YORK'S COMMUNITY STADIUM

That this House notes that York's professional, semi-professional and amateur sports clubs have worked closely in partnership with the local authority to develop a community stadium at Monks Cross; believes that the only suitable site for a community stadium is at Monks Cross; welcomes the economic and socio-economic benefits that will accrue to the York City Football Club and the York Knights Rugby League Club, the community of York and the local authority, directly through increased tourism, educational opportunities, skills-training and employment; further recognises the community stadium will promote social inclusion by providing a focus from which to build community programmes; further welcomes the opportunity for York City FC and York City Knights to build on their existing community links and expand their successful community programmes; acknowledges the public support for the plans; urges City of York Council Planning Department to approve the proposal at its meeting on 27 March 2015; and commends the Monks Cross site proposal to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.