Minutes of Proceedings

Session: 2013/2014

Date: 11 February 2014

Venue: Plenary Chamber

The Assembly met at 10.30am, the Principal Deputy Speaker (Mr McLaughlin) in the Chair.

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. Executive Committee Business

2.1 Statement – Organ Donation

The Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Mr Edwin Poots, made a statement regarding Organ Donation, following which he replied to questions.

2.2 Further Consideration Stage: Carrier Bags Bill (NIA 20/11-15)

The Further Consideration Stage of the Carrier Bags Bill (NIA 20/11-15) stood on the Order Paper in the name of the Minister of the Environment.

The Further Consideration Stage was not moved.

2.3 Final Stage – Health and Social Care (Amendment) Bill (NIA 27/11-15)

The Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Mr Edwin Poots, moved that the Final Stage of the Health and Social Care (Amendment) Bill (NIA 27/11-15) do now pass.

Debate ensued.

The Health and Social Care (Amendment) Bill (NIA 27/11-15) passed Final Stage without division.

2.4 Consideration Stage – Financial Provisions Bill (NIA 22/11-15)

The Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mr Simon Hamilton, moved the Consideration Stage of the Financial Provisions Bill (NIA 22/11-15).

Ten amendments were tabled to the Bill, five of which inserted new clauses.

Clauses

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clauses 1 and 2 stand part of the Bill.

After debate, Amendment 1 inserting new Clause 2A was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 2 inserting new Clause 2B was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 3 inserting new Clause 2C was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 4 inserting new Clause 2D was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 5 inserting new Clause 2E was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 6 to Clause 3 was made without division.

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clause 3 as amended stand part of the Bill.

After debate, the question that Clauses 4 and 5 stand part of the Bill was agreed without division.

After debate, Amendment 7 to Clause 6 was made without division.

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clause 6 as amended stand part of the Bill.

After debate, the question that Clause 7 stand part of the Bill was agreed without division.

After debate, Amendment 8 to Clause 8 was made without division.

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clause 8 as amended stand part of the Bill.

After debate, the question that Clause 9 stand part of the Bill was agreed without division.

After debate, Amendment 9 to the Schedule was made without division.

The question being put, it was agreed without division that the Schedule, as amended, stand part of the Bill.

After debate, Amendment 10 to the Long Title was made without division.

The question being put, the Long Title as amended was agreed without division.

The Financial Provisions Bill (NIA 22/11-15) stood referred to the Speaker.

2.5 Second Stage – Budget Bill (NIA 32/11-15)

The Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mr Simon Hamilton, moved the Second Stage of the Budget Bill (NIA 32/11-15).

Debate ensued.

The sitting was suspended at 12.29pm.

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

3. Question Time

3.1 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.

3.2 Environment

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of the Environment, Mr Mark H Durkan.

4. Executive Committee Business (cont’d)

4.1 Second Stage – Budget Bill (NIA 32/11-15)

Debate resumed on the Bill.

The Principal Deputy Speaker (Mr McLaughlin) took the Chair.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Beggs) took the Chair.

The Principal Deputy Speaker (Mr McLaughlin) took the Chair.

The Budget Bill (NIA 32/11-15) passed Second Stage with cross-community support nemine contradicente.

5. Adjournment

Mr Jimmy Spratt spoke to his topic regarding post-primary education in the south and east Belfast area.

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 9.37pm.

Mr William Hay
The Speaker
11 February 2014

Financial Provisions Bill
Annotated Marshalled List of Amendments
Consideration Stage
Tuesday 11 February 2014

Amendments tabled up to 9.30am Thursday, 6 February 2014 and selected for debate

The Bill will be considered in the following order-

Clauses, Schedule and Long Title

Amendment 1 [Made without division]

New Clause

After clause 2 insert -

‘Rating of owners instead of occupiers in certain cases

2A. In Article 20 of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (rating of owners instead of occupiers in certain cases)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), after “hereditament” insert “(where the hereditament does not have a net annual value and a capital value)”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£55,000” substitute “£150,000”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for head (ii) substitute—

“(ii) its net annual value does not exceed £1,590;”;

(b) in paragraph (1A), for the words from “both conditions” to the end of that paragraph substitute “the conditions in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c)(ii) of paragraph (1) must be satisfied, but the condition set out in sub-paragraph (c)(i) of that paragraph does not apply in relation to such a hereditament.”.’