Minutes of Proceedings

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Date: 14 June 2016

The Assembly met at 10.30am, the Speaker in the Chair.

1. Prayers

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. Public Petition

2.1 Public Petition – Special Educational Needs Nursery Provision

Mr Chris Lyttle was granted leave, in accordance with Standing Order 22, to present a Public Petition regarding Special Educational Needs Nursery Provision.

3. Executive Committee Business

3.1 Statement – June Monitoring

The Minister of Finance, Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, made a statement regarding June Monitoring, following which he replied to questions.

The Principal Deputy Speaker (Ms Ruane) took the Chair.

3.2 Second Stage Budget (No.2) Bill (NIA Bill 1/16-21)

Minister of Finance

The Minister of Finance, Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, moved the Second Stage of the Budget (No.2) Bill (NIA Bill 1/16-21).

Debate ensued.

The sitting was suspended at 12.57pm.

The sitting resumed at 2.00pm, with the Speaker in the Chair.

4. Question Time

4.1 Communities

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister for Communities, Mr Paul Givan. 

4.2 Economy

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister for the Economy, Mr Simon Hamilton.

 The Deputy Speaker (Mr Kennedy) took the Chair.

5. Executive Committee Business (cont’d)                

5.1 Second Stage Budget (No.2) Bill (NIA Bill 1/16-21) (cont’d)

Debate resumed.

The sitting was suspended at 5.29pm.

The sitting resumed at 5.43pm, with the Deputy Speaker (Mr Kennedy) in the Chair.

The Speaker took the Chair.

The Budget (No.2) Bill (NIA Bill 1/16-21) passed Second Stage with cross-community support (Division).

6. Adjournment

Mr Barry McElduff spoke to his topic regarding the Condition of Rural Roads in West Tyrone.

 

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 9.27pm.

 

            

Mr Robin Newton
The Speaker

14 June 2016

Northern Ireland Assembly

14 June 2016
Division 

 

Motion - Second Stage Budget (No.2) Bill (NIA Bill 1/16-21)

Minister of Finance

The Question was put and the Assembly divided.

Ayes: 46
Noes: 32

AYES

NATIONALIST:

Ms Archibald, Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Ms Dillon, Ms Fearon, Ms Gildernew, Mr Hazzard, Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Mr McCartney, Mr McElduff, Mr McKay, Mr McMullan, Mr Maskey, Mr Milne, Mr Murphy, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó Muilleoir, Mr O'Dowd, Ms Seeley, Mr Sheehan.

UNIONIST:

Mr Anderson, Ms P Bradley, Mr K Buchanan, Mr T Buchanan, Mrs Bunting, Mrs Cameron, Mr Clarke, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Girvan, Mr Irwin, Mrs Little Pengelly, Ms Lockhart, Mr Logan, Mr Lyons, Mr McCausland, Miss McIlveen, Mr McQuillan, Mr Middleton, Mr Poots, Mr Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Stalford, Mr Storey, Mr Weir

Tellers for the Ayes: Mr McAleer, Mr Robinson.

NOES

NATIONALIST:

Mr Attwood, Mrs S Bradley, Mr Durkan, Mr Eastwood, Ms Hanna, Mr McCrossan, Mr McGlone, Mr McGrath, Mr McNulty, Mr McPhillips, Mr Mullan.

UNIONIST:

Mr Aiken, Mr Allister, Mrs Barton, Mr Beggs, Mr Butler, Mr Chambers, Mrs Dobson, Mr McKee, Mr Nesbitt, Ms Palmer, Mr Smith, Mr Swann.

OTHER:

Mr Agnew, Ms Armstrong, Ms Bradshaw, Mr Carroll, Mr Dickson, Dr Farry, Mr Lunn, Mr Lyttle, Mr E McCann.

Tellers for the Noes: Ms S Bradley, Mr Smith

 

Total Votes                              78                           Total Ayes                            46           [59.0%]

Nationalist Votes                    32                           Nationalist Ayes                  21           [65.6%]

Unionist Votes                        37                           Unionist Ayes                      25           [67.6%]

Other Votes                             9                              Other Ayes                           0              [0.0%]

 

The Motion was carried on a cross-community vote.

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly on 14 June 2016

1. Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly

2. Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly

3. Orders in Council

4. Publications Laid in the Northern Ireland Assembly

5. Assembly Reports

6. Statutory Rules

7. Written Ministerial Statements

8. Consultation Documents

9. Departmental Publications

10. Agency Publications

11. Westminster Publications

12. Miscellaneous Publications

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