School Uniforms Bill second stage passage in Assembly

2 releases from 2 parties, 3 March 2025 to 4 March 2025.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. ‘Cutting school uniform costs will keep money in pockets of workers and families’ – Mason

   • Sinn Féin
   • 3 March 2025
   • Response to an event
   • Contains a proposal

   Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason welcomes the second stage passage of the School Uniforms Bill in the Assembly and calls for it to remove requirements for expensive branded items and allow affordable high street alternatives.

   Original release (opens in a new tab)

2. Education Minister must ensure families feel tangible results of school uniform cost mitigations, says Guy

   • Alliance
   • 4 March 2025
   • Call for action
   • Criticises the northern ireland executive, a minister or department
   • Contains a proposal

   Alliance Education spokesperson and Lagan Valley MLA Michelle Guy welcomes progress on the School Uniforms Bill but says the Education Minister must ensure families feel results promptly. She says a uniform cost cap is not guaranteed and calls for an independent body to implement it.

   Original release (opens in a new tab)

Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• SDLP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.

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