Minutes of Proceedings

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

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes' silence.

2. Assembly Business

2.1 Motion – Suspension of Standing Orders

Proposed:

That Standing Orders 10(2) to 10(4) be suspended for 25 January 2016.

Mr P Weir
Ms C Ruane
Mrs K McKevitt
Mr R Swann
Mr S Dickson

The Question being put, the Motion was carried with cross-community support nemine contradicente.

3. Executive Committee Business

3.1 Statement – The Outcome of the December Fisheries Council 2015

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Michelle O'Neill, made a statement regarding the outcome of the December Fisheries Council 2015, following which she replied to questions.

3.2 Consideration Stage – Rates (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 75/11-16)

The Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mr Mervyn Storey, moved the Consideration Stage of the Rates (Amendment) Bill.

One amendment was tabled to the Bill and selected for debate.

Clauses

After debate, Amendment 1 to Clause 1 was negatived on division (Division 1).

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

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clauses 2 to 6 stand part of the Bill.

Schedule

The question being put, it was agreed without division that the Schedule 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 Rates (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 75/11-16) stood referred to the Speaker.

3.3 Motion – Accelerated Passage: Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Bill (NIA Bill 76/11-16)

Proposed:

That the Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Bill (NIA Bill 76/11-16) proceed under the accelerated passage procedure.

Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister

Debate ensued.

The Question being put, the Motion was carried with cross-community support (Division 2).

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

4. Question Time

4.1 Justice

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Justice, Mr David Ford.

4.2 Finance and Personnel

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mr Mervyn Storey.

5. Executive Committee Business (cont'd)

5.1 Second Stage: Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Bill (NIA Bill 76/11-16)

The junior Minister, Ms Jennifer McCann, moved the Second Stage of the Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Bill (NIA Bill 76/11-16).

Debate ensued.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) in the Chair.

The Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Bill (NIA Bill 76/11-16) passed Second Stage without division.

5.2 Final Stage: Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill (NIA Bill 46/11-16)

The Minister of Education, Mr John O'Dowd, moved that the Final Stage of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill (NIA Bill 46/11-16) do now pass.

Debate ensued.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Beggs) in the Chair.

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill (NIA Bill 46/11-16) passed Final Stage.

5.3 Final Stage: Water and Sewerage Services Bill (NIA Bill 51/11-16)

The Minister for Regional Development, Miss Michelle McIlveen, moved that the Final Stage of the Water and Sewerage Services Bill (NIA Bill 51/11-16) do now pass.

Debate ensued.

The Water and Sewerage Services Bill (NIA Bill 51/11-16) passed Final Stage.

6. Committee Business

6.1 Motion – Extension of Committee Stage: Employment Bill (NIA Bill 73/11-16)

Proposed:

That, in accordance with Standing Order 33 (4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33 (2) be extended to 26 February 2016, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Employment Bill (NIA Bill 73/11-16).

Chairperson, Committee for Employment and Learning

The Motion was not moved.

7. Adjournment

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Beggs)

The Assembly adjourned at 6.46pm.

Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
The Speaker

25 January 2016

25 January 2016
Division 1

Consideration Stage – Rates (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 75/11-16) (Amendment 1)

The Question was put and the Assembly divided.

Ayes: 33
Noes: 50

AYES

Mr Attwood, Mr Boylan, Mr Dallat, Mr Durkan, Mr Eastwood, Ms Hanna, Mr Hazzard, Mr G Kelly, Mr Lynch, Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Ms J McCann, Ms McCorley, Mr McElduff, Ms McGahan, Mr McGlone, Mr M McGuinness, Mr McKay, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney, Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr A Maginness, Mr Maskey, Mr Milne, Mr Murphy, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr Ó Muilleoir, Mr O'Dowd, Mrs O'Neill, Mr Rogers, Mr Sheehan

Tellers for the Ayes: Mr McKay, Mr Ó hOisín

NOES

Mr Agnew, Mr Allister, Mr Beggs, Ms P Bradley, Mrs Cameron, Mr Campbell, Mr Clarke, Mrs Cochrane, Mr Cochrane-Watson, Mr Craig, Mr Cree, Mr Dickson, Mrs Dobson, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mr Ford, Mrs Foster, Mr Frew, Mr Gardiner, Mr Girvan, Mr Givan, Mr Hamilton, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Hussey, Mr Irwin, Mr Kennedy, Ms Lo, Mr Lyons, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCarthy, Mr B McCrea, Mr I McCrea, Mr McGimpsey, Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Mr McQuillan, Lord Morrow, Mr Nesbitt, Mr Newton, Mrs Overend, Mrs Pengelly, Mr Poots, Mr P Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Storey, Ms Sugden, Mr Weir, Mr Wells

Tellers for the Noes: Mr I McCrea, Mr McQuillan

The Amendment was negatived.

25 January 2016
Division 2

Motion – Accelerated Passage: Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Bill (NIA Bill 76/11-16)

Proposed:

That the Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Bill (NIA Bill 76/11-16) proceed under the accelerated passage procedure.

Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister

The Question was put and the Assembly divided.

Ayes: 72
Noes: 15

AYES

NATIONALIST:
Mr Attwood, Mr Boylan, Mr Dallat, Mr Diver, Mr Eastwood, Ms Hanna, Mr Hazzard, Mr G Kelly, Mr Lynch, Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Ms J McCann, Mr McCartney, Ms McCorley, Mr McCrossan, Mr McElduff, Ms McGahan, Mr McGlone, Mr M McGuinness, Mr McKay, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney, Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr A Maginness, Mr Maskey, Mr Milne, Mr Murphy, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr Ó Muilleoir, Mr O'Dowd, Mrs O'Neill, Mr Rogers, Mr Sheehan

UNIONIST:
Mr Anderson, Ms P Bradley, Mrs Cameron, Mr Campbell, Mr Clarke, Mr Craig, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mrs Foster, Mr Frew, Mr Girvan, Mr Givan, Mr Hamilton, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Irwin, Mr Lyons, Mr McCausland, Mr I McCrea, Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Mr McQuillan, Lord Morrow, Mr Newton, Mrs Pengelly, Mr Poots, Mr Ross, Mr Storey, Mr Weir

OTHER:
Mrs Cochrane, Mr Dickson, Mr Ford, Ms Lo, Mr Lunn, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCarthy

Tellers for the Ayes: Mr Anderson, Mr McQuillan

NOES

UNIONIST:
Mr Allen, Mr Allister, Mr Beggs, Mr Cochrane-Watson, Mr Cree, Mrs Dobson, Mr Gardiner, Mr Hussey, Mr Kennedy, Mr McCallister, Mr B McCrea, Mr McGimpsey, Mr Nesbitt, Ms Sugden

OTHER:
Mr Agnew

Tellers for the Noes: Mr Allister, Mr Nesbitt

Total Votes 87 Total Ayes 72 [82.8%]

Nationalist Votes 35 Nationalist Ayes 35 [100%]

Unionist Votes 44 Unionist Ayes 30 [68.2%]

Other Votes 8 Other Ayes 7 [87.5%]

The Motion was carried on a cross-community vote.

Rates (Amendment) Bill

Annotated Marshalled List of Amendments

Consideration Stage

Monday 25 January 2016

Amendments tabled up to 9.30am Wednesday, 20 January 2016 and selected for debate

The Bill will be considered in the following order-

Clauses, Schedule and Long Title

Amendment 1 [Negatived on division]

Clause 1, Page 1, Line 8

At end insert -

'(5B) Prescribed cases in regulations under paragraph (5A) shall include hereditaments which are occupied by community amateur sports clubs.

(5C) The first regulations under paragraph (5A) shall be made by 30 September 2016.",

(b) in paragraph (6) insert where appropriate—

""community amateur sports clubs" means registered clubs within the meaning of section 658(6) of the Corporation Tax Act 2010;".'

Mr Daithí McKay

Ms Michaela Boyle

Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir

Papers Presented to the Assembly on
20 January 2016 – 25 January 2016

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

The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 (OFMDFM).

Funds in Court Northern Ireland Statement of Accounts 2014-2015 (DOJ).

5. Assembly Reports

Report on the Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill (NIA Bill 62/11-16) (NIA 299/11-16) (Assembly and Executive Review Committee).

6. Statutory Rules

S.R. 2016/2 The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Downloading of Data) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DOE).

S.R. 2016/4 The Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DHSSPS).

S.R. 2016/5 The Animal Feed (Hygiene, Sampling etc. and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DHSSPS).

S.R. 2016/8 Change of Council Name (Derry and Strabane City Council) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DOE).

S.R. 2016/9 Change of District Name (Derry and Strabane) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DOE).

S.R. 2016/10 Change of District Name (North Down and Ards) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DOE).

S.R. 2016/11 Change of District Name (Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DOE).

S.R. 2016/16 The Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DFP).

S.R. 2016/17 The Rates (Exemption for Automatic Telling Machines in Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DFP).

S.R. 2016/18 The Rates (Temporary Rebate) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DFP).

S.R. 2016/000 (Draft) The Working Time Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DEL).

S.R. 2016/000 (Draft) The Teachers' Pension Scheme (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DE).

S.R. 2016/000 (Draft) The Debt Relief Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (Consequential Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DETI).

For Information Only

S.R. 2015/389 (Correction Slip) (C. 35) The Taxis (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DOE).

S.R. 2016/7 The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Lurgan) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DRD).

S.R. 2016/12 The Control of Traffic (Queen Street, Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DRD).

S.R. 2016/13 The Parking Places and Waiting Restrictions (College Street/Queen Street, Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (DRD).

7. Written Ministerial Statements

Written Ministerial Statement: Review of the Ministerial Advisory Group Ulster-Scots Academy and Plans for an Ulster-Scots Academy and an Irish Language Academy (DCAL).

8. Consultation Documents

Draft Local Government Pension Scheme (Nursery Assistants) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016.

9. Departmental Publications

Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Northern Ireland 2014 (DHSSPS).

10. Agency Publications

11. Westminster Publications

12. Miscellaneous Publications