogden (23) and the coach driver, Colin Daulby (63), and left others with lifechanging injuries.

The inquest into the crash found that the front nearside tyre which was actually older than the coach itself, at 19 years, was responsible for the crash.

In 2014, Liverpool City Council unanimously agreed on a motion in support of Michael’s mother Frances calling for a change in the law requiring a ban on tyres older than six years on commercial vehicles. Despite the widespread public and political support for this campaign, no change in the law has been made, shamefully leaving others at risk from faulty and dangerous tyres.

Council notes that Frances Molloy has launched “Tyred” – the official campaign to pressure Government – to change the law to ban the use of tyres older than ten years on commercial vehicles.

Council wholeheartedly supports “Tyred” and instructs the Leader of the Council to write to the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition to call together cross-party support for a change in the law.

Council further resolves to support the “Tyred” campaign until such a change in the law is achieved and to draw the attention of the Local Government Association, especially its Environment and Transport Board, to this Council’s view that the concerns should be fully addressed.

Finally, Council asks the Chief Executive to write to all schools in the Borough asking them to require coach and bus operators they use for school trips etc to adhere to the provisions set out in the Tyred campaign. Council should also ask officers to look at our own procurement procedures with a view to inserting an appropriate clause in any contracts with commercial operators and to also ensure that this standard applies to our own vehicle fleet.

Councillor Aaron Beaver seconded the motion and spoke in support of it.

Following debate, Members unanimously made the Decision - that the motion be supported.

The Deputy Leader, Councillor Peter Wilson presented the following Motion submitted in accordance with Procedure Rule 10.

Chorley Council notes the consultation due to be launched by Our Health, Our Care regarding the future of Accident & Emergency services in the Chorley, South Ribble and Preston areas. The Council strongly opposes any proposal for a single site Accident & Emergency based at Preston Hospital. The Council believes such a proposal would have a detrimental impact on the quality of local health care for the local population and that Chorley needs a 24 hour Accident & Emergency department. The Council believes the only potential viable proposal for a single site Accident & Emergency would be through a new super hospital located at a central point within the Chorley, South Ribble and Preston area. Without this option included in the consultation, Chorley Council strongly opposes any single site options. Therefore Chorley Council urges Our Health Our Care to include all possible future options in the consultation process.

The Executive Leader, Councillor Alistair Bradley, seconded the motion and spoke in support of it.

Following debate, Members unanimously made the Decision - that the motion be supported.