Minutes of Proceedings

The Assembly met at noon, the Speaker in the Chair.

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. Committee Business

2.1 Consideration Stage – Ombudsman and Commissioner for Complaints (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 48/11-16)
Chairperson, Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister

The Chairperson of the Committee for the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, Mr Mike Nesbitt, moved the Consideration Stage of the Ombudsman and Commissioner for Complaints (Amendment) Bill.

No amendments were tabled to the Bill.
Debate ensued.
Clauses
The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clauses 1 to 3 stand part of the Bill.
Long Title
The question being put, the Long Title was agreed without division.
Bill NIA Bill 48/11-16 stood referred to the Speaker.

2.2 Motion – Area Planning Position Paper

Proposed:
That this Assembly notes the position paper produced by the Committee for Education on Area Planning; and calls on the Minister of Education to implement the recommendations contained therein.
Chairperson, Committee for Education

Debate ensued.
The Deputy Speaker (Mr Beggs) took the Chair.
The Speaker took the Chair.
The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.

3. Private Members’ Business

3.1 Motion – Human Rights Act 1998

Proposed:
That this Assembly recognises the vital importance that the Human Rights Act 1998 plays in the lives of citizens of the United Kingdom; further recognises the importance of this Act to the Good Friday Agreement and the devolution of policing and justice powers; and rejects any attempts by the Conservative Government to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998.
Mr S Dickson
Mr C Lyttle
Ms A Lo

Debate ensued.
The debate was suspended for Question Time.
The Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) took the Chair.

4. Question Time

4.1 Culture, Arts and Leisure
Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, Ms Carál Ní Chuilín.

4.2 Education
Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Education, Mr John O’Dowd.
The Speaker took the Chair.

5. Private Members’ Business (cont’d)
5.1 Motion – Human Rights Act 1998 (cont’d)

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

6. Adjournment

Proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
The Speaker
The Assembly adjourned at 4.56pm.

Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
The Speaker
01 June 2015

Northern Ireland Assembly

01 June 2015
Division

Motion – Human Rights Act 1998

Proposed:
That this Assembly recognises the vital importance that the Human Rights Act 1998 plays in the lives of citizens of the United Kingdom; further recognises the importance of this Act to the Good Friday Agreement and the devolution of policing and justice powers; and rejects any attempts by the Conservative Government to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998.
Mr S Dickson
Mr C Lyttle
Ms A Lo

The Question was put and the Assembly divided.
Ayes: 43
Noes: 41

AYES
Mr Agnew, Mr Attwood, Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Mr Brady, Mr Byrne, Mr Dallat, Mr Dickson, Dr Farry, Ms Fearon, Mr Ford, Mr Hazzard, Mrs D Kelly, Mr G Kelly, Ms Lo, Mr Lunn, Mr Lynch, Mr Lyttle, Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Ms J McCann, Mr McCarthy, Mr McCartney, Ms McCorley, Mr B McCrea, Mr McElduff, Ms McGahan, Mr M McGuinness, Mr McKay, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney, Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr A Maginness, Mr Maskey, Mr Milne, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr Ó Muilleoir, Mr O'Dowd, Ms Ruane, Mr Sheehan, Ms Sugden.

Tellers for the Ayes: Mr Dickson, Mr McCarthy.

NOES
Mr Allister, Mr Anderson, Mr Beggs, Mr Bell, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, Mr Campbell, Mr Clarke, Mr Craig, Mr Cree, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mr Elliott, Mrs Foster, Mr Gardiner, Mr Girvan, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hamilton, Mr Hilditch, Mr Irwin, Mr Kennedy, Mr McCausland, Mr I McCrea, Mr McGimpsey, Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Mr McQuillan, Mr Middleton, Lord Morrow, Mr Moutray, Mr Nesbitt, Mr Newton, Mr Poots, Mr G Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Spratt, Mr Storey, Mr Weir, Mr Wells.

Tellers for the Noes: Mr McQuillan, Mr G Robinson.

The motion was carried.

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly on 27 May – 01 June 2015

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
An Announced Inspection of Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre (DOJ).
Revised Framework Document for the National Crime Agency (DOJ).
5. Assembly Reports
Report of the Examiner of Statutory Rules to the Assembly and the Appropriate Committees (NIA 250/11-16).
Report on the Regeneration Bill (NIA Bill 43/11-16) (DSD).
Draft Report by the NI Assembly Public Accounts Committee on the Cross-border Broadband Initiative: the Bytel Project (PAC).
6. Statutory Rules
S.R. 2015/254 The Biocidal Products (Fees and Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DETI).
S.R. 2015/XX The Marine Conservation (Fixed Monetary Penalties) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DOE).
S.R. 2015/XX The Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Consideration) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DOE).
7. Written Ministerial Statements
Update on actions to take forward recommendations from the report of the Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Northern Ireland (DHSSPS).
8. Consultation Documents
Consultation on the Proposals to Increase the Maximum Construction Speed and Weights of Agricultural Tractors and Trailers (DOE).
Consultation on proposals for fixed penalties for offences originating from the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (DOE).
Consultation on draft Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No.3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DOE).
9. Departmental Publications
10. Agency Publications
11. Westminster Publications
12. Miscellaneous Publications