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 – Early Years Fund
Ms Claire Sugden was granted leave, in accordance with Standing Order 22, to present a Public Petition regarding the Early Years Fund.

3. Assembly Business

3.1 Motion – Committee Membership
Proposed:
That the Ulster Unionist Party membership of Assembly Committees for Regional Development; Justice; and Enterprise, Trade and Investment, be changed in accordance with the proposals laid in the Assembly Business Office by the party on 29 June 2015.

Mr R Swann
Mrs S Overend

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

4. Executive Committee Business

4.1 Statement – Inter-Governmental Agreement on Cooperation on Criminal Justice Matters
The Minister of Justice, Mr David Ford, made a statement regarding the Inter-Governmental Agreement on Cooperation on Criminal Justice Matters, following which he replied to questions.

4.2 Statement – Outcome of the Review of Youth Training
The Minister for Employment and Learning made a statement regarding the Outcome of the Review of Youth Training, following which he replied to questions.

4.3 First Stage – Justice (No.2) Bill (NIA Bill 57/11-16)
The Minister of Justice, Mr David Ford, introduced a Bill to make provision about enforcement of the payment of fines and other penalties; to provide for the appointment and functions of a Prison Ombudsman for Northern Ireland; to amend the law relating to lay visitors for police stations, the possession of extreme pornographic images and the early removal from prison of prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom.
The Justice (No.2) Bill (NIA Bill 57/11-16) passed First Stage and ordered to be printed.

4.4 First Stage – Housing (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 58/11-16)
The Minister for Social Development, Mr Mervyn Storey, introduced a Bill to make provision for the better sharing of information relating to empty homes or to anti-social behaviour; and to provide for the registration of certain loans as statutory charges.
The Housing (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 58/11-16) passed First Stage and ordered to be printed.

4.5 Motion – Accelerated Passage – Pension Schemes Bill (NIA Bill 54/11-16)
Proposed:
That the Pension Schemes Bill (NIA Bill 54/11-16) proceed under the accelerated passage procedure.
Minister for Social Development
The Question being put, the Motion, was carried with cross-community support nemine contradicente.

4.6 Second Stage – Pension Schemes Bill (NIA Bill 54/11-16)
The Minister for Social Development moved the Second Stage of the Pension Schemes Bill (NIA Bill 54/11-16).
Debate ensued.
The Principal Deputy Speaker (Mr Newton) took the Chair.
Pension Schemes Bill (NIA Bill 54/11-16) passed Second Stage.

4.7 Second Stage – Environmental Better Regulation Bill (NIA Bill 55/11-16)
The Minister of the Environment moved the Second Stage of the Environmental Better Regulation Bill (NIA Bill 55/11-16).
Debate ensued.
Environmental Better Regulation Bill (NIA Bill 55/11-16) passed Second Stage.

4.8 Final Stage – Budget (No. 2) Bill (NIA Bill 53/11-16)
The Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mrs Arlene Foster, moved that the Final Stage of the Budget (No. 2) Bill (NIA Bill 53/11-16) do now pass.
Debate ensued.
The debate was suspended for Question Time.
The Speaker took the Chair.

5. Question Time

5.1 Finance and Personnel
Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mrs Arlene Foster.

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

6. Executive Committee Business (cont’d)

6.1 Final Stage – Budget (No. 2) Bill (NIA Bill 53/11-16) (cont’d)
Debate resumed.
The Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) took the Chair.
The Deputy Speaker (Mr Beggs) took the Chair.
The Budget (No. 2) Bill (NIA Bill 53/11-16) passed Final Stage (Division 1).

6.2 Final Stage – Justice Bill (NIA Bill 37/11-15)
The Minister of Justice, Mr David Ford, moved that the Final Stage of the Justice Bill (NIA Bill 37/11-15) do now pass.
Debate ensued.
The Justice Bill (NIA Bill 37/11-15) passed Final Stage.
The Speaker took the Chair.

7. Committee Business

7.1 Motion – Motion under Standing Order 69B
A valid Petition of Concern was presented under Standing Order 28, on Monday 29 June 2015 in relation to the Motion (Appendix 1).
Proposed:
That this Assembly, in consideration of the report of the Committee on Standards and Privileges (NIA 238/11-16), censures Mr Sammy Wilson MLA.

Deputy Chairperson, Committee on Standards and Privileges

The Question being put, the Motion was negatived on a cross-community vote (Division 2).

8. Private Members’ Business

8.1 First Stage – Rates (Relief for Community Amateur Sports Clubs) Bill (NIA Bill 59/11-16)
Mr B McElduff, on behalf of Mr D McKay, introduced a Bill to amend the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 to make provision for relief from non-domestic rates for registered community amateur sports clubs.
The Rates (Relief for Community Amateur Sports Clubs) Bill (NIA Bill 59/11-16) passed First Stage and ordered to be printed.

9. Adjournment

Mr Robin Newton spoke to his topic regarding the Comber Greenway.
Proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
The Speaker
The Assembly adjourned at 9.42pm.

Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
The Speaker
30 June 2015

Appendix 1

Northern Ireland Assembly

The undersigned Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly presented a Petition of Concern, in accordance with Standing Order 28, on Monday 29 June 2015 in relation to the following motion:
Motion under Standing Order 69B
That this Assembly, in consideration of the report of the Committee on Standards and Privileges (NIA 238/11-16), censures Mr Sammy Wilson MLA.

MR SYDNEY ANDERSON
MR JONATHAN BELL
MS PAULA BRADLEY
MR THOMAS BUCHANAN
MRS PAM CAMERON
MR GREGORY CAMPBELL
MR TREVOR CLARKE
MR JONATHAN CRAIG
MR SAMMY DOUGLAS
MR GORDON DUNNE
MR ALEX EASTON
MRS ARLENE FOSTER
MR PAUL FREW
MR PAUL GIRVAN
MR PAUL GIVAN
MRS BRENDA HALE
MR SIMON HAMILTON
MR DAVID HILDITCH
MR WILLIAM HUMPHREY
MR WILLIAM IRWIN
MR NELSON MCCAUSLAND
MR IAN MCCREA
MR DAVID MCILVEEN
MISS MICHELLE MCILVEEN
MR ADRIAN MCQUILLAN
THE LORD MORROW
MR STEPHEN MOUTRAY
MR ROBIN NEWTON
MR EDWIN POOTS
MR GEORGE ROBINSON
MR PETER ROBINSON
MR ALASTAIR ROSS
MR JIMMY SPRATT
MR MERVYN STOREY
MR PETER WEIR
MR JIM WELLS
MR GARY MIDDLETON

Northern Ireland Assembly

30 June 2015
Division 1

Final Stage – Budget (No. 2) Bill 2015 (NIA Bill 53/11-16)

The Question was put and the Assembly divided.
Ayes: 60
Noes: 19
AYES

NATIONALIST:

Ms Boyle, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mr Hazzard, Mr Lynch, Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Ms J McCann, Mr McCartney, Ms McCorley, Mr McElduff, Ms McGahan, Mr M McGuinness, Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr Maskey, Mr Milne, Mr Murphy, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr Ó Muilleoir, Mr O'Dowd, Mrs O'Neill, Ms Ruane.

UNIONIST:

Mr Anderson, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, Mr Campbell, Mr Clarke, Mr Craig, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mrs Foster, Mr Girvan, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hamilton, Mr Humphrey, Mr Irwin, Mr McCausland, Mr I McCrea, Mr D McIlveen, Mr McQuillan, Mr Moutray, Mr Poots, Mr Ross, Mr Spratt, Mr Storey, Mr Weir, Mr Wells, Mr Wilson.

OTHER:

Mrs Cochrane, Mr Dickson, Dr Farry, Mr Ford, Ms Lo, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCarthy.

Tellers for the Ayes: Mr Girvan, Mr McQuillan.

NOES
NATIONALIST:
Mr Attwood, Mr D Bradley, Ms Hanna, Mrs D Kelly, Mr McGlone, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney, Mr A Maginness, Mr Ramsey, Mr Rogers.
UNIONIST:
Mr Allister, Mr Cochrane-Watson, Mr Cree, Mrs Dobson, Mr McCallister, Mrs Overend, Mr Somerville, Mr Swann.
OTHER:
Mr Agnew.

Tellers for the Noes: Mr D Bradley, Mr Rogers.

The Motion was carried on a cross-community vote.

Northern Ireland Assembly

30 June 2015
Division 2

Motion – Motion under Standing Order 69B
The Question was put and the Assembly divided.
Ayes: 37
Noes: 33
AYES

NATIONALIST:

Mr Attwood, Mr D Bradley, Mr Dallat, Mr Flanagan, Ms Hanna, Mr Hazzard, Mrs D Kelly, Mr F McCann, Ms McCorley, Mr McElduff, Mr McGlone, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney, Mr A Maginness, Mr Maskey, Mr Ó Muilleoir, Mr Ramsey, Mr Rogers.

UNIONIST:

Mr Allister, Mr Beggs, Mr Cochrane-Watson, Mr Cree, Mrs Dobson, Mr Gardiner, Mr Kennedy, Mr McCallister, Mrs Overend, Mr Somerville, Mr Swann.

OTHER:

Mr Agnew, Mrs Cochrane, Mr Dickson, Dr Farry, Mr Ford, Ms Lo, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCarthy.

Tellers for the Ayes: Mr Agnew, Ms Lo.

NOES
UNIONIST:
Mr Anderson, Mr Bell, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, Mr Campbell, Mr Clarke, Mr Craig, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mrs Foster, Mr Girvan, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hamilton, Mr Humphrey, Mr Irwin, Mr McCausland, Mr I McCrea, Mr D McIlveen, Mr McQuillan, Mr Moutray, Mr Newton, 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 McQuillan, Mr G Robinson.

The Motion was negatived on a cross-community vote.

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly on 30 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
Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015 (DOJ).
Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation Resource Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015 (DFP).
Department of Finance and Personnel Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015 (DFP).
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015 (DHSSPS).
Western Health and Social Care Trust Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015 (DHSSPS).
Western Health and Social Care Trust Annual Report and Accounts of the Trust Funds held by the Western Health and Social Care Trust for the year ended 31 March 2015 (DHSSPS).
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015 (DHSSPS).
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015 (DHSSPS).
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust Charitable Trust Fund Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015 (DHSSPS).

5. Assembly Reports

6. Statutory Rules

S.R. 2015/285 The Public Passenger Transport (Service Agreements and Service Permits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DRD).

For Information Only
S.R. 2015/277 (C. 21) The Transport (2011 Act) (Commencement No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DRD).
S.R. 2015/284 (C. 22) The Transport (2011 Act) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.

7. Written Ministerial Statements
2015 Annual Report on the Concordat between the Voluntary and Community Sector and the Northern Ireland Government (DSD).

8. Consultation Documents

9. Departmental Publications
The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council Annual Report 2014-15 (DSD).
The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council Position Paper 35 Epicondylitis and occupational activity (DSD).

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 01 July 2015
2011-2016 Mandate
Executive Bills

2011-2016 Mandate 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.