Alex Maskey: I thank the Minister and all Members for their contributions. Question put and agreed to. Resolved: That the School Age Bill [NIA 52/17-22] do now pass.
Alex Maskey: Please take your ease for a moment or two before we move to the next item in the Order Paper.
Alex Maskey: I call the Minister of Education, Miss Michelle McIlveen, to move the Consideration Stage of the Bill. Moved. — [Miss McIlveen (The Minister of Education).]
Alex Maskey: No amendments to the Bill have been tabled, and I propose, therefore, by leave of the Assembly, to group the two clauses of the Bill for the Question on stand part, followed by the Question on the long title. Clauses 1 and 2 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Long title agreed to.
Alex Maskey: That concludes the Consideration Stage of the General Teaching Council (Directions) Bill. The Bill stands referred to the Speaker.
Alex Maskey: I call the Minister for Communities, Ms Deirdre Hargey, to move the Further Consideration Stage of the Bill. Moved. — [Ms Hargey (The Minister for Communities).]
Alex Maskey: Members will have a copy of the Marshalled List of amendments detailing the order for consideration. The amendments have been grouped for debate in the provisional grouping of amendments selected list. There is a single group of amendments, which contains two amendments that deal with gaming machines and the code of practice. I remind Members who intend to speak that, during the debate on the...
Alex Maskey: Members, time is up. Please take your ease for a moment or two before we move to the next item in the Order Paper.
Alex Maskey: I call the Minister of Finance, Conor Murphy, to move the Bill. Moved. — [Mr C Murphy (The Minister of Finance).]
Alex Maskey: No amendments to the Bill have been tabled. I propose, therefore, by leave of the Assembly, to group the eight clauses of the Bill for the Question on stand part, followed by the four schedules and the long title. Clauses 1 to 8 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Schedules 1 to 4 agreed to. Long title agreed to.
Alex Maskey: That concludes the Consideration Stage of the Budget Bill. The Bill stands referred to the Speaker. Members may wish to note that, as the Bill is proceeding under the accelerated passage procedure and Further Consideration Stage is listed in the provisional Order Paper for 7 March, the deadline for amendments is 9.30 am on Wednesday. Members, take your ease for a moment, please.
Alex Maskey: The Business Committee has agreed that there should be no time limit on the debate.
Alex Maskey: That ends the period for listed questions, Members. We will now move to 15 minutes of topical questions. Question 3 has been withdrawn.
Alex Maskey: The next four Members to ask a question are not in their place.
Alex Maskey: Questions 6 and 8 have been withdrawn.
Alex Maskey: We are well over time.
Alex Maskey: That concludes the Matter of the Day.
Alex Maskey: Andrew Muir has sought leave to present a public petition in accordance with Standing Order 22. The Member will have up to three minutes in which to speak.
Alex Maskey: As the Member will be aware, I would normally invite him to bring his petition to the Table and present it. However, in light of social distancing, I ask the Member to remain in his place and to make arrangements to submit the petition to my office electronically. I thank the Member for bringing the petition to the attention of the Assembly. Once the petition is received, I will forward it to...
Alex Maskey: Members, the next item of business in the Order Paper is the consideration of business not concluded on Thursday 24 February. As all business was concluded when the Assembly adjourned last Thursday, there is nothing to consider under that item. We will move on.