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Meeting: 17/12/2015 - Council (Item 68)
68 Expansion of Gatwick Airport - Notice of Motion 
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- Item 31 - NoM Expansion of Gatwick Airport, item 68
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- Webcast for Expansion of Gatwick Airport - Notice of Motion
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Meeting: 12/11/2015 - Economic Development & Culture Committee (Item 31)
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(d) Notice of Motion – Expansion of Gatwick Airport (Joint Labour & Co-Operative Group and Conservative Group).
Minutes:
31.1 The Notice of Motion as listed in the addendum was proposed by Councillor Morgan, the Chair, on behalf of the Labour & Co-operative Group and seconded by Councillor Peltzer Dunn on behalf of the Conservative Group.
31.2 The Chair then put the following motion to the vote:
“The Economic Development & Culture committee notes the Government is currently reviewing the potential expansion of Gatwick and Heathrow Airports. In this regard it recognises that there are associated economic and regeneration benefits that the City and Greater Brighton Region would enjoy should Gatwick be chosen.
This committee therefore requests the Chief Executive to write to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Transport expressing the Council’s support for the expansion of Gatwick Airport.”
31.3 The Chair confirmed that the motion had been carried by 8 votes to 2.