Minutes of Proceedings

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

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. Public Petition

2.1 Public Petition – Withdrawal of Funding from Railway Street Addiction and Rehabilitation Unit, Ballymena

Mr Daithí McKay was granted leave, in accordance with Standing Order 22, to present a Public Petition regarding the withdrawal of funding from Railway Street Addiction and Rehabilitation Unit, Ballymena.

3. Executive Committee Business

3.1 Final Stage – Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Bill (NIA Bill 40/11-16)

The Minister for Regional Development, Mr Danny Kennedy, moved that the Final Stage of the Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Bill (NIA Bill 40/11-16) do now pass.

Debate ensued.

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

The Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Bill (NIA Bill 40/11-16) passed Final Stage.

3.2 Motion – The draft Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse (Amendment of Terms of Reference) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

Proposed:

That the draft Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse (Amendment of Terms of Reference) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 be approved.

Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister

Debate ensued.

The Speaker took the Chair.

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

4. Private Members’ Business

4.1 Motion – Assembly Consent to the Making of the draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Crime) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015

Proposed:

That this Assembly consents to the making of the draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Crime) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 laid before Parliament on 29 January 2015.

Mr A Ross
Mr S Dickson

Debate ensued.

The sitting was suspended at 12.32pm.

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

5. Question Time

5.1 Agriculture and Rural Development

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Michelle O’Neill.

5.2 Culture, Arts And Leisure

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

6. Question for Urgent Oral Answer

6.1 Recent Incidents at Maghaberry Prison

The Minister of Justice, Mr David Ford, responded to a Question for Urgent Oral Answer tabled by Mr Paul Givan.

The Speaker took the Chair.

7. Private Members’ Business (cont’d)

7.1 Motion – Assembly Consent to the Making of the draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Crime) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (cont’d)

Debate resumed.

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

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) took the Chair.

8. Adjournment

Mr Trevor Clarke spoke to his topic regarding temporary housing sites in Antrim.

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 6.14pm.

Mr Mitchel McLaughlin MLA
The Speaker
03 February 2015

Northern Ireland Assembly

03 February 2015
Division

Motion – Assembly Consent to the Making of the draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Crime) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015

Proposed:

That this Assembly consents to the making of the draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Crime) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 laid before Parliament on 29 January 2015.

Mr A Ross
Mr S Dickson

The Question was put and the Assembly divided.

Ayes: 68
Noes: 26

AYES

Mr Agnew, Mr Allister, Mr Anderson, Mr Attwood, Mr Beggs, Mr Bell, Mr D Bradley, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mr Byrne, Mrs Cameron, Mr Clarke, Mrs Cochrane, Mr Craig, Mr Cree, Mr Dallat, Mr Devenney, Mrs Dobson, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Durkan, Mr Easton, Mr Eastwood, Mr Elliott, Dr Farry, Mr Ford, Mr Frew, Mr Girvan, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hamilton, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Irwin, Mrs D Kelly, Mr Kennedy, Mr Kinahan, Ms Lo, Mr Lunn, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCallister, Mr McCarthy, Mr McCausland, Mr B McCrea, Mr I McCrea, Dr McDonnell, Mr McGimpsey, Mr McGlone, Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney, Mr McQuillan, Mr A Maginness, Mr Moutray, Mr Nesbitt, Mr Newton, Mrs Overend, Mr Poots, Mr Ramsey, Mr G Robinson, Mr P Robinson, Mr Rogers, Mr Spratt, Mr Storey, Ms Sugden, Mr Swann, Mr Weir.

Tellers for the Ayes: Mr Lunn, Mr G Robinson.

NOES

Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Mr Brady, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mr Hazzard, Mr G Kelly, Mr Lynch, Mr McAleer, Ms J McCann, Mr McCartney, Ms McCorley, Mr McElduff, Ms McGahan, Mr M McGuinness, Mr McKay, Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr Maskey, Mr Milne, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr Ó Muilleoir, Mr O'Dowd, Mrs O'Neill, Ms Ruane, Mr Sheehan.

Tellers for the Noes: Mr McCartney, Mr Sheehan.

The motion was carried.

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly on 03 February 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

5. Assembly Reports

6. Statutory Rules

S.R. 2015/32 The Valuation for Rating (Decapitalisation Rate) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DFP).

S.R.2015/34 The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DSD).

S.R. 2015/21 The Waste (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DOE).

7. Written Ministerial Statements

8. Consultation Documents

9. Departmental Publications

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 04 February 2015

2011-2016 Mandate
Executive Bills

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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.