Minutes of Proceedings

Session: 2014/2015

Date: 11 November 2014

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

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. Executive Committee Business

2.1 Second Stage – Food Hygiene Rating Bill (NIA Bill 41/11-16)

The Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Mr Jim Wells, moved the Second Stage of the Food Hygiene Rating Bill (NIA Bill 41/11-16).

Debate ensued.

The sitting was suspended at 10.55am to facilitate Members wishing to mark Armistice Day.

The sitting resumed at 11.05am, with the Deputy Speaker (Mr Beggs) in the Chair.

Debate resumed on the Bill.

The Food Hygiene Rating Bill (NIA Bill 41/11-16) passed Second Stage without division.

2.2 Consideration Stage – Work and Families Bill (NIA 34/11-15)

The Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Stephen Farry, moved the Consideration Stage of the Work and Families Bill (NIA 34/11-15).

Six amendments were tabled to the Bill.

Clauses

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clauses 1 to 4 stand part of the Bill.

Debate ensued.

After debate, Amendment 1 to Clause 5 was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 2 to Clause 5 was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 3 to Clause 5 was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 4 to Clause 5 was made without division.

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clause 5, as amended, stand part of the Bill.

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clauses 6 to 20 stand part of the Bill.

After debate, Amendment 5 to Clause 21 was made without division.

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clause 21, as amended, stand part of the Bill.

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clauses 22 to 24 stand part of the Bill.

Schedules

After debate, Amendment 6 to Schedule 1 was made without division.

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Schedule 1, as amended, stand part of the Bill.

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

Long Title

The question being put, it was agreed without division that the Long Title stand part of the Bill.

The Work and Families Bill (NIA 34/11-15) stood referred to the Speaker.

2.3 Further Consideration Stage – Education Bill (NIA 38/11-16)

The Minister of Education, Mr John O’Dowd, moved the Further Consideration Stage of the Education Bill (NIA 38/11-16).

Eighteen amendments were selected for debate.

Clauses

Debate ensued.

The sitting was suspended at 12.28pm.

The sitting resumed at 2.00pm, with the Principal Deputy Speaker in the Chair.

3. Question Time

3.1 Environment

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

3.2 Finance and Personnel

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mr Simon Hamilton.

4. Executive Committee Business (cont’d)

4.1 Further Consideration Stage – Education Bill (NIA 38/11-16) (cont’d)

Debate resumed on the Bill.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) took the Chair.

After debate, Amendment 2, amending Amendment 1 to Clause 2, was negatived (Division).

After debate, Amendment 1 to Clause 2 was made without division.

As Amendment 1 was made, Amendment 3 was not called.

After debate, Amendment 4 to Clause 2 was made without division.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Beggs) took the Chair.

After debate, Amendment 5 to Clause 5 was made without division.

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

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

After debate, Amendment 8 to Clause 7 was made without division.

Schedules

After debate, Amendment 9 to Schedule 1 was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 10 to Schedule 1 was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 11 to Schedule 1 was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 12 to Schedule 1 was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 13 to Schedule 1 was not moved.

After debate, Amendment 14 to Schedule 1 was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 15 to Schedule 1 was made without division.

After debate, Amendment 16 to Schedule 1 was not moved.

After debate, Amendment 17 to Schedule 1 was made without division.

Long Title

After debate, Amendment 18 to the Long Title was made without division.

The Education Bill (NIA Bill 38/11-16) stood referred to the Speaker for consideration in accordance with section 10 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

5. Adjournment

Ms Bronwyn McGahan spoke to her topic regarding the proposed closure of Loane House, Dungannon.

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Deputy Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 6.56pm

Mr Mitchel McLaughlin MLA
Principal Deputy Speaker

11 November 2014

Northern Ireland Assembly

11 November 2014
Division

Further Consideration Stage – Education Bill (NIA 38/11-16) – Amendment 2

Proposed:

As an amendment to the amendment to Clause 2, page 1, line 12, tabled by the Minister of Education on 03/11/14, after "promote" insert "integrated and".

Mr T Lunn
Mr C Lyttle
Ms A Lo

The Question was put and the Assembly divided.

Ayes: 21
Noes: 76

AYES

Mr Agnew, Mr Attwood, Mr D Bradley, Mr Byrne, Mrs Cochrane, Mr Dickson, Mr Durkan, Mr Eastwood, Dr Farry, Mr Ford, Mrs D Kelly, Ms Lo, Mr Lunn, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCarthy, Mr B McCrea, Dr McDonnell, Mr McGlone, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney, Mr Ramsey.

Tellers for the Ayes: Mr Dickson and Mr Lyttle.

NOES

Mr Allister, Mr Anderson, Mr Bell, Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Ms P Bradley, Mr Brady, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, Mr Campbell, Mr Clarke, Mr Craig, Mr Cree, Mr Maurice Devenney, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mr Elliott, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mrs Foster, Mr Frew, Mr Gardiner, Mr Girvan, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hamilton, Mr Hazzard, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Irwin, Mr G Kelly, Mr Kennedy, Mr Kinahan, Mr Lynch, Mr McAleer, Mr McCallister, Mr F McCann, Ms J McCann, Mr McCartney, Mr McCausland, Ms McCorley, Mr I McCrea, Mr McElduff, Ms McGahan, Mr McGimpsey, Mr M McGuinness, Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Mr McKay, Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr McQuillan, Mr Maskey, Mr Milne, Lord Morrow, Mr Moutray, Mr Newton, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr Ó Muilleoir, Mr O'Dowd, Mrs O'Neill, Mrs Overend, Mr Poots, Mr G Robinson, Mr Ross, Ms Ruane, Mr Sheehan, Mr Spratt, Mr Storey, Ms Sugden, Mr Swann, Mr Weir, Mr Wells, Mr Wilson.

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

The Amendment fell.

Work and Families Bill

Marshalled List of Amendments

Consideration Stage

Tuesday 11 November 2014 [Annotated]

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

Amendment 1 [Made without division]

Clause 5, Page 16

Leave out lines 6 and 7