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. Executive Committee Business

2.1 Final Stage – Welfare Reform Bill (NIA Bill 13/11-15)

A valid Petition of Concern was presented under Standing Order 28, on Friday 22 May 2015 in relation to the Final Stage of the Welfare Reform Bill (NIA Bill 13/11-15) (Appendix 1).

The Minister for Social Development, Mr Mervyn Storey, moved that the Final Stage of the Welfare Reform Bill (NIA Bill 13/11-15) do now pass.

Debate ensued.
The sitting was suspended at 12.31pm.
The sitting resumed at 2.00pm, with the Speaker in the Chair.

3. Assembly Business

3.1 Motion – Suspension of Standing Order 20(1)

Proposed:

That Standing Order 20(1) be suspended for the 26th of May 2015.

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.

4. Executive Committee Business (cont’d)

4.1 Final Stage – Welfare Reform Bill (NIA Bill 13/11-15) (cont’d)

Debate resumed.

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

The debate was suspended for Question Time.

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.

6. Executive Committee Business (cont’d)

6.1 Final Stage – Welfare Reform Bill (NIA Bill 13/11-15) (cont’d)

Debate resumed.

The Speaker took the Chair.

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

The Speaker took the Chair.

The Question being put, the Bill fell on a cross-community vote (Division).

7. Adjournment

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 9.01pm.

Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
The Speaker

26 May 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 Friday 22 May 2015 in relation to the Final Stage of the Welfare Reform Bill (NIA Bill 13/11-15):

MR MARTIN MCGUINNESS
MS MEGAN FEARON
MR CATHAL BOYLAN
MR GERRY KELLY
MR CHRIS HAZZARD
MR CATHAL Ó HOISÍN
MS CAITRÍONA RUANE
MR PAT SHEEHAN
MR PHIL FLANAGAN
MS CARÁL NÍ CHUILÍN
MR ALEX MASKEY
MS ROSALEEN MCCORLEY
MR OLIVER MCMULLAN
MS JENNIFER MCCANN
MRS MICHELLE O’NEILL
MR MICKEY BRADY
MS BRONWYN MCGAHAN
MR SEÁN LYNCH
MR BARRY MCELDUFF
MR DECLAN MCALEER
MR MÁIRTÍN Ó’MUILLEOIR
MS MAEVE MCLAUGHLIN
MS MICHAELA BOYLE
MR IAN MILNE
MR RAYMOND MCCARTNEY
MR DAITHÍ MCKAY
MR FRA MCCANN
MR JOHN O’DOWD
MR ALBAN MAGINNESS
MR DOMINIC BRADLEY
MR FEARGHAL MCKINNEY
MR PATSY MCGLONE
DR ALASDAIR MCDONNELL
MR JOE BYRNE
MR PAT RAMSEY
MRS DOLORES KELLY
MR COLUM EASTWOOD
MR SEÁN ROGERS
MRS KAREN MCKEVITT
MR MARK H. DURKAN
MR ALEX ATTWOOD
MR JOHN DALLAT
MR STEVEN AGNEW

Northern Ireland Assembly

26 May 2015
Division 1

Final Stage – Welfare Reform Bill (NIA Bill 13/11-15)

Minister for Social Development

The Question was put and the Assembly divided.

Ayes: 58
Noes: 39

AYES

UNIONIST:

Mr Allister, Mr Anderson, Mr Beggs, Mr Bell, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, 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 Hussey, Mr Irwin, Mr Kennedy, Mr Kinahan, Mr McCallister, Mr McCausland, Mr B McCrea, Mr I McCrea, Mr McGimpsey, Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Mr McQuillan, Mr Middleton, Lord Morrow, Mr Moutray, Mr Nesbitt, Mrs Overend, Mr Poots, Mr G Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Spratt, Mr Storey, Ms Sugden, Mr Swann, Mr Weir, Mr Wells, Mr Wilson.

OTHER:

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

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

NOES

NATIONALIST:

Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Mr D Bradley, Mr Brady, Mr Byrne, Mr Dallat, Mr Durkan, Mr Eastwood, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mrs D Kelly, Mr G Kelly, Mr Lynch, Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Ms J McCann, Mr McCartney, Ms McCorley, Dr McDonnell, 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, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr Ó Muilleoir, Mr O'Dowd, Mrs O'Neill, Mr Rogers, Ms Ruane, Mr Sheehan.

Tellers for the Noes: Mr F McCann, Mr McGlone.

The Bill fell on a cross-community vote.

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly on 20 May - 26 May 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

A Review of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency’s Environmental Crime Unit (DOJ).
Draft Code of Practice No. 3 Funding Defined Benefits (DSD).

5. Assembly Reports

6. Statutory Rules

S.R. 2015/253 The Ballinderry Road/Glenavy Road, Lisburn (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DRD).

7. Written Ministerial Statements

8. Consultation Documents

Consultation on NITPS Teachers’ Superannuation (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (DE).

9. Departmental Publications

General Report on the Health and Social Care Sector 2012-13 and 2013-14 (NIAO).

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 27 May 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.