Minutes of Proceedings

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

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes' silence.

2. Public Petition

2.1 Public Petition – Autism Services

Mr Fearghal McKinney was granted leave, in accordance with Standing Order 22, to present a Public Petition regarding autism services.

3. Assembly Business

3.1 Motion – Committee Membership

Proposed:

That Mr Gary Middleton replace Mrs Emma Pengelly as a member of the Committee for Finance and Personnel; that Mr Gary Middleton replace Mr George Robinson as a member of the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety; and that Mr George Robinson replace Mr Gary Middleton as a member of the Committee for the Environment.

Mr P Weir
Lord Morrow

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

4. Executive Committee Business

4.1 Statement – Update on Maghaberry Prison following Publication of the Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland Inspection Report

The Minister of Justice, Mr David Ford, made a statement to provide an update on Maghaberry Prison following the publication of the Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland Inspection Report, following which he replied to questions.

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

4.2 First Stage – Rural Needs Bill (NIA Bill 67/11-16)

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Michelle O'Neill, introduced a Bill to impose a duty on public authorities to consider rural needs; and for connected purposes.

The Rural Needs Bill (NIA Bill 67/11-16) passed First Stage and ordered to be printed.

4.3 Second Stage – Housing (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 58/11-16)

The Minister for Social Development, Mr Mervyn Storey, moved the Second Stage of the Housing (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 58/11-16).

Debate ensued.

The Housing (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 58/11-16) passed Second Stage without division.

4.4 Second Stage – Houses in Multiple Occupation Bill (NIA Bill 60/11-16)

The Second Stage of the Houses in Multiple Occupation Bill (NIA Bill 60/11-16) was not moved.

The Speaker took the Chair.

5. Question Time

5.1 Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister

Questions were put to, and answered by, the deputy First Minister, Mr Martin McGuinness. The junior Minister, Ms Jennifer McCann, also answered a number of questions.

5.2 Employment and Learning

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Stephen Farry.

6. Question for Urgent Oral Answer

6.1 Donaldson Report

Mr Jim Allister, put a Question for Urgent Oral Answer to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

The Speaker informed the House that the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety was unavailable to respond to the Question for Urgent Oral Answer at this time and that the question would be put at 3.30pm tomorrow, 10 November 2015.

7. Committee Business

7.1 Motion – Extension of Committee Stage: Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill (NIA Bill 62/11-16)

Proposed:

That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 26 January 2016, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill (NIA Bill 62/11-16).

Chairperson, Assembly and Executive Review Committee

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

8. Private Members' Business

8.1 Motion – Ballymurphy 1971

Proposed:

That this Assembly calls on the Secretary of State to join with the Irish Government in supporting the proposed investigation into the events in Ballymurphy in 1971, when eleven civilians were killed, to be conducted on the same basis as the Hillsborough Football Stadium investigation and jointly funded by the two Governments.

Mr T Lunn
Ms R McCorley
Mr A Maskey

Debate ensued.

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

9. Adjournment

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 4.38pm.

Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
The Speaker

09 November 2015

Northern Ireland Assembly

09 November 2015
Division

Motion – Ballymurphy 1971

Proposed:

That this Assembly calls on the Secretary of State to join with the Irish Government in supporting the proposed investigation into the events in Ballymurphy in 1971, when eleven civilians were killed, to be conducted on the same basis as the Hillsborough Football Stadium investigation and jointly funded by the two Governments.

Mr T Lunn
Ms R McCorley
Mr A Maskey

Ayes: 44
Noes: 48

AYES

Mr Agnew, Mr Attwood, Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Mrs Cochrane, Mr Dallat, Mr Dickson, Mr Durkan, Dr Farry, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mr Ford, 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 McElduff, Ms McGahan, Mr McGlone, Mr M McGuinness, Mr McKay, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney, 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, Mr Rogers, Ms Ruane, Mr Sheehan.

Tellers for the Ayes: Ms McCorley, Mr Sheehan.

NOES

Mr Allister, Mr Anderson, Mr Beggs, Mr Bell, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, Mr Campbell, Mr Clarke, Mr Craig, Mr Cree, Mrs Dobson, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mrs Foster, Mr Frew, Mr Gardiner, Mr Girvan, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hamilton, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Irwin, Mr Kennedy, Mr Lyons, Mr McCallister, 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, Mrs Pengelly, Mr Poots, Mr G Robinson, Mr P Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Storey, Mr Swann, Mr Weir, Mr Wells.

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

The Question being put the motion was negatived.

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly on
04 November – 09 November 2015

1. Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly

2. Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly

The Rural Needs Bill (NIA Bill 67/11-16).

3. Orders in Council

4. Publications Laid in the Northern Ireland Assembly

Loughs Agency Annual Report and Accounts for the period ended December 2013 (DARD).

5. Assembly Reports

6. Statutory Rules

S.R. 2015/362 The Attorney General's Human Rights Guidance (Youth Justice Agency - Restorative Justice) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (AG).

S.R. 2015/363 The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DRD).

S.R. 2015/365 The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DHSSPS).

S.R. 2015/366 The Private Water Supplies (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DOE).

Draft S.R. 2015 The Draft Renewable Heat Incentive Schemes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DETI).

7. Written Ministerial Statements

8. Consultation Documents

Consultation on draft amendments to the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (OFMDFM).

9. Departmental Publications

10. Agency Publications

Northern Ireland Prison Service - Report on the unannounced inspection of Maghaberry Prison 11-22 May 2015 (NIPS).

11. Westminster Publications

12. Miscellaneous Publications