Marshalled List of Amendments - Monday 23 February 2015

19 February 2015

Private Members’ Business – Motions

Item 5: Order Paper 260/11-16 – 23 February 2015

Motion: Reductions in the Block Grant

That this Assembly recognises that the persistent reductions to the block grant create significant challenges for the Executive in the delivery of frontline services; welcomes agreement on the Budget 2015-16; further recognises that the Executive has additional revenue generating powers which have not been explored fully as part of the budget process; and calls on the Executive to collectively identify progressive options to raise local revenue and increase the local budget.

[Mr D McKay]
[Mr M Ó Muilleoir]
[Ms M Boyle]

The Speaker has selected the following Amendments for debate:

Amendment 1

Leave out all after ‘frontline services’; and insert:

“further recognises that the Executive has additional revenue-generating powers which have not been explored fully as part of the budget process; recognises that there has not been a consistent approach to reducing waste and pursuing public sector reform to ensure that additional resources are available for frontline services; and calls on the Executive to identify, collectively, progressive options to raise local revenue, tackle waste and pursue public service reform to effectively increase the local budget.”

[Mrs J Cochrane]
[Mr C Lyttle]
[Mr S Dickson] 

Amendment 2

Leave out all after ‘2015-16;’ and insert:

“notes the success of the Executive in securing the devolution of corporation tax and air passenger duty for long haul flights; further notes the work being conducted by the Department of Finance and Personnel on the potential for devolving specific additional fiscal powers; and calls on the Minister of Finance and Personnel to bring forward recommendations on further fiscal devolution to the Executive.” 

[Mr P Girvan]
[Mr P Weir]
[Mr A McQuillan]
[Mr I McCrea]

Motion: Magee Campus of Ulster University

That this Assembly recognises the importance of expanding higher education across Northern Ireland and particularly the importance of expansion at Ulster University’s Magee campus in driving economic growth in the North West; notes the 50th anniversary of the publication of the Lockwood Commission report; affirms its commitment to the One Plan targets of expanding to 9,400 full time equivalent students by 2020 and increasing the maximum student number by 1,000 by 2015; and calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister, as chairs of the North West Ministerial Sub-Group, to liaise directly with the Ulster University and the Minister for Employment and Learning to prioritise the expansion at the Magee campus to ensure its full delivery.

[Mr P Ramsey]
[Mr C Eastwood]
[Mr M Durkan]

Amendment 1

Leave out all after ‘report;’ and insert:

“notes the commitment within the One Plan to an expansion to 9,400 full time equivalent students by 2020 and increasing the maximum student number by 1,000 by 2015; and calls on the Minister for Employment and Learning to examine the options for supporting the One Plan target.”

[Mr T Buchanan]
[Mr S Anderson]
[Mr W Irwin]