No. 49-07/08
MINUTE OF PROCEEDINGS
MONDAY 14 APRIL 2008
The Assembly met at noon, the Speaker in the Chair
1. Personal Prayer or Meditation
Members observed two minutes’ silence.
2. Executive Committee Business
Motion - Draft Special Educational Needs and Disability (2005 Order) (Amendment) (General Qualifications Bodies) (Alteration of Premises and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
Proposed: That the Draft Special Educational Needs and Disability (2005 Order) (Amendment) (General Qualifications Bodies) (Alteration of Premises and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 be approved.
[Minister of Education]
Debate ensued.
The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.
3. Committee Business
3.1 Motion - MLA Appointment
Proposed: That this Assembly appoints Mr Sean Neeson as its nominee to the Regional Chamber of the Congress of Regional and Local Authorities of Europe.
[Lord Morrow]
[Ms C Ní Chuilín]
The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.
4. Private Members’ Business
4.1 Locally Produced Food
Proposed: That this Assembly calls on the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to bring forward plans to increase the Northern Ireland public sector’s procurement of locally produced food.
[Mr T Elliott]
[Mr J McCallister]
4.2 Amendment No. 1
Proposed: Leave out all after ‘plans’ and insert:
‘that encourage and assist local food producers to compete for Public Sector Procurement contracts.’
[Mr P Doherty]
[Mr W Clarke]
4.3 Amendment No. 2
Proposed: At end insert:
‘; and to promote country of origin labeling on menus in hotels and restaurants.’
[Mr P J Bradley]
[Mr D O’Loan]
[Mr T Burns]
Debate ensued.
Amendment No. 1 being put, the Amendment fell without division.
Amendment No. 2 being put, the Amendment was made without division.
The Question being put, the Motion, as amended, was carried without division.
4.4 Motion - Former Military Sites
Proposed: That this Assembly calls on the United Kingdom Government to transfer lands at the vacated military sites at Lisanelly and St Lucia in Omagh to the Executive, to facilitate the development of the education village as proposed by the Omagh Educational Campus Group.
[Mr P Doherty]
[Mr B McElduff]
[Ms C McGill]
4.5 Amendment No. 1
Proposed: Leave out all after ‘Executive,’ and insert:
‘to be used for the development of the Omagh District, in line with the priorities set by the Programme for Government, Budget and Investment Strategy, including the possible development of the education village proposed by the Omagh Educational Campus Group.’
[Mr T Buchanan]
[Mr A Bresland]
4.6 Amendment No. 2
Proposed: Leave out all after ‘village’ and insert:
‘, social and affordable housing and civic facilities, as well as investment in an enterprise centre and the development of the necessary partnerships to realise the economic development potential of the site.’
[Mr T Gallagher]
Debate ensued.
The debate was suspended for Question Time.
The Deputy Speaker (Mr McClarty) in the chair.
5. Question Time
5.1 Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
Questions were put to, and answered by, the First Minister, Rt Hon Dr Ian Paisley.
5.2 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister, Ms Michelle Gildernew.
5.3 Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure
Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister, Mr Edwin Poots.
6. Private Members’ Business (cont’d)
Motion - Former Military Sites (cont’d)
Debate resumed on the Motion.
Amendment No. 1 being put, the Amendment was made without division.
Amendment No. 2 was not put.
The Question being put, the Motion, as amended, was carried without division.
7. Adjournment
Proposed: That the Assembly do now adjourn.
[The Speaker]
The Assembly adjourned at 4.39 pm.
Mr William Hay
The Speaker
14 April 2008
PAPERS PRESENTED TO THE ASSEMBLY FROM
9 APRIL TO 14 APRIL 2008
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
Hospitality Association of Northern Ireland: A Case Study in financial management and the public appointments process (NIA 117/07-08)
SEELB Annual Report for 2006/07 (NIA 122/07-08)
5. Assembly Reports
6. Statutory Rules
(The department identified after each rule is for reference purposes only.)
S.R. 2008/160 The Waste Management Licenses (Consultation and Compensation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (DOE)
S.R. 2008/167 The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (DHSSPS)
S.R. 2008/169 The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Partners) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (DSD)
S.R. 2008/171 The Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (DHSSPS)
For information only:
S.R. 2008/118 The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 (NICS)
S.R. 2008/153 The Valuation Tribunal (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 (NICS)
S.R. 2008/154 The District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (NICS)
S.R. 2008/156 The Court Funds (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 (NICS)
S.R. 2008/162 The Cycle Routes (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (DRD)
S.R. 2008/164 The Cycle Routes (Amendment No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (DRD)
S.R. 2008/165 The Parking Places on Roads (Carrickfergus) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (DRD)
7. Consultation Documents
Review of Old Mineral Permissions – Environmental Impact Assessment (DOE)
8. Departmental Publications
Mesothelioma Bill - Completed Equality Impact Assessment (DSD)
Planning and Environmental Policy Group (DOE)
9. Agency Publications
10. Westminster Publications
11. Miscellaneous Publications
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland - Fifth Periodical Report on Parliamentary Constituencies