Marshalled List of Amendments - 22 February 2024

Item 5: Order Paper 14/22-27 – Monday 26 February 2024

Motion: Implementation of the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls

Proposed:

That this Assembly affirms that the Executive Office’s Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls must recognise that misogyny is a root cause of violence against women and girls; laments that since 2021, we have had the joint highest rate of femicide in Europe; expresses deep sadness that violence against women and girls is endemic here, with one woman killed every three months; regrets that victims of sexual and gender-based violence still face obstacles within the justice system and within society itself and that these obstacles prevent many women from reporting their abuse; condemns the budget cuts imposed by the British Government which significantly cut funding for public services, early intervention and rehabilitation services, community and voluntary sector services and Women’s Aid; and calls on the Executive Office to urgently implement, in full, the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls to transform how society understands and responds to violence against women and girls.

Ms Emma Sheerin

Miss Deirdre Hargey

Ms Carál Ní Chuilín

Amendment 1

Leave out all after ‘abuse;’ and insert:

‘condemns inadequate levels of UK Government funding for public services, early intervention and rehabilitation services, community and voluntary sector services and Women’s Aid; and calls on the Executive Office to urgently implement, in full, the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls, including by prioritising funding for the delivery of programmes contained in the associated Action Plan, to transform how society understands and responds to violence against women and girls.’

[Mr Brian Kingston]

[Mr Harry Harvey]

Motion: Special Educational Needs and Disability – Investment and Transformation

Proposed:

That this Assembly commits to prioritising the needs of our most vulnerable children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND); notes that the current system for supporting children with SEND has failed to deliver appropriate and timely support for parents, pupils and schools; and calls on the Minister of Education to prioritise and invest in SEND transformation, to ensure that the End to End Review of Special Educational Needs produces an action plan that will be implemented urgently, and to make a commitment that all children with SEND in key transition years are notified of a school placement which meets their needs no later than children without special educational needs.

Mr Nick Mathison

Ms Kate Nicholl

Ms Sian Mulholland

Mr Eóin Tennyson

Ms Sorcha Eastwood

Mr Peter McReynolds

Amendment 1

At end insert:

‘; and to work with Executive colleagues to provide a clear pathway for children with SEND to transition from education to post-education settings’

[Mr Robbie Butler]