No. 15/07

MINUTE OF PROCEEDINGS

TUESDAY 26 JUNE 2007

The Assembly met at 10.30 am, the Speaker in the Chair

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. Executive Committee Business

2.1 Second Stage – Taxis Bill (NIA 4/07)

Mrs Arlene Foster, Minister of the Environment, moved that the Second Stage of the Taxis Bill (NIA 4/07) be agreed.

Debate ensued.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Molloy) in the chair.

NIA Bill 4/07 passed Second Stage and stood referred to the Committee for the Environment.

3. Private Members’ Business

3.1 Motion – Pay Parity for Further Education Lecturers

Proposed: That this Assembly supports the campaign of further education lecturers for pay parity with teachers in schools; and calls for an end to further education lecturers’ pay levels being decided by the Government’s public sector pay policy.

[Mr P Butler] (R)
[Mr M Brady]

3.2 Amendment

Proposed: Leave out all after ‘schools’ and insert:

‘; notes that Further Education lecturers’ pay is currently restricted by HM Treasury’s public sector pay policy; and urges the Executive, in light of this constraint, to secure urgently a mechanism to achieve pay parity.’

 

[Mr P Butler] (R)
[Mr B McCrea]

Debate ensued.

The sitting was suspended at 12.57 pm.

The sitting resumed at 2.30 pm.

The Amendment being put, the Amendment was made without division.

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

3.3 Motion – Transformation Fund

Proposed: That this Assembly urges the Executive to consider making available a transformation fund, similar to that in England, Scotland and Wales, to support the professional development of the childcare and early education workforce in Northern Ireland.

[Lord Morrow]

3.4 Amendment

Proposed: At end insert:

‘, and to consider this matter in the context of the Comprehensive Spending Review, and in light of the other budgetary pressures facing the Executive.’

[Mr P Butler]

Debate ensued.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr McClarty) in the chair.

The Amendment being put, the Amendment was made without division.

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

3.5 Motion – Pension Provision for former RUC Part-Time Reserve

Proposed: That this Assembly supports the right of members of the former Royal Ulster Constabulary Part-Time Reserve to proper pension provision, as agreed, without division, by the Assembly on 20 November 2001; and calls upon the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to make representations to the Secretary of State to have the matter satisfactorily addressed.

[Mr D McNarry]

3.6 Amendment

Proposed: After ‘2001;’ insert:

‘or, alternatively, a one-off appropriate gratuity payment’

[Mr T Buchanan]

Debate ensued.

The Amendment being put, the Amendment was made without division.

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

4. Adjournment

Sir Reg Empey spoke on the recent flooding in East Belfast.

Proposed: That the Assembly do now adjourn.

[The Speaker]

The Assembly adjourned at 6.12 pm.

Mr William Hay

The Speaker

26 June 2007

 

NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY

PAPERS PRESENTED TO THE ASSEMBLY ON
26 JUNE 2007

 

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

5. Assembly Reports

6. Statutory Rules

(The department identified after each rule is for reference purposes only.)

S.R. 2007/309 The Education (Core Syllabus for Religious Education) Order ( Northern Ireland) 2007 (DE)

For information purposes only:

S.R. 2007/310 The Road Races ( Ulster Rally) Order ( Northern Ireland) 2007 (DRD)

7. Consultation Documents

8. Departmental Publications

9. Agency Publications

10. Westminster Publications

11. Miscellaneous Publications

NORTHERN IRELAND LEGISLATION

EXECUTIVE BILLS

PROCEEDINGS AS AT 26 JUNE 2007

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: Detailed investigation by a Committee which concludes with the publication of a report for consideration by the Assembly.

Consideration Stage: 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: 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

Executive Bills

Title & Bill Number	First Stage	Second Stage	Committee Stage Extension	Committee Stage Report	Consideration Stage Concluded	Further Consideration Stage	Final Stage	Royal Assent
**Welfare Reform Bill (NIA Bill 1/07)	4.06.07	12.06.07	N/A	N/A	18.06.07	19.06.07	25.06.07
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (NIA Bill 2/07)	5.06.07	19.06.07
**Budget Bill (NIA Bill 3/07)	11.06.07	12.06.07	N/A	N/A	18.06.07	19.06.07	25.06.07
Taxis Bill (NIA Bill 4/07)	11.06.07	26.06.07
Libraries Bill (NIA Bill 5/07)	11.06.07	19.06.07

**Bills which are granted accelerated passage do not pass through a Committee Stage.