Vote to Maintain Payment of Therapeutic Allowances to Day Care Service Users

Labour Councillor Steve Evans, appalled by the ruling Conservative/ Lib Dem alliance’s proposal to stop the wages (therapeutic allowances) of service users with learning disabilities who undertake work at Day Centres, such as making concrete garden ornaments, moved the following motion at Full Council on 16th December 2009:

‘This Council resolves to maintain the payment of therapeutic earnings allowances to day care service users. It further instructs officers to examine in detail ways of maintaining the payment of attendance allowances to service users with learning disabilities.’

This motion was seconded by Labour Councillor Stephen Simkins.

This motion was supported by all Labour Councillors but how did the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Councillors vote? Did they vote to stop the wages of service users with learning difficulties?

Councillor Ian Bisbey - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Mrs Pat Bradley - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Jenny Brewer - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Neil John Clarke - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Claire Darke - Lib Dem - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor John Davis - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Peter Dobb - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Gillian Fellows - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Barry Findlay - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Margaret Findlay - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Malcolm Gwinnett - Lib Dem - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Steve Hall - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Christopher Haynes - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Michael Heap - Lib Dem - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Matthew Holdcroft - Con - Absent

Councillor Carl Husted - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Simon Jevon - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Hazel Keirle - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Robin Lawrence - Lib Dem - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Christine Mills - Con - No (did not support the resolution)

Councillor John Pask - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Mrs Patricia Patten - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Neville Patten - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Leslie Pugh - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Charlotte Quarmby - Con - Absent

Councillor Paul Singh - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Mrs Joan Stevenson - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Mrs Wendy Thompson - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Richard Whitehouse - Lib Dem - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Peter Wilson - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Andrew Wynne - Con - No (did not support the motion)

Councillor Jonathan Yardley - Con - No (did not support the motion)

All the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Councillors present voted against maintaining the payment of therapeutic earnings allowances to day care service users.