This is the list of documents available for the submission Motion by Councillor Chris Cunningham:- "Council notes the publication of the 'Resetting The Course For Population Health' report by the Glasgow Centre for Population Health which details changes to mortality rates in Scotland, and across the UK, since 2012. The report examines a stalling in overall improvement of mortality rates, alongside increasing death rates among the most deprived communities, and a widening of inequalities. Moreover, this report adds to cumulative evidence that austerity measures have a disproportionately negative impact on several protected groups, including disabled people, the elderly, children & young people, ethnic minorities including refugees/ migrants, and women. Council notes with concern that alongside a range of factors related to increases in health-related deaths, the report's assessment of UK and international evidence demonstrates that the main drivers of the changes were the UK Government economic austerity policies introduced in 2010. The report is clear that the tens of billions of pounds that have been cut from public services and social security have had a devastating impact on our communities and resulted in decreased income, poor housing, poor nutrition, social isolation poor health and premature death. The Centre for Population quantified the scale of these excess deaths in Scotland as around 20,000. The report is clear: 'Austerity is evidenced as making an important and substantial causal contribution and is likely to underpin a number of the other observed changes.' Of grave concerns is the conclusion by the report authors that the trends of the past decade are not inevitable but the result of political choices. In short, the evidence is that the policy of austerity kills and is continuing to kill our fellow citizens. While the report makes the case for the avoidance of a second period of austerity through an increase in social benefits and ensuring public services are adequately funded, the sustained impact of the cost-of-living crisis, soaring inflation and a prolonged period of squeezing public finances resulting from the UK Chancellor's Autumn Statement makes it evident that we are entering a second era of austerity policies. Council notes the asks of the report authors from local government including work already being undertaken by Glasgow City Council around financial inclusion and welfare advice, ensuring residents are aware of their entitlements, supporting the training and upskilling of citizens, using the City Region Deal to address inequality and progressing agendas around food security and community wealth building. Council further notes the Centre For Population Health's support for interventions including the Welcome Place initiative, the creation and expansion of the pantries network, the value placed on early years and commitment to improving access to social housing and affordable transport. Council condemns the continuation of the austerity that has become the hallmark of this UK Tory Government and commends the overall conclusions in the report, namely any further austerity policies that squeeze public spending will have disastrous impacts on our communities and result in more and more lives cut short. And the council resolves to work, where it can, with all partners and citizens to mitigate the effects of the cost-of-living crisis, pandemic recovery and any further austerity and to seek opportunities to change the economic structures that lead to large wealth and income inequalities.".

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