Decision Maker: Council

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: January 20, 2026

Purpose:

Content: MOTION 1 -  TAKING ACTION ON OUR SUSTAINABLE FOOD STRATEGY   As set out in the published agenda Motion 12.1 was moved by Councillor Fricker and seconded by Councillor Duffy.    In accordance with Council Standing Orders 18.4 and 18.8 an amendment (additional published papers Amendment A) was moved by Councillor Russell and seconded by Councillor Caroline Whitaker.    In accordance with Council Standing Orders 18.4 and 18.8 a second amendment (additional published papers Amendment B) was moved by Councillor Poulsen and seconded by Councillor Herd.    In accordance with Council Standing Orders 18.4 and 18.8 a third amendment (additional published papers Amendment C) was moved by Councillor Griffiths and seconded by Councillor Naylor.   Following a number of speakers in accordance with Council Standing Order 18.12 Amendments A, B and C were individually put to the vote and lost.  The Motion moved by Councillor Fricker as set out below was then put to the vote and was carried.   Resolved-   Council notes:   Good food is central to good health and good childhood development.  The Council and its partners do significant work in this area to support residents with accessing good food at a reasonable price.   Darley Street Market was the venue for the Government’s launch of the UK ‘Good Food Cycle’ on 15th July 2025 aimed at transforming the nation's food system to promote healthier eating, stronger food security and more sustainable supply chains.   The Bradford District Good Food Strategy is achieving success locally in tackling food insecurity. Our Living Well whole systems approach to tackling the obesity epidemic has achieved national recognition.   In the first year of Living Well Schools, 16 schools grew fruit and vegetables and sold them in the new Darley Street Market, and 15 schools planted fruit orchards and hosted juicing workshops.   The provision of Free School Meals benefits the health and wellbeing of children and their carers and supports improved educational attainment.   On 4th June 2025 the Government announced the widening of access to Free School Meals to any child in a household receiving Universal Credit.   Bradford Council has also introduced a data matching scheme to ensure that children who are entitled to Free School Meals receive them with automatic enrolment and an opt out provision. This work led to the initial enrolment of an additional 2,733 children onto Free School Meals in 2024/2025, unlocking over £2m of additional investment into the district through Pupil Premium grants in primary and secondary schools, and with work continuing that will further extend the provision.   In spite of the value of food, 2021 statistics showed that as a nation we waste 10.7 million tonnes of food every year, with 60% of this figure coming from households. If we reduce our food waste then we can save money in our household budgets and benefit the environment.   The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced new national targets for local authority waste management services. From next year all councils must provide weekly food waste collections for every household. Bradford Council is finalising a programme of work to deliver these targets.   Increasingly extreme weather presents a threat to food production, supply chains and the accessibility of healthy and affordable food to residents in our district. More work needs to be done to ensure the issue of food security is fully addressed on a national and local basis.   Council resolves:   1.        To work collaboratively with local organisations, health services and community groups through the Bradford District Sustainable Food    Partnership to implement the Bradford District Sustainable Food   Partnership Action Plan in full which includes creating an Eating Well   culture, tackling food insecurities and encouraging community-led food        growing. 2.        To encourage residents to buy local, supporting our great markets and   our excellent local farmers in order to help the economy and to create a        more resilient food supply for the area. 3.        To ensure all council departments are using the Living Well Food     Advocacy Toolkit to accelerate the whole systems approach needed. 4.        To support the Bradford Council Waste, Fleet and Environment Service          Programme of Work to encourage a reduction in food waste and         recycling the food that is wasted. 5.        To encourage more schools to take part in Living Well Schools; and to       use our markets as an asset to support children’s learning and       enjoyment of food and its links to health, the environment and culture.    To be actioned by:  All Strategic Directors   12.2    MAINTAINING LEGAL RIGHTS OF SEND PUPILS AND FAMILIES   As set out in the published agenda Motion 12.2 was moved by Councillor Sunderland and seconded by Councillor Naylor.    In accordance with Council Standing Orders 18.4 and 18.8 an amendment (additional published papers Amendment D) was moved by Councillor Duffy and seconded by Councillor Hinchcliffe.    In accordance with Council Standing Orders 18.4 and 18.8 a second amendment (additional published papers Amendment E) was moved by Councillor Winnard and seconded by Councillor Felstead.   Following a number of speakers in accordance with Council Standing Order 18.12 Amendment E was put to the vote and lost.  Amendment D as set out below was then put to the vote, was carried and became the substantive motion, was then voted on and was carried.      Resolved-   That with the addition and deletion of the appropriate words, the motion be amended to read as follows:   This council notes:   This Council notes that the government is still consulting on its white paper, the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.   This Council believes in, and seeks to achieve, a system for supporting children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) which succeeds for every child and young person who relies on it.   Bradford Council has secured £22 million to boost support for children with SEND.  That means more specialist places in mainstream schools, major expansions at Beckfoot Pheonix, High Park Special School and Bradford Alternative Provision Academy as well as £4.5 million transformation of Thomspon Court into a new SEND satellite school creating up to 100 new places.   The council believes it is right that legislation exists to ensure that every child receives a suitable education in an inclusive system.   Our aim is for all children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to receive the right help and support to access their education at the right time.   We believe that there is a need to support children through both mainstream and specialist education provision.   We recognise that nationally there are enormous challenges to enable families, schools, local authorities and partners to do this.       We believe that it is imperative as part of the current national review of SEND, and through all future policies and legislation, that a whole system approach is taken that ensures that vulnerable children and young people receive the right support from the earliest identification of their needs.   It is widely accepted nationally that the SEND system is in urgent need of reform in order to improve services for children and to do so in a financially sustainable way.  Children’s legal rights are undermined when the right services and support are not provided at the right time.    This council resolves to:   Request that the leader writes to the Secretary of State for Education to: confirm our commitment to supporting all children with SEND from the earliest point and request that whole system change is implemented that considers how schools and education providers can best be supported to meet children’s needs and are appropriately resourced to do this;   Welcome the £200 million of training just announced by Government to help staff adapt teaching for a wide range of needs including speech and language needs, visual impairments and using assistive technology like speech-to-text tools.   We reaffirm our belief that legally, but more importantly morally, we should make sure that every child should have the opportunity to learn in their local community alongside their peers with the right support in place to enable them to belong and thrive.   To be actioned by: Leader of Council/Acting Strategic Director Children’s Services        12.3    CONSANGUINITY, ENDOGAMY AND IMPROVING HEALTH       OUTCOMES   As set out in the published agenda Motion 12.3 was moved by Councillor Falak Ahmed and seconded by Councillor Winnard.    In accordance with Council Standing Orders 18.4 and 18.8 an amendment (additional published papers Amendment F) was moved by Councillor Ishtiaq Ahmed and seconded by Councillor Sajawal.    In accordance with Council Standing Orders 18.4 and 18.8 a second amendment (additional published papers Amendment G) was moved by Councillor Ferriby and seconded by Councillor Duffy.    In accordance with Council Standing Order 18.9 a third amendment (additional published papers Amendment H) was withdrawn at the meeting with the permission of the meeting.    Following a number of speakers in accordance with Council Standing Order 18.12 Amendment G as set out below was then put to the vote, was carried and became the substantive motion, was then voted on and was carried.            Resolved-   That with the addition and deletion of the appropriate words, the motion be amended to read as follows:   This council notes:   Every child and every adult is of equal value and that includes those children with additional needs.  Everyone has worth and a contribution to make to society.  Characterising children as “medical issues” that “benefit no one” is reprehensible.   The Bradford Institute for Health Research’s long-term study, Born in Bradford, is the biggest longitudinal study of childhood health in the world tracking the lives of over 60,000 Bradford district residents.   Above all, the study has demonstrated the impact of poverty and deprivation on health and life chances. The potential health impacts of close-relative marriage is a small part of the research.   Born in Bradford’s initial findings demonstrated that there is a 6% risk of congenital abnormalities and rare genetic disorders for children born to consanguineous parents compared to a 3% risk for children born to non-consanguineous parents.   However Born in Bradford has also found that other factors such as advanced maternal age or alcohol or tobacco use in pregnancy in non-consanguineous births are associated with comparable or higher risks of congenital anomalies than consanguineous births.   Education and public health awareness is key to improving people’s health and wellbeing. Our responsibility across health, social care and public health is to ensure that people have access to accurate information, genetic counselling and screening so families can make informed decisions for themselves and their families.   This Council’s Public Health Service already commissions a voluntary genetic counselling programme for our families and works closely with Born in Bradford to highlight any risks. Our NHS offers pre-marital and pre-conception advice with clear explanations.   Conversations about health risks and genetics must never become a cover for racism, prejudice or blame. Families affected by disability deserve support, dignity and services so they can thrive and be as happy as any other family. Bradford sees higher demand for complex disability, paediatric and social care services. There is an overwhelming body of research that has proven that poverty drives health inequalities and therefore addressing this will be key to improving people’s lives.   Council resolves:   To reiterate our commitment to ensuring every child should have the opportunity to thrive in Bradford district and reach their full potential, including those with additional needs. To place on record our appreciation of the valuable work undertaken by public health teams, partners in the NHS, Born in Bradford and our voluntary, community and faith sectors in providing evidence-based advice and support for people to make choices for themselves and their families. To continue to tackle health inequalities and support residents to stay fit and healthy. To support good science and resist racism and prejudice in all its forms. To task officers to build on the good partnership working with the NHS, Born in Bradford and community and faith organisations to support a trusted, non-judgemental approach to genetics, including: -          Supporting community-based genetic information and family support services -          Targeted genetics training for the local workforce -          Collaborative working with NHS equity midwives and genomics roles to improve access and support for families.   To be actioned by: Acting Strategic Director Children’s Services/ Director of Public Health   Under Council Standing Order 9.1.2 a vote was taken to re-order the business on the agenda to move Motion 12.9 (Council Tax for 2026/27 – fairness, affordability and transparency) to be the next motion to be considered.   Resolved –   That under Council Standing Order 9.1.2 to re-order the business on the agenda to move Motion 12.9 (Council Tax for 2026/27 – fairness, affordability and transparency) to be the next Motion to be considered.   12.9    COUNCIL TAX FOR 2026/27 – FAIRNESS, AFFORDABILITY AND     TRANSPARENCY   As set out in the published agenda Motion 12.9 was moved by Councillor Ishtiaq Ahmed and seconded by Councillor Sajawal.    In accordance with Council Standing Orders 18.4 and 18.8 an amendment (additional published papers Amendment Q) was moved by Councillor Hinchcliffe and seconded by Councillor Imran Khan.     Following a number of speakers in accordance with Council Standing Order 18.12 Amendment Q as set out below was then put to the vote, was carried and became the substantive motion, was then voted on and was carried.            Resolved-   That with the addition and deletion of the appropriate words, the motion be amended to read as follows:   Council notes that:   1.    Without Council Tax being raised, Bradford Council would not be able to fund the valuable services that we all rely on.  It is vital that revenue raised from Council Tax is used in the most efficient way to achieve value for money for the Bradford council taxpayer.    2.    Bradford’s council tax is lower than the average for similar councils. Bradford’s council tax is 24th out of 36 metropolitan district councils where 1st is the highest and 36th is the lowest.   3.    General Inflation and growth pressures increase every year by the national average meaning that annually council services inevitably increase by about £25 to £30 million in cost.    4.    Bradford’s Band D bill is £1,872, compared to the average of £1,942 for metropolitan districts. Although Band D is typically used for comparison purposes, approximately 80% of Bradford district properties are in lower bands, A to C.   5.    Bradford’s council tax rate is third out of five of the councils in West Yorkshire.   6.    The council has undertaken considerable work to stabilise its financial position. The council successfully delivered £46.7m of savings in 2024/25 and a further £42.8m of savings in 2025/26, with further savings proposals of £60.6m for 2026/27.   7.    14 years of Conservative and Conservative-Lib Dem austerity with an unprecedented lack of growth nationally and cost of living crisis have hit households hard. In our district we have a comprehensive anti-poverty and cost of living strategy which the council delivers with partners to address and alleviate poverty.   8.    The Council provides a Council Tax Reduction Scheme to support the lowest-income households with their bills.   9.    We are committed to providing good quality, value-for-money services to all residents across the district. 10.The council has also welcomed the national lifting of the two-child cap which will bring an estimated £35m into our local economy, supporting about 22,500 children.   11.The Council will next year be asking to borrow £78 million from Government to maintain council services.   Council resolves to:   Maintain good universal and needs-based services to all in the district no matter where they live, using council tax wisely and well. Continue our delivery of major regeneration and skills programmes to support inclusive economic growth because creating good jobs and opportunities is the best route out of poverty. Consider the views submitted by residents, businesses and stakeholders through the budget consultation and beyond in delivering our aims of a high-quality, customer-focused and efficient council that provides the excellent services we all expect.   To be actioned by:  Strategic Director Place/Interim Strategic Director of Corporate Resources/Section 151 Officer, All Strategic Directors   12.4    THE NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK AND THE     GREY BELT   As set out in the published agenda Motion 12.4 was moved by Councillor Poulsen and seconded by Councillor Winnard.    In accordance with Council Standing Orders 18.4 and 18.8 an amendment (additional published papers Amendment I) was moved by Councillor Neil Whitaker and seconded by Councillor Edwards.    In accordance with Council Standing Orders 18.4 and 18.8 a second amendment (additional published papers Amendment J) was moved by Councillor Ross-Shaw and seconded by Councillor Hinchcliffe.   Following a number of speakers in accordance with Council Standing Order 18.12 Amendment J as set out below was then put to the vote, was carried and became the substantive motion, was then voted on and was carried.            Resolved-   That with the addition and deletion of the appropriate words, the motion be amended to read as follows:   Council notes:   •                There remains a housing crisis in this country that will only be resolved      by building more homes, with some estimates suggesting even current         government targets of 300,000 homes a year may not be enough to    meet future demand. The previous Conservative government scrapped           housebuilding targets after protests by Conservative MPs that it meant    houses would be built in their constituencies.   •                Designating land as Green Belt was first introduced in the 1930s and         can have a number of benefits including preventing communities     merging and urban sprawl, enhancing biodiversity, access to green spaces for health and preserving vital agricultural land for food           production.   •                Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) research has claimed that      previously developed land, half of it with planning permission for      residential development, can provide 1.4m of the 1.5m government     target for new homes, leaving a net requirement of land for 100,000    homes. This is a national figure that doesn’t account for where homes           are needed or how this figure is spread geographically.   •                Much brownfield land is economically unviable to develop and would require significant public investment and subsidy to deliver housing on       it. This contributes to sites with planning permission for homes        remaining undeveloped. No Planning Authority can adopt a ‘brownfield           only’ policy and any that tried would quickly incur huge costs in lost   appeals and risk a subsequent government intervention.   •                Nonetheless in Bradford we have long prioritised brownfield sites and           have drawn in significant inward investment to deliver housing on such    sites including High Point, Conditioning House as well as our major           regeneration programmes such as City Village and the Southern       Gateway.   •                The changes to the NPPF in December 2024 included a new land       designation of Grey Belt that was previously land protected as Green Belt. Houses built on Grey Belt come with increased requirements such       as a 50% affordable housing target and improved local infrastructure.   •                In April 2024, the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, stated that the         additional land freed up for housing development by the National        Planning Policy Framework, would be “poor quality scrubland,     mothballed on the outskirts of town” and “unused car parks and derelict         petrol stations”. The definition was later expanded to include previously           undeveloped land that is felt does not contribute to the principles of the       Green Belt.   •                The openness criteria of Green Belt has inadvertently led to derelict          buildings and sites sat within the Green Belt even when they have been commercially active for decades without issue. Once a site is     demolished it becomes ‘open’, and this incentivises owners and developers to lead a building rotting and derelict rather than demolish it      in advance of future development. The new Grey Belt concept attempts       in part to address this by making such sites easier to redevelop and     there are several examples of such sites in the district.   •                New Campaign to Protect Rural England research published on the 7   December 2025, showed that of the 1,250 homes on the 13     developments of 10 or more dwellings, permitted due to the           introduction of the NPPF, 88% are to be constructed on previously    undeveloped countryside.   •                Estimates of how much Green Belt land may qualify as Grey Belt vary         but generally range from around 3% to less than 10% of the total          amount of Green Belt in the country.   •                Bradford’s National Nature Reserve, the Bradford Pennine Gateway,   provides enhanced protections for the 3,150 acre area, with all land        within the reserve area automatically excluded from potential definition           as Grey Belt.   •                The Planning and Infrastructure Bill that was introduced on 11th March         2025 and is now enacted, which reduces the scope of planning        committees and gives more say to planning officers. This has been the       direction of travel for national planning policy for some time and is    consistent with the previous Conservative government. The intention is         to reduce inconsistency and uncertainty in the planning process and     prevent applications being rejected that clearly meet planning policy.   •                There is currently a consultation into a revised NPPF that ends on 10th    March with proposed changes including a “default” position to approve         planning applications close to stations even if it is Green Belt land. This          has been welcomed by pro-housing campaigners as a way of ensuring           housing growth is more centred around sustainable transport       infrastructure, a common demand from housing-sceptic campaigners.         Ministers will also be able to call in and decide on major housing sites,         those of 150 homes or more, which councils are likely to refuse without          strong planning reasons.   •                The proposed definition of Grey Belt stipulates that villages would no     longer count as ‘large built-up areas’ when considering urban sprawl, which would leave the focus of this element purely on towns and cities.        Bradford is home to a number of villages with distinct identities and    while all settlements should take on housing growth, this should be           done in a considered and sustainable manner through the Local Plan.   •                The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government consultation exercise to engage with the public over the revised NPPF       requires the reading of nearly two hundred pages of detailed planning        documents, which is standard for complex planning consultations     where the target audience includes planners, developers, agents and   Local Authorities as well as local residents. •                Having no adopted Local Plan with a 5-year land supply is being used           by developers to apply for planning on inappropriate sites without any     plans for delivery of local services. This has long been the case and is    a core reason why Bradford Council has pushed for the delivery of its           Local Plan despite three Planning White Papers in six years under the       previous Conservative government and our Core Strategy being called           in for a year due to a local Conservative MP before being released without change by the government.   Council resolves:   •                To progress work to deliver a Local Plan for the district as soon as    possible, providing certainty for site allocations, strengthening the    Council’s ability to reject inappropriate housing applications on     unsuitable sites. •                To work with partners / stakeholders to lobby government to         incorporate measures which incentivise the development of previously developed land in the areas where new homes are desperately         needed. The Brownfield Housing Fund introduced by the previous         government still had too high a threshold for viability to deliver some    sites in Bradford and needed reform. •                Encourage residents and stakeholders to submit views over the        proposed changes to the NPPF. •                Ensure Bradford Council’s response to the NPPF raises the issue of   villages being removed from the definition of urban sprawl and ask         government to consider ways of addressing the need for appropriate       scale and sustainable development for villages as well as towns and cities.   To be actioned by:  Strategic Director Place   12.5    FAILURE TO DELIVER CORE NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES   Resolved –   That under Council Standing Order 9.1.6 Motion 12.5 (Failure to deliver core Neighbourhood Services) be withdrawn from the agenda.   12.6    CITY CENTRE ACCESS, PEDESTRIANISATION AND THE IMPACT          ON THE TAXI TRADE AND INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES   As set out in the published agenda Motion 12.6 was moved by Councillor Elahi and seconded by Councillor Sajawal.    In accordance with Council Standing Orders 18.4 and 18.8 an amendment (additional published papers Amendment N) was moved by Councillor Ross Shaw and seconded by Councillor Kamran Hussain.     Following a number of speakers in accordance with Council Standing Order 18.12 Amendment N as set out below was then put to the vote, was carried and became the substantive motion, was then voted on and was carried.            Resolved-   That with the addition and deletion of the appropriate words, the motion be amended to read as follows:   This Council notes that:   1.    Bradford City Centre has undergone significant pedestrianisation and access changes as part of our Transforming Cities (TCF) work, itself part of the biggest regeneration programme in the city centre for generations, creating cleaner, greener streets with a major new green park at the extended Norfolk Gardens. This work has won multiple awards including but not limited to:   I.               Best Infrastructure Project and Best of the Best at the Yorkshire & Humber Constructing Awards, II.             Best Infrastructure Project at the National Constructing Awards, III.            the Healthy Transport and Mobility Award at the Healthy City Design Awards, IV.           an Excellence in Place Regeneration Award at the Landscape Institute Awards, and V.             Best Local Authority and Best Council and Commercial Build Project Awards at the Pro Landscaper Awards.   2.    These works, along with our wider regeneration programme including the delivery of One City Park, Darley Street Market and Bradford Live, coupled with our year as UK City of Culture, have increased footfall in the city centre, providing a boost to the wider business community, particularly the hospitality sector.   3.    The TCF changes have necessarily altered vehicle access arrangements, including the amendment of loading bays, relocation of hackney carriage ranks, moving and increasing the number of disabled bays across the city centre and a widened pedestrian area with the expected accompanying controlled access area.   4.    There were two major consultation phases for the TCF works, with nearly 600 comments received across the two phases and 3,500 visitors to the consultation website. A comprehensive mapping exercise was undertaken to identify and engage with stakeholders was undertaken, including writing to over 3,000 properties and residences in the affected area. A 70-page consultation report outlining this work in detail was published online in October 2021. 5.    Licensed taxi drivers were consulted throughout the development of the scheme and multiple changes have been made throughout based on their constructive and helpful feedback.   6.    Private hire vehicles can temporarily stop to pick up or drop off passengers as long as they are not soliciting for passing trade and this is the case across the country. There is no such thing as a private hire ‘pick-up and drop-off point’ on the Highway.   7.    These conversations have continued since the completion of the works. The Council has recently consulted on an updated City Centre Access Policy and further amendments to access and parking are being brought forward shortly.   8.    The construction works to deliver this award-winning public realm were necessarily disruptive and were compounded by the sudden closure of the Interchange, which added significant complexity and accessibility changes to the delivery process, and with such significant generational changes in the city centre some members of the public have raised concerns about accessibility under the new arrangements.   9.    We are working with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) and the UK City of Culture team on ways to reintroduce the new-look city centre to people who may be concerned about accessibility and new layout, building on the successful accredited city centre walking tours delivered by the UK City of Culture team in 2025.   10.A question has been formally raised through Council Questions Part Two by a member of the Bradford Independent Group regarding the perceived absence of lawful private-hire pick-up and drop-off points in key city-centre locations, including Broadway, Nelson Street outside the bus station, Manor Row, Cheapside and Kirkgate. The answers to these questions are being drafted as per the usual process. However, taxi drivers may pick-up and drop-off legally at the roadside at all of these locations already.   11.The Council has statutory responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010, including the Public Sector Equality Duty, to ensure that transport and public-realm changes do not disproportionately disadvantage disabled people, older residents, or those with limited mobility who rely on taxis to access the city centre. Full Equality Impact Assessments were produced as part of this work, which passed through the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s assurance process in addition to our own Executive Committee process.   This Council believes that:   1. Licensed hackney carriage and private-hire drivers are an essential part of Bradford’s transport system, providing safe, flexible and accessible travel for residents who cannot reasonably rely on walking, cycling or buses. Their voices have been heard throughout the development, delivery and post-completion of the TCF works and those conversations continue. 2. City-centre regeneration must be inclusive, accessible and compliant with the Council’s equality duties, particularly for disabled residents, older people and those with limited mobility. The TCF works have been reviewed by multiple judging panels from across the country and found to be one of the best regeneration schemes in the UK.   This Council resolves to:   Continue engaging with all user groups of the city centre, including but not limited to the taxi trade, disability groups, elderly groups, businesses and others. Bring forward the next phase of amendments to parking and access arrangements in and around the city centre, which are currently being finalised after extensive engagement. Share TCF consultation materials and EIAs with members. Continue working with WYCA and Bradford 2025 to deliver accessibility-friendly walking tours in the city centre and engage relevant user groups to provide additional assurance and feedback.   To be actioned by: Strategic Director, Place   12.7    PROTECTING LOCAL PUBS AND COMMUNITY SOCIAL SPACES IN BRADFORD DISTRICT   Resolved –   That under Council Standing Order 9.1.6 Motion 12.7 (protecting local pubs and community social spaces in Bradford District) be withdrawn from the agenda.     12.8    BRADFORD SUPPORTS A NATIONAL YEAR OF READING   Resolved –   That under Council Standing Order 9.1.6 Motion 12.8 (Bradford supports a National Year of Reading) be withdrawn from the agenda.