No. 15-10/11

Minute of Proceedings
Tuesday 2 November 2010

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 Second Stage - Justice Bill (NIA Bill 1/10)

The Minister of Justice, Mr David Ford, moved the Second Stage of the Justice (NIA 1/10).

Debate ensued.

The sitting was suspended at 12.27pm.

The sitting resumed at 2.00pm, with Deputy Speaker (Mr McClarty) in the Chair.

The debate resumed on the Second Stage.

The debate was suspended for Question Time.

3. Question Time

3.1 Education

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Education, Ms Caitríona Ruane.

3.2 Employment and Learning

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister for Employment and Learning, Mr Danny Kennedy.

4. Executive Committee Business (Cont’d)

4.1 Second Stage - Justice Bill (NIA Bill 1/10) (Cont’d)

Debate resumed on the Second Stage.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Molloy) took the Chair.

Bill (NIA 1/10) passed Second Stage.

5. Committee Business

5.1 Motion - Public Accounts Committee Reports and Memoranda of Reply

Proposed:

That this Assembly takes note of the following Public Accounts Committee Reports:

Report on the Investigation of Suspected Contract Fraud (01/09/10R)

Report on the Management of Social Housing Rent Collection and Arrears (16/09/10R)

Report on Bringing The SS Nomadic to Belfast – The Acquisition and Restoration of The SS Nomadic (17/09/10R)

Report on Public Service Agreements - Measuring Performance (22/09/10R)

Report on Irish Sport Horse Testing Unit Ltd: Transfer and Disposal of Assets (25/09/10R)

Report on Review of New Deal 25+ (26/09/10R)

Report on the Performance of the Health Service in Northern Ireland (35/09/10R)

Report on the Performance of the Planning Service (36/09/10R)

Report on the Pre-School Education Expansion Programme (43/09/10R)

Report on a Review of the Gateway Process (47/09/10R)

Report on the Management of Personal Injury Claims (48/09/10R)

Report on the Resettlement of Long Stay Patients from Learning Disability Hospitals (53/09/10R)

Report on Transforming Land Registers: The LandWeb Project (56/09/10R)

Report on Combating Organised Crime (63/09/10R)

Report on North/South Bodies (70/09/10R)

and the following Department of Finance and Personnel Memoranda of Reply:

Report on the Investigation of Suspected Contract Fraud

Report on the Review of Assistance to Valence Technology

Report on the Management of Social Housing Rent Collection and Arrears and Report on Bringing the SS Nomadic to Belfast – The Acquisition and Restoration of The SS Nomadic

Report on Public Service Agreements - Measuring Performance and Report on Irish Sport Horse Testing Unit Ltd: Transfer and Disposal of Assets and Report on Review of New Deal 25+

Report on the Performance of the Health Service in Northern Ireland and Report on the Performance of the Planning Service

Report on the Pre-School Education Expansion Programme

Report on a Review of the Gateway Process and Report on the Management of Personal Injury Claims

Report on the Resettlement of Long Stay Patients from Learning Disability Hospitals

Report on Transforming Land Registers: The LandWeb Project

Report on Combating Organised Crime and Report on North/South Bodies

Chairperson, Public Accounts Committee

Debate ensued.

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

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) took the Chair.

6. Adjournment

Mr John O’Dowd spoke to his topic on alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation services in Upper Bann

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 7.37pm.

Mr William Hay
The Speaker
2 November 2010

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly on
2 November 2010

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)

7. Written Ministerial Statements

8. Consultation Documents

Consultation on the Road Traffic (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Interest) Order ( Northern Ireland) (DFP)

9. Departmental Publications

Effective Pre-school Provision in Northern Ireland (EPPNI) Pre-school Experience and Key Stage 2 Performance in English and Mathematics (DE)

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 2 November 2010

Session 2010-2011
Executive Bills

Session 2010-2011
Non-Executive Bills

* Bill carried over from 2009-2010 by the Assembly as Royal Assent had not been achieved.
/ Bill progressing by accelerated passage