Motion or amendment: Holiday Hunger and the High Cost of School Uniforms - Amendment 1

Motion or amendment by Mr David Brooks on 6 November 2024.

MLA: Mr David Brooks
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 6 November 2024
Type: Motion or amendment
Business: Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Holiday Hunger and the High Cost of School Uniforms”
Heading: Holiday Hunger and the High Cost of School Uniforms - Amendment 1
Assembly identifier: Document 416636

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Holiday Hunger and the High Cost of School Uniforms - Amendment 1
Leave out all after ‘withdrawn;’ and insert: ‘welcomes action taken to address these issues following restoration of the Executive, including the recent Department of Education consultation on proposals to introduce a price cap for school uniforms and place current guidance on uniform policy into legislation; recognises that the ongoing rise in the cost of living, including the high cost of school uniforms, is pushing many families beyond the brink; and calls on the Minister of Education to provide an urgent update on the recent consultation on school uniforms, as well as the steps his Department is taking, in the context of the Executive’s forthcoming Anti-Poverty Strategy, to tackle holiday hunger and reduce the financial burden of school uniforms and PE kits on struggling families.’

136 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.