Employment Bill: Further Consideration Stage

Part of Executive Committee Business – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 10:30 am on 23rd February 2016.

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Photo of Mitchel McLaughlin Mitchel McLaughlin Speaker 10:30 am, 23rd February 2016

Before I put the Question, I remind Members that amendment No 27 requires cross-community support due to a valid petition of concern.

Question put, That the amendment be made. The Assembly divided:

<SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"> Ayes 46; Noes 33

AYES

UNIONIST:

Mr Allen, Mr Allister, Mr Anderson, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, Mr Clarke, Mr Cochrane-Watson, Mr Cree, Mrs Dobson, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mr Frew, Mr Gardiner, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hamilton, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Hussey, Mr Irwin, Mr Lyons, Mr McCallister, Mr I McCrea, Miss M McIlveen, Lord Morrow, Mr Moutray, Mr Nesbitt, Mr Newton, Mrs Overend, Mr Patterson, Mrs Pengelly, Mr Ross, Mr Storey, Ms Sugden, Mr Swann, Mr Weir, Mr Wells

OTHER:

Mr Agnew, Mrs Cochrane, Mr Dickson, Dr Farry, Ms Lo, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCarthy

Tellers for the Ayes: Mrs Overend, Mr Patterson

NOES

NATIONALIST:

Mr Attwood, Mr Boylan, Mr Diver, Mr Eastwood, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mr G Kelly, Mr Lynch, Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Ms J McCann, Mr McCartney, Ms McCorley, Mr McElduff, Ms McGahan, Mr McGlone, Mr McKay, Mrs McKevitt, Mr McKinney, Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr A Maginness, Mr Maskey, Mr Milne, Mr Murphy, 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 Flanagan, Mr F McCann

<TR><TD>Total Votes
79Total Ayes46[58.2%]
Nationalist Votes33Nationalist Ayes0[0.0%]
Unionist Votes39Unionist Ayes39[100.0%]
Other Votes7Other Ayes7[100.0%]
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Question accordingly negatived (cross-community vote).

Long Title

Amendment No 28 made:

After &quot;disclosure;&quot; insert



&quot;to make provision for disclosure of gender pay information;&quot;. — [Mr Flanagan.]

Amendment No 29 made:

After &quot;disclosure;&quot; insert



&quot;to make provision for zero hours contracts; &quot;. — [Mr Flanagan.]