Marshalled List of Amendments

Monday 4 October 2021

30 SEPTEMBER 2021

 

Item 6: Order Paper 119/17-22 – Monday 4 October 2021

Motion: Bespoke Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards Agreement

Proposed:

That this Assembly supports a comprehensive and bespoke agreement between the European Union and the British Government to align sanitary and phytosanitary standards, with the aim of reducing checks and paperwork on goods being imported from Britain; recognises that this is the only realistic and practical way of reducing checks within the framework of existing international agreements; acknowledges that there is widespread support from businesses here for such an agreement; and calls on the European Union and the British Government to negotiate a bespoke agreement to align sanitary and phytosanitary standards.

Dr Caoimhe Archibald

Mr Declan McAleer

Ms Emma Sheerin

Ms Ciara Ferguson

The Speaker has selected the following Amendment for debate:

Amendment 1

Leave out all after ‘sanitary and phytosanitary standards’ and insert:

‘for goods at risk, with the aim of reducing checks and paperwork on goods being imported from Great Britain; recognises that this is a realistic and practical way of reducing checks within the framework of existing international agreements; acknowledges that there is widespread support from businesses here for such an agreement; and calls on the European Union and British Government to negotiate a bespoke agreement to align sanitary and phytosanitary standards for goods at risk.”

[Dr Steve Aiken]

[Mr Robbie Butler]