Minutes of Proceedings
Session: 2013/2014
Date: 27 January 2014
Venue: Assembly Chamber
The Assembly met at noon, the Speaker in the Chair.
1. Personal Prayer or Meditation
Members observed two minutes’ silence.
2. Assembly Business
2.1 Motion – Committee Membership
Proposed:
That Mrs Judith Cochrane replace Mr Trevor Lunn as a member of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Mr S Dickson
Mr K McCarthy
The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.
3. Executive Committee Business
3.1 Statement – The Outcome of the December Fisheries Council 2013
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Michelle O’Neill made a statement regarding the Outcome of the December Fisheries Council 2013, following which she replied to questions.
The Deputy Speaker (Mr Beggs) took the Chair.
4. Executive Committee Business
4.1 Further Consideration Stage: Public Service Pensions Bill (NIA 23/11-15)
The Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mr Simon Hamilton, moved the Further Consideration Stage of the Public Service Pensions Bill (NIA 23/11-15).
Twenty amendments were tabled to the Bill.
The debate was suspended for Question Time.
The Speaker took the Chair.
5. Question Time
5.1 Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
Questions were put to, and answered by, the deputy First Minister, Mr Martin McGuiness. The junior Minister, Ms Jennifer McCann, also answered a number of questions.
5.2 Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Mr Edwin Poots.
The Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) took the Chair.
6. Executive Committee Business (cont’d)
6.1 Further Consideration Stage: Public Service Pensions Bill (NIA 23/11-15)
Debate resumed on the Bill.
Clauses
After debate, Amendment 1 to Clause 5 was negatived (Division 1).
The Deputy Speaker (Mr Beggs) took the Chair.
After debate, Amendment 2 to Clause 9 was negatived without division.
The debate was suspended.
7. Assembly Business
7.1 Motion - Extension of sitting on Monday 27 January 2014 under Standing Order 10(3A)
Proposed:
That, in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 27 January 2014 be extended to no later than 12.00pm.
Mr P Weir
The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.
8. Executive Committee Business (cont’d)
8.1 Further Consideration Stage: Public Service Pensions Bill (NIA 23/11-15)
The debate on the Bill was resumed.
The Speaker took the Chair.
After debate, Amendment 3 to Clause 10 was negatived (Division 2).
After debate, Amendment 4 to Clause 10 was negatived (Division 3).
After debate, Amendment 5 to Clause 10 was negatived (Division 4).
Amendment 6 was not moved.
After debate, Amendment 7 to Clause 10 was made without division.
As Amendment 7 was made, Amendments 8 and 9 were not called.
After debate, Amendment 10 to Clause 10 was negatived (Division 5).
After debate, Amendment 11 to Clause 10 was made without division.
As Amendments 3 and 5 were not made, Amendment 12 was not called.
After debate, Amendment 13 to Clause 18 was made without division.
After debate, Amendment 14 to Clause 28 was made without division.
After debate, Amendment 15 inserting a new Clause 29A after Clause 29 was made without division and it was agreed that the new clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment 16 was not moved.
As Amendment 12 was not made, Amendment 17 was not called.
As Amendment 10 was not made, Amendment 18 was not called.
After debate, Amendment 19 to Clause 36 was made without division.
As Amendment 10 was not made, Amendment 20 was not called.
The Public Service Pensions Bill NIA 23/11-15 stood referred to the Speaker for consideration in accordance with section 10 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
The Principal Deputy Speaker (Mr McLaughlin) took the Chair.
9. Private Members’ Business
9.1 Motion – Nursing Staff Levels in Key Hospital Wards
Proposed:
That this Assembly recognises the important role that nurses play across the Health Service; notes with concern the pressures faced by hospitals and the importance of the Health and Social Care Trusts in providing sufficient numbers of nurses on key wards such as critical care; and calls on the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to ensure that appropriate staffing levels are in place.
Mr J Spratt
Ms P Bradley
Debate ensued.
The Question being put, the Motion was carried .
10. Adjournment
Proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
The Speaker
The Assembly adjourned at 9.23pm.
Mr William Hay
The Speaker
27 January 2014
Northern Ireland Assembly
27 January 2014
Division 1
Further Consideration Stage: Public Service Pensions Bill (NIA 23/11-15) – Amendment 1
Proposed:
Clause 5, Page 3, Line 43
At end insert -
‘, and must include representation from any trade union recognised by the employer’
Mr A Attwood
Mr D Bradley
Mr S Rogers
Mr S Agnew
The Question was put and the Assembly divided.
Ayes: 41
Noes: 54
AYES
Mr Agnew, Mr Attwood, Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Mr D Bradley, Mr Brady, Mr Byrne, Mr Durkan,
Mr Eastwood, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mr Hazzard, Mrs D Kelly, Mr G Kelly, Mr Lynch,
Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Ms J McCann, Mr McCartney, Ms McCorley, Dr McDonnell,
Mr McElduff, Ms McGahan, Mr McGlone, Mr M McGuinness, Mr McKay, Mrs McKevitt,
Mr McKinney, Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr Mitchel McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr A Maginness,
Mr Maskey, Mr Milne, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr O'Dowd, Mrs O'Neill, Mr P Ramsey,
Mr Rogers, Mr Sheehan.
Tellers for the Ayes: Mr Eastwood and Mrs McKevitt
NOES
Mr Allister, Mr Anderson, Mr Bell, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, Mr Campbell,
Mr Clarke, Mrs Cochrane, Mr Craig, Mr Cree, Mr Dickson, Mrs Dobson, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mr Elliott, Dr Farry, Mr Ford, Mrs Foster, Mr Frew, Mr Gardiner, Mr Girvan, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hamilton, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Hussey, Mr Irwin, Mr Kennedy,
Mr Kinahan, Ms Lo, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCarthy, Mr McCausland, Mr I McCrea, Mr McGimpsey,
Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Lord Morrow, Mr Moutray, Mr Nesbitt, Mr Newton,
Mrs Overend, Mr Poots, Mr G Robinson, Mr P Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Spratt, Mr Storey, Mr Weir, Mr Wells, Mr Wilson.
Tellers for the Noes: Mr Clarke and Mr G Robinson
The Amendment fell.
Northern Ireland Assembly
27 January 2014
Division 2
Further Consideration Stage: Public Service Pensions Bill (NIA 23/11-15) – Amendment 3
Proposed:
Clause 10, Page 6
Leave out lines 15 and 16 and insert -
‘specified by the scheme regulations for the scheme; and such regulations may specify any age not exceeding 68, but not less than 65’
Mr D McKay
Mr M McLaughlin
Ms M Boyle
The Question was put and the Assembly divided.
Ayes: 40
Noes: 48
AYES
Mr Agnew, Mr Attwood, Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Mr D Bradley, Mr Brady, Mr Byrne, Mr Durkan,
Mr Eastwood, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mr Hazzard, Mrs D Kelly, Mr G Kelly, Mr Lynch,
Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Mr McCartney, Ms McCorley, Dr McDonnell, Mr McElduff,
Ms McGahan, Mr McGlone, Mr M McGuinness, Mr McKay, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney,
Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr Mitchel McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr A Maginness, Mr Maskey,
Mr Milne, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr O'Dowd, Mrs O'Neill, Mr P Ramsey, Mr Rogers,
Mr Sheehan.
Tellers for the Ayes: Mr McKay and Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
NOES
Mr Allister, Mr Anderson, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, Mr Campbell, Mr Clarke, Mrs Cochrane, Mr Craig, Mr Cree, Mr Dickson, Mrs Dobson, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mr Elliott, Dr Farry, Mr Ford, Mrs Foster, Mr Frew, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hamilton, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Hussey, Mr Irwin, Mr Kennedy, Mr Kinahan, Ms Lo, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCarthy,
Mr McCausland, Mr I McCrea, Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Lord Morrow, Mr Moutray,
Mr Newton, Mrs Overend, Mr Poots, Mr G Robinson, Mr P Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Spratt,
Mr Storey, Mr Weir, Mr Wells.
Tellers for the Noes: Mr Clarke and Mr G Robinson
The Amendment fell.
Northern Ireland Assembly
27 January 2014
Division 3
Further Consideration Stage: Public Service Pensions Bill (NIA 23/11-15) – Amendment 4
Proposed:
Clause 10, Page 6, Line 22
At end insert -
‘(b) prison officers; or
(c) paramedics and ambulance care attendants’
Mr S Agnew
The Question was put and the Assembly divided.
Ayes: 41
Noes: 47
AYES
Mr Agnew, Mr Attwood, Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Mr D Bradley, Mr Brady, Mr Byrne, Mr Durkan,
Mr Eastwood, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mr Hazzard, Mr Hussey, Mrs D Kelly, Mr G Kelly,
Mr Lynch, Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Mr McCartney, Ms McCorley, Dr McDonnell, Mr McElduff, Ms McGahan, Mr McGlone, Mr M McGuinness, Mr McKay, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney,
Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr Mitchel McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr A Maginness, Mr Maskey,
Mr Milne, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr O'Dowd, Mrs O'Neill, Mr P Ramsey, Mr Rogers,
Mr Sheehan.
Tellers for the Ayes: Mr Agnew and Mr McKinney
NOES
Mr Allister, Mr Anderson, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, Mr Campbell, Mr Clarke, Mrs Cochrane, Mr Craig, Mr Cree, Mr Dickson, Mrs Dobson, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mr Elliott, Dr Farry, Mr Ford, Mrs Foster, Mr Frew, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hamilton, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Irwin, Mr Kennedy, Mr Kinahan, Ms Lo, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCarthy,
Mr McCausland, Mr I McCrea, Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Lord Morrow, Mr Moutray,
Mr Newton, Mrs Overend, Mr Poots, Mr G Robinson, Mr P Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Spratt,
Mr Storey, Mr Weir, Mr Wells.
Tellers for the Noes: Mr Clarke and Mr G Robinson
The Amendment fell.
Northern Ireland Assembly
27 January 2014
Division 4
Further Consideration Stage: Public Service Pensions Bill (NIA 23/11-15) – Amendment 5
Proposed:
Clause 10, Page 6
Leave out lines 27 and 28 and insert -
‘specified by the scheme regulations for the scheme; and such regulations may specify any age not exceeding 68, but not less than 65’
Mr D McKay
Mr M McLaughlin
Ms M Boyle
The Question was put and the Assembly divided.
Ayes: 40
Noes: 48
AYES
Mr Agnew, Mr Attwood, Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Mr D Bradley, Mr Brady, Mr Byrne, Mr Durkan,
Mr Eastwood, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mr Hazzard, Mrs D Kelly, Mr G Kelly, Mr Lynch,
Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Mr McCartney, Ms McCorley, Dr McDonnell, Mr McElduff,
Ms McGahan, Mr McGlone, Mr M McGuinness, Mr McKay, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney,
Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr Mitchel McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr A Maginness, Mr Maskey,
Mr Milne, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr O'Dowd, Mrs O'Neill, Mr P Ramsey, Mr Rogers,
Mr Sheehan.
Tellers for the Ayes: Mr McKay and Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
NOES
Mr Allister, Mr Anderson, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, Mr Campbell, Mr Clarke, Mrs Cochrane, Mr Craig, Mr Cree, Mr Dickson, Mrs Dobson, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mr Elliott, Dr Farry, Mr Ford, Mrs Foster, Mr Frew, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hamilton, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Hussey, Mr Irwin, Mr Kennedy, Mr Kinahan, Ms Lo, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCarthy,
Mr McCausland, Mr I McCrea, Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Lord Morrow, Mr Moutray,
Mr Newton, Mrs Overend, Mr Poots, Mr G Robinson, Mr P Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Spratt,
Mr Storey, Mr Weir, Mr Wells.
Tellers for the Noes: Mr Clarke and Mr G Robinson
The Amendment fell.
Northern Ireland Assembly
27 January 2014
Division 5
Further Consideration Stage: Public Service Pensions Bill (NIA 23/11-15) – Amendment 10
Proposed:
Clause 10, Page 6, Line 36
At end insert -
‘(5D) The Department of Finance and Personnel must conduct a review of the provisions of section 10 as to how such provisions may affect the persons set out in section 1(2)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Act, shall lay a report of the review before the Assembly and shall do so in advance of commencement of section 10 (apart from this subsection) further to the relevant commencement provisions at section 36 of the Act.’
Mr A Attwood
Mr D Bradley
Mr S Rogers
Mr S Agnew
The Question was put and the Assembly divided.
Ayes: 40
Noes: 48
AYES
Mr Agnew, Mr Attwood, Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Mr D Bradley, Mr Brady, Mr Byrne, Mr Durkan,
Mr Eastwood, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mr Hazzard, Mrs D Kelly, Mr G Kelly, Mr Lynch,
Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Mr McCartney, Ms McCorley, Dr McDonnell, Mr McElduff,
Ms McGahan, Mr McGlone, Mr M McGuinness, Mr McKay, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney,
Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr Mitchel McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr A Maginness, Mr Maskey,
Mr Milne, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr O'Dowd, Mrs O'Neill, Mr P Ramsey, Mr Rogers,
Mr Sheehan.
Tellers for the Ayes: Mr McKinney and Mr Rogers
NOES
Mr Allister, Mr Anderson, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, Mr Campbell, Mr Clarke, Mrs Cochrane, Mr Craig, Mr Cree, Mr Dickson, Mrs Dobson, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mr Elliott, Dr Farry, Mr Ford, Mrs Foster, Mr Frew, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hamilton, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Hussey, Mr Irwin, Mr Kennedy, Mr Kinahan, Ms Lo, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCarthy,
Mr McCausland, Mr I McCrea, Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Lord Morrow, Mr Moutray,
Mr Newton, Mrs Overend, Mr Poots, Mr G Robinson, Mr P Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Spratt,
Mr Storey, Mr Weir, Mr Wells.
Tellers for the Noes: Mr Clarke and Mr G Robinson
The Amendment fell.
Public Service Pensions Bill
Annotated Marshalled List of Amendments
Further Consideration Stage
Monday 27 January 2014
Amendments tabled up to 9.30am Thursday, 23 January 2014 and selected for debate
The Bill will be considered in the following order-
Clauses, Schedules and Long Title
Amendment 1 [Negatived on division]
Clause 5, Page 3, Line 43
At end insert -
‘, and must include representation from any trade union recognised by the employer’
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Dominic Bradley
Mr Sean Rogers
Mr Steven Agnew
Amendment 2 [Negatived without division]
Clause 9, Page 6, Line 11
Leave out ‘5’ and insert ‘7’
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Dominic Bradley
Mr Sean Rogers
Mr Steven Agnew
Amendment 3 [Negatived on division]
Clause 10, Page 6
Leave out lines 15 and 16 and insert -
‘specified by the scheme regulations for the scheme; and such regulations may specify any age not exceeding 68, but not less than 65’
Mr Daithí McKay
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Ms Michaela Boyle
Amendment 4 [Negatived on division]
Clause 10, Page 6, Line 22
At end insert -
‘(b) prison officers; or
(c) paramedics and ambulance care attendants’
Mr Steven Agnew
Amendment 5 [Negatived on division]
Clause 10, Page 6
Leave out lines 27 and 28 and insert -
‘specified by the scheme regulations for the scheme; and such regulations may specify any age not exceeding 68, but not less than 65’
Mr Daithí McKay
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Ms Michaela Boyle
Amendment 6 [Not moved]
Clause 10, Page 6, Line 29
Leave out from the beginning to the first ‘the’ on line 33 and insert ‘Any’
Mr Daithí McKay
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Ms Michaela Boyle
Amendment 7 [Made without division]
Clause 10, Page 6, Line 36
At end insert -
‘(5A) The Department of Finance and Personnel may by order, made in relation to persons under a scheme under section 1 who are persons of such description as is specified in the order, provide—
(a) that subsections (1) and (4) do not apply in relation to such persons, and
(b) that the normal pension age and the deferred pension age in relation to such persons is such age as the order may provide.
(5B) Before making an order under subsection (5A), the Department must consult such persons (or representatives of such persons) as appear to the Department likely to be affected by the order.
(5C) An order under subsection (5A) is subject to the affirmative procedure.’
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Dominic Bradley
Mr Sean Rogers
Mr Steven Agnew
Amendment 8 [Not called]
Clause 10, Page 6, Line 36
At end insert -
‘(5A) The Department of Finance and Personnel may by order, made in relation to persons under a scheme under section 1 who are persons of such description as is specified in the order, provide—
(a) that subsections (1) and (4) do not apply in relation to such persons, and
(b) that the normal pension age and the deferred pension age in relation to such persons must in the order specify 60.
(5B) Before making an order under subsection (5A), the Department must consult such persons (or representatives of such persons) as appear to the Department likely to be affected by the order.
(5C) An order under subsection (5A) is subject to the affirmative procedure.’
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Dominic Bradley
Mr Sean Rogers
Mr Steven Agnew
Amendment 9 [Not called]
Clause 10, Page 6, Line 36
At end insert -
‘(5A) The Department of Finance and Personnel may by order, made in relation to persons under a scheme under section 1 who are persons of such description as is specified in the order, provide—
(a) that subsections (1) and (4) do not apply in relation to such persons, and
(b) that the normal pension age and the deferred pension age in relation to such persons may in the order specify any age not exceeding 60 but not less than 55.
(5B) Before making an order under subsection (5A), the Department must consult such persons (or representatives of such persons) as appear to the Department likely to be affected by the order.
(5C) An order under subsection (5A) is subject to the affirmative procedure’
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Dominic Bradley
Mr Sean Rogers
Mr Steven Agnew
Amendment 10 [Negatived on division]
Clause 10, Page 6, Line 36
At end insert -
‘(5D) The Department of Finance and Personnel must conduct a review of the provisions of section 10 as to how such provisions may affect the persons set out in section 1(2)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Act, shall lay a report of the review before the Assembly and shall do so in advance of commencement of section 10 (apart from this subsection) further to the relevant commencement provisions at section 36 of the Act.’
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Dominic Bradley
Mr Sean Rogers
Mr Steven Agnew
Amendment 11 [Made without division]
Clause 10, Page 6, Line 36
At end insert -
‘(5E) The Department of Finance and Personnel must conduct a review at intervals of not less than every two years following commencement of section 10 of the Act as to how the provisions of the Act affect the persons set out in section 1(2) of the Act and shall lay a report of the review before the Assembly on or before six months following the commencement of the review.’
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Dominic Bradley
Mr Sean Rogers
Mr Steven Agnew
Amendment 12 [Not called]
Clause 10, Page 7, Line 7
Leave out paragraph (c)
Mr Daithí McKay
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Ms Michaela Boyle
Amendment 13 [Made without division]
Clause 18, Page 11
Leave out lines 32 to 34 and insert ‘31 March 2015’
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Dominic Bradley
Mr Sean Rogers
Mr Steven Agnew
Amendment 14 [Made without division]
Clause 28, Page 16, Line 19
Leave out ‘2014’ and insert ‘2015’
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Dominic Bradley
Mr Sean Rogers
Mr Steven Agnew
Amendment 15 [Made without division]
New Clause
After clause 29 insert -
‘Police pensions
29A.—(1) Regulations C9 and C9A of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 (S.R. 1988 No. 374), as substituted by Schedule 1 to the Police Service of Northern Ireland Pensions (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, (S.R. 2006 No. 152) (widow’s, etc. pension or gratuity to terminate on re-marriage or other event) shall cease to have effect as from the reinstatement date.
(2) Where any person’s entitlement to receive payment on account of a pension or a gratuity under the Regulations of 1988 was terminated by virtue of regulation C9 or C9A, the pension or gratuity shall be reinstated and become payable as from the reinstatement date.
(3) Nothing in this section authorises or requires any payment on account of a pension in respect of any period before the reinstatement date.
(4) For the purposes of this section the reinstatement date is 1 July 2014.’
Mr Jim Allister
Amendment 16 [Not moved]
Clause 32, Page 18, Line 18
Leave out from ‘is’ to ‘higher’ on line 20 and insert ‘does not exceed 68, but is not less than 65’
Mr Daithí McKay
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Ms Michaela Boyle
Amendment 17 [Not called]
Clause 33, Page 20
Leave out line 24
Mr Daithí McKay
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Ms Michaela Boyle
Amendment 18 [Not called]
Clause 36, Page 21, Line 11
At end insert -
‘( ) section 10(5D);’
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Dominic Bradley
Mr Sean Rogers
Mr Steven Agnew
Amendment 19 [Made without division]
Clause 36, Page 21, Line 13
At end insert -
‘( ) section 29A;’
Mr Jim Allister
Amendment 20 [Not called]
Clause 36, Page 21, Line 15
At beginning insert -
‘Subject to section 10(5D)’
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Dominic Bradley
Mr Sean Rogers
Mr Steven Agnew
Northern Ireland Assembly
Papers Presented to the Assembly on
22 - 27 January 2014
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
S. R. 2014/8 The Green Road, Conlig (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 (DRD)
S. R. 2014/10 The Deregulation (Improvement of Enforcement Procedures) (Food Safety) (Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 (DRD)
S. R. 2014/11 The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (DHSSPS)
S. R. 2014/14 The Slieveboy Road, Claudy (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 (DHSSPS)
For Information Only:
S. R. 2014/9 The Landlord Registration Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (DSD)
S. R. 2014/12 The Magistrates' Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2014 (DOJ)
S. R. 2014/13 The Waiting Restrictions (Dungannon) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 (DRD)
7. Written Ministerial Statements
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust Procurement Issues (DHSSPS)
8. Consultation Documents
Consultation on a New Strategic Framework to Tackle Economic Inactivity in Northern Ireland - Driving Social Change Through Economic Participation January 2014 (DETI)
Consultation on Legislative Proposals for Energy Licence Modifications and Appeals 24 January 2014 (DETI)
9. Departmental Publications
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (DETI)
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Children and Families Bill (DHSSPS)
