This item has a time limit of 60 minutes.

Motions received by the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy in accordance with the rules in Section 11 of the Constitution by the deadline of 1.00pm on Wednesday, 2 July 2025 are listed below.

Cross party motions are taken first. Motions will then be taken in turn from the Labour Group, Liberal Democrat Group, Green Group, Independent Oxford Alliance Group, Oxford Community Independent Group, Oxford Independent Group and Real Independent Group in that order.

Substantive amendments to these motions must be sent by councillors to the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy by no later than 10.00am on Friday, 11 July 2025 so that they may be circulated with the briefing note.

Minor technical or limited wording amendments may be submitted during the meeting but must be written down and circulated.

Council is asked to consider the following motions:

a)    Oppose the County Council Congestion Charge Scheme (Proposed by Councillor James Taylor, Seconded by Councillor Asima Qayyum)

b)    Ban Smartphones in Oxford Schools (Proposed by Councillor Katherine Miles, Seconded by Councillor Andrew Gant)

c)    Protecting trans peoples’ access to services (Proposed by Councillor Alex Powell, Seconded by Councillor Chris Jarvis)

d)    Keep Oxfordshire’s street lights on (Proposed by Councillor Susan Brown, Seconded by Councillor Lubna Arshad)

e)    Environmental Protections in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Proposed by Councillor Andrew Gant, Seconded by Councillor Chris Smowton)

Council had before it 5 motions on notice submitted in accordance with Council procedure rules and reached decisions as set out below. 

Motions agreed as set out below:

a)    Oppose the County Council Congestion Charge Scheme (Proposed by Councillor James Taylor, Seconded by Councillor Asima Qayyum)

Motions not taken as the time allocated for debate had finished:

b)    Ban Smartphones in Oxford Schools (Proposed by Councillor Katherine Miles, Seconded by Councillor Andrew Gant)

c)    Protecting trans peoples’ access to services (Proposed by Councillor Alex Powell, Seconded by Councillor Chris Jarvis)

d)    Keep Oxfordshire’s street lights on (Proposed by Councillor Susan Brown, Seconded by Councillor Lubna Arshad)

e)    Environmental Protections in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Proposed by Councillor Andrew Gant, Seconded by Councillor Chris Smowton)