Marshalled List of Amendments - 29 November 2016

25 November 2016

Private Members’ Business

Item 4: Order Paper 33/16-21 - Tuesday 29 November 2016

Motion: People Diagnosed with HIV

That this Assembly notes the increasing number of people diagnosed with HIV in Northern Ireland year on year; is concerned at the levels of stigma experienced by people living with HIV; acknowledges the need for a new campaign to promote awareness and prevention, specifically tailored to Northern Ireland; commends the work of Positive Life, Northern Ireland's only dedicated charity working to support people diagnosed with HIV; and calls on the Minister of Health to support this organisation in the development of a centre of excellence at its new headquarters.

[Ms P Bradley]
[Mr G Middleton]
[Mr T Clarke]

The Speaker has selected the following Amendments for debate:

Amendment 1

Leave out all after the second ‘HIV;’ and insert:

‘recognises the disproportionate impact of HIV among gay and bisexual men; acknowledges the need for a new campaign to promote awareness and prevention, specifically tailored to Northern Ireland; commends the work of Positive Life, The Rainbow Project and others working to prevent the spread of HIV and supporting people diagnosed with HIV; and calls on the Minister of Health to work with the statutory, community and voluntary organisations working in this field to develop a centre of excellence.

[Mr E McCann]
[Mr G Carroll]

Amendment 2

Leave out all after the third ‘HIV;’ and insert:

‘calls on the Minister of Health to support this prevention work by bringing forward proposals to ensure that everyone in Northern Ireland has access to vital pre-exposure prophylaxis medication on the same basis as the rest of the United Kingdom; and further calls on the Minister to support Positive Life in the development of a centre of excellence at its new headquarters.’

[Ms P Bradshaw]
[Mrs N Long]