Marshalled List of Amendments - 2 March 2012

Item 4:  Order Paper 55/11-15 – 6 March 2012

Motion: Educational Assistance for Young People

That this Assembly notes the good work being done by Further Education Colleges, as well as by schools; and calls on the Minister for Employment and Learning to establish a working group, comprising officials from the Department for Social Development, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, the South Eastern Regional College and the PSNI to identify ways of improving access to further education for young people experiencing health, social and housing problems by addressing any barriers that exist in these areas.

[Mr A Easton]
[Mr R Newton]
[Mr S Douglas]
[Mr J Craig]

The Speaker has selected the following amendment for debate:

Amendment 1

Proposed: Leave out all after ‘working group,’ and insert:

‘as part of a wider delivery mechanism to support the forthcoming Executive strategy for young people not in employment, education or training, comprising officials from the Department for Social Development, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, all Further Educational Colleges and the PSNI, to identify ways of improving access to further education for young people experiencing a range of personal and social barriers.’

[Mr C Lyttle]
[Mr T Lunn]
[Ms A Lo]