CONSERVATIVE GROUP AMENDMEnt

save the union learning fund

That the motion be amended to insert the text as shown in bold italics.

This Council notes with concern the letter received by the TUC in October from the Department for Education, outlining Ministers’ decision to end the Union Learning Fund (ULF) from March 2021, and;

This Council recognises the excellent results that have been achieved by the Union Learning Fund;

· 68% of learners with no previous qualifications gained a qualification;

· 68% of employers say unions are particularly effective at inspiring reluctant learners to engage in training and development;

· 70% of learners would not have taken part in learning without union support;

· Every £1 invested in the Union Learning Fund generated a total economic return of £12.24;

This Council further requests the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State for Education, outlining this Council’s support for the work of the Union Learning Fund Peter Kyle MP, Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP and Caroline Lucas MP urging them to raise this issue in Education Questions in the House of Commons and through Written Questions and report back to us.

· The Government to continue investing in the Union Learning Fund.

Proposed by: Cllr Brown                                          Seconded by: Cllr McNair

Motion if carried to read:

This Council notes with concern the letter received by the TUC in October from the Department for Education, outlining Ministers’ decision to end the Union Learning Fund (ULF) from March 2021, and;

This Council recognises the excellent results that have been achieved by the Union Learning Fund;

· 68% of learners with no previous qualifications gained a qualification;

· 68% of employers say unions are particularly effective at inspiring reluctant learners to engage in training and development;

· 70% of learners would not have taken part in learning without union support;

· Every £1 invested in the Union Learning Fund generated a total economic return of £12.24;

This Council further requests the Chief Executive to write to the Peter Kyle MP, Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP and Caroline Lucas MP urging them to raise this issue in Education Questions in the House of Commons and through Written Questions and report back to us.