Submission Documents: By Councillor Frank McAveety:- "Council notes the recent interim report by the Fraser of Allander Institute into the impacts of Brexit on the Glasgow City Region. These preliminary assessments suggest that over 20,000 jobs in Glasgow City are supported by exports to the European Union, and over 40,000 in the wider city region. Further, Council notes that there were over 57,000 EU nationals living in the Glasgow City Region in 2017. These citizens play a full role in the life of our city, are likely to be younger and more likely to be in work. Council believes that Brexit poses a significant risk to Glasgow's economy; that the EU's environmental regulation and social protections are beneficial to Glasgow citizens; and the ending of freedom of movement is contrary to the values of this Council. Council considers that the potential impacts of Brexit have only become widely evident and understood post Referendum while the subsequent handling of Brexit negotiations has not been in working people's best interests. Council further considers that any Brexit deal should be judged using six tests. These are, does a Brexit deal: 1. ensure a strong and collaborative future relationship with the EU; 2. deliver the "exact same benefits" as we currently have as members of Single Market and the Customs Union; 3. ensure the fair management of migration in the interests of the economy and communities; 4. defend rights and protections and prevent a race to the bottom; 5. protect national security and our capacity to tackle cross-border crime; and 6. does it deliver for all regions and nations of the UK? Therefore, Council resolves to support the campaign for a referendum on the terms of a Brexit deal where, in the event that these six tests are not met, remaining inside the European Union is an option on the ballot paper; calls on the Government of the United Kingdom to bring forward such a vote in time for such a vote to be held before March 2019; calls on COSLA, as the representative body of Local Authorities in Scotland, to join these calls and take a collective position; and instructs the Leader of the Council to write to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and representatives of COSLA in these terms." Help Icon

This is the list of documents available for the submission By Councillor Frank McAveety:- "Council notes the recent interim report by the Fraser of Allander Institute into the impacts of Brexit on the Glasgow City Region. These preliminary assessments suggest that over 20,000 jobs in Glasgow City are supported by exports to the European Union, and over 40,000 in the wider city region. Further, Council notes that there were over 57,000 EU nationals living in the Glasgow City Region in 2017. These citizens play a full role in the life of our city, are likely to be younger and more likely to be in work. Council believes that Brexit poses a significant risk to Glasgow's economy; that the EU's environmental regulation and social protections are beneficial to Glasgow citizens; and the ending of freedom of movement is contrary to the values of this Council. Council considers that the potential impacts of Brexit have only become widely evident and understood post Referendum while the subsequent handling of Brexit negotiations has not been in working people's best interests. Council further considers that any Brexit deal should be judged using six tests. These are, does a Brexit deal: 1. ensure a strong and collaborative future relationship with the EU; 2. deliver the "exact same benefits" as we currently have as members of Single Market and the Customs Union; 3. ensure the fair management of migration in the interests of the economy and communities; 4. defend rights and protections and prevent a race to the bottom; 5. protect national security and our capacity to tackle cross-border crime; and 6. does it deliver for all regions and nations of the UK? Therefore, Council resolves to support the campaign for a referendum on the terms of a Brexit deal where, in the event that these six tests are not met, remaining inside the European Union is an option on the ballot paper; calls on the Government of the United Kingdom to bring forward such a vote in time for such a vote to be held before March 2019; calls on COSLA, as the representative body of Local Authorities in Scotland, to join these calls and take a collective position; and instructs the Leader of the Council to write to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and representatives of COSLA in these terms." .

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