Minutes of Proceedings

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. Speaker’s Business

The Speaker informed Members that he would be absent from the Assembly for the next two weeks.

3. Executive Committee Business

3.1 Statement – Gender Issues Relating to Employment, Learning and Skills

The Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Stephen Farry, made a statement regarding Gender Issues Relating to Employment, Learning and Skills, following which he replied to questions.

3.2 Motion – The Draft Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Proposed:

That the draft Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 be approved.

Minister of the Environment

Debate ensued.

The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.

4. Private Members’ Business 

4.1 Motion – Northern Amateur Football League’s Primacy Rule

Proposed:

That this Assembly calls on the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to bring forward proposals on how the Northern Amateur Football League's primacy rule could be removed to promote greater sharing and integration of facilities for soccer.

Mr C Ó hOisín
Ms R McCorley
Mr O McMullan

Debate ensued.

The Question being put, the Motion was carried (Division).

The sitting was suspended at 12.51pm.

The sitting resumed at 2.00pm, with the Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) in the Chair.

5. Question Time

5.1 Employment and Learning 

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Stephen Farry.

5.2 Environment

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of the Environment, Mr Alex Attwood.

6. Private Members’ Business (Cont’d)

6.1 Motion – Access to the Equal Pay Settlement for PSNI and NIO Staff

Proposed:

That this Assembly notes the judgement of His Honour Judge Babington in the recent equal pay case heard in the County Court; recognises the sense of unfairness felt by many civil servants who had worked in, or were working in, the PSNI or the Northern Ireland Office at the time of the equal pay settlement of 2009 but were not entitled to access that settlement; and calls upon the Minister of Justice to address the equal pay concerns of these civil servants as a matter of priority.

Mr I McCrea
Mr P Weir

Debate ensued.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Beggs) took the Chair.

The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.

7. Adjournment

Mr Michael McGimpsey spoke to his topic regarding the proposed amalgamation of Knockbreda High School and Newtownbreda High School, South Belfast.

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 5.18pm.

Mr William Hay
The Speaker

4 June 2013

Northern Ireland Assembly

4 June 2013
Division

Motion – Northern Amateur Football League’s Primacy Rule

Proposed:

That this Assembly calls on the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to bring forward proposals on how the Northern Amateur Football League's primacy rule could be removed to promote greater sharing and integration of facilities for soccer.

Mr C Ó hOisín
Ms R McCorley
Mr O McMullan

The Question was put and the Assembly divided.

Ayes: 45
Noes: 43

AYES

Mr Attwood, Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Mr D Bradley, Mr Brady, Mr Byrne, Mrs Cochrane, Mr Dallat, Mr Durkan, Dr Farry, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mr Ford, Mrs D Kelly, Mr G Kelly, Ms Lo, Mr Lynch, Mr Lyttle, Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Ms J McCann, Mr McCarthy, Mr McCartney, Ms McCorley, Mr McDevitt, Dr McDonnell, Mr McElduff, Ms McGahan, Mr McGlone, Mr McKay, Mrs McKevitt, Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr Mitchel McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr A Maginness, Mr Maskey, Mr Milne, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr O'Dowd, Mr P Ramsey, Ms S Ramsey, Mr Rogers, Ms Ruane, Mr Sheehan.

Tellers for the Ayes: Mr McMullan and Mr Ó hOisín

NOES

Mr Allister, Mr Anderson, Mr Beggs, Mr Bell, Ms P Bradley, Ms Brown, Mr Buchanan, Mr Clarke, Mr Craig, Mr Cree, Mrs Dobson, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mr Elliott, Mr Frew, Mr Gardiner, Mr Girvan, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Hussey, Mr Irwin, Mr Kennedy, Mr Kinahan, Mr McCausland, Mr I McCrea, Mr McGimpsey, Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Mr McQuillan, Mr Moutray, Mr Nesbitt, Mr Newton, Mrs Overend, Mr Poots, Mr G Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Spratt, Mr Storey, Mr Weir, Mr Wells.

Tellers for the Noes: Mr Anderson and Mr G Robinson.

The following Members voted in both Lobbies and are therefore not counted in the result: Mr Agnew, Mr B McCrea

The Motion was carried.

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly on
4 June 2013

1. Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly

2. Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Carrier Bags Bill [as introduced] (NIA Bill 20/11-15)

3. Orders in Council

4. Publications Laid in the Northern Ireland Assembly

5. Assembly Reports

6. Statutory Rules

S. R. 2013/151 The Quality of Bathing Water (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (DOE)

For Information Only:

7. Written Ministerial Statements

8. Consultation Documents

9. Departmental Publications

An Invasive Alien Species Strategy for Northern Ireland May 2013 (DOE)

10. Agency Publications

11. Westminster Publications

12. Miscellaneous Publications

Northern Ireland Assembly Legislation:

Stages in Consideration of Public Bills

First Stage: Introduction of Bill.

Second Stage: General debate of the Bill with an opportunity for Members to vote on its general principles.

Committee Stage (Comm. Stage): Detailed investigation by a Committee which concludes with the publication of a report for consideration by the Assembly.

Consideration Stage (CS): Consideration by the Assembly of, and an opportunity for Members to vote on, the details of the Bill including amendments proposed to the Bill.

Further Consideration Stage (FCS): Consideration by the Assembly of, and an opportunity for Members to vote on, further amendments to the Bill.

Final Stage: Passing or rejecting of Bill by the Assembly, without further amendment.

Royal Assent.

Proceedings as at 4 June 2013

2011-2015 Mandate
Executive Bills

2011-2015 Mandate
Non-Executive Bills

/ Bill progressing by accelerated passage

** Please note that any bills that received Royal Assent in the previous session have been removed from the table.