Northern Ireland Assembly debates
Monday, 18 June 2012

• Northern Ireland Assembly (0 speeches)
  The Assembly met at 12.00 noon (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes’ silence.
• Assembly Business (0 speeches)
  • New Assembly Member: Ms Maeve McLaughlin (1 speech)
    Before we begin business, I advise Members that I have been informed by the Chief Electoral Officer that Ms Maeve McLaughlin has been returned as a Member of the Assembly for the Foyle...
• Speaker’s Business (0 speeches)
  • Public Petition: ‘Help Us Help Ourselves’ Suicide Awareness and Prevention Project, Poleglass (3 speeches)
    Ms Jennifer McCann has sought leave to present a public petition in accordance with Standing Order 22. She will have up to three minutes in which to speak.
  • Wave Trauma Centre Research (3 speeches)
    Mr Mike Nesbitt has also sought leave to present a public petition. The Member will also have up to three minutes to speak on the subject.
• Assembly Business (0 speeches)
  • Committee Membership (2 speeches)
    As with similar motions, this will be treated as a business motion. Therefore, there will be no debate. Resolved: That Mr Colum Eastwood replace Mr John Dallat as a member of the Committee for...
• Executive Committee Business (0 speeches)
  • Supply Resolution: Main Estimates 2012-13 (64 speeches)
    As the next two motions relate to Supply resolutions, I propose to conduct only one debate. I shall call the Minister of Finance and Personnel to move the first motion. Debate will then take...
• Oral Answers to Questions (0 speeches)
• Office of the first Minister and deputy First Minister (0 speeches)
  • Sexual Orientation Strategy (9 speeches)
    1. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister when they will publish a sexual orientation strategy. (AQO 2164/11-15)
  • Child Poverty: Targets (9 speeches)
    2. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they remain confident that the 2020 target for the eradication of child poverty can be met, given the recent scepticism articulated...
  • Carer’s Allowance (12 speeches)
    3. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they have had any discussions with the Minister for Social Development in relation to potential equality issues arising from the...
  • FM/DFM: Trade Missions (1 speech)
    5. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister what plans they have for further international trade missions. (AQO 2168/11-15)
  • China (10 speeches)
    8. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the recent high-level engagement with the Chinese, what are the potential benefits of developing further links with China. (AQO...
  • Contested Spaces Programme: Funding (3 speeches)
    6. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the timescale for the second round of funding for the contested spaces programme. (AQO 2169/11-15)
• Environment (1 speech)
  Question 1 has been withdrawn and requires a written answer. Question 9 has also been withdrawn.
  • National Park (10 speeches)
    2. asked the Minister of the Environment for an update on his plans for the creation of a national park. (AQO 2180/11-15)
  • Review of Public Administration (12 speeches)
    3. asked the Minister of the Environment for an update on the review of public administration. (AQO 2181/11-15)
  • Driver and Vehicle Agency: Taxis (10 speeches)
    4. asked the Minister of the Environment to outline the remit and powers of the Driver and Vehicle Agency’s taxi enforcement officers. (AQO 2182/11-15)
  • Planning Policy Statement 21: Policy CTY 10 (9 speeches)
    5. asked the Minister of the Environment for his assessment of policy CTY 10 of PPS 21 since its introduction. (AQO 2183/11-15)
• Executive Committee Business (0 speeches)
  • Supply Resolution for the Northern Ireland Main Estimates 2012-13 and Supply Resolution for the 2010-11 Excess Votes (9 speeches)
    Debate resumed on motion: That this Assembly approves that a sum not exceeding £8,203,787,000 be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for or towards defraying the charges for Northern...
• Executive Committee Business (0 speeches)
  • Budget (No. 2) Bill: First Stage (2 speeches)
    Sorry; I was premature there, Mr Deputy Speaker. I was not listening to you, and I thought that you had moved on to this one. I apologise for the mistake. I beg to introduce the Budget (No. 2)...
• Committee Business (0 speeches)
  • Appointment of the Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards (11 speeches)
    The next item of business is a joint motion from the Committee on Standards and Privileges and the Assembly Commission to appoint the Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards. I call...