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OP 59-07/08 Marshalled

MARSHALLED LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Item 4: Order Paper 59 07/08 – 20 May 2008  
Private Members’ Business - Motions
Motion – Re-Classification of Cannabis

That this Assembly notes the findings within the report of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs; and believes that cannabis should be re-classified as a Class B drug.

[Mr A Ross]
[Mrs I Robinson]

The Speaker has selected the following amendment(s) for debate:

Amendment 1: Leave out all after ‘Drugs’ and insert:

‘; recognises the growing drug culture in Northern Ireland; and welcomes the Government’s decision to re-classify cannabis as a Class B drug.’

[Mr A Easton]
[Mr A Ross]

Motion - Extended Schools Funding

That this Assembly expresses concern that the Extended Schools funding for children and young people has not been mainstreamed; and calls on the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister and the Department of Education to ensure that this essential support for children and young people continues.

[Mr B McCrea]
[Mr K Robinson]
[Mr R Beggs]
[Mr T Elliott]

The Speaker has selected the following amendment(s) for debate:

Amendment 1: In line 1 leave out all after the second ‘that’and insert:

‘Breakfast Clubs, After-School Clubs and Extended Schools funding for children and young people has not been mainstreamed; and calls on the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister and the Department of Education to ensure that this essential support for children and young people continues and to re-establish a cross-cutting fund for children and young people to fund such programmes, as well as youth services and other projects.’

[Mr D Bradley]
[Mrs M Bradley]
[Mr A Attwood]

Amendment 2: Leave out all after ‘on’ and insert:

‘the Department of Finance and Personnel, the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister and the Department of Education to ensure that this essential support for children continues; and supports the bid by the Minister of Education to the Minister of Finance and Personnel for in-year funding to ensure that curtailed projects in the present financial year are restored.’

[Mr J O’Dowd]
[Ms C Ní Chuilín]