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, 24 September 2025 are listed below.

Cross party motions are taken first. Motions will then be taken in turn from the Liberal Democrat Group, Green Group, Independent Oxford Alliance Group, Oxford Community Independents Group, Oxford Independent Group, Real Independent Group, Labour 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, 3 October 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)    Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Proposed by Councillor Smowton, Seconded by Councillor Fouweather)

b)    Oxford stands for diversity, for fairer migration policy and against the far right (Proposed by Councillor Powell, Seconded by Councillor Jarvis)

c)    Bring Thames Water into public ownership (Proposed by Councillor Mundy, Seconded by Councillor Djafari-Marbini)

d)    Keep Oxford Open (Proposed by Councillor Goddard, Seconded by Councillor Smowton)

e)    Better use of Oxpens Bridge Funding (Proposed by Councillor Jupp, Seconded by Councillor Miles)

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:

b)    Oxford stands for diversity, for fairer migration policy and against the far right (Proposed by Councillor Powell, Seconded by Councillor Jarvis)

Motions lost as set out below:

a)    Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Proposed by Councillor Smowton, Seconded by Councillor Fouweather)

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

c)    Bring Thames Water into public ownership (Proposed by Councillor Mundy, Seconded by Councillor Djafari-Marbini)

d)    Keep Oxford Open (Proposed by Councillor Goddard, Seconded by Councillor Smowton)

e)    Better use of Oxpens Bridge Funding (Proposed by Councillor Jupp, Seconded by Councillor Miles)