Patsy McGlone: Glaoim ar an Aire Pobal le críoch a chur leis an Chéim Dheiridh.
Patsy McGlone: Members, take your ease while we move to the next item of business, please.
Patsy McGlone: I ask Members to take their ease while we move to the next item of business.
Patsy McGlone: The Business Committee has agreed that there should be no time limit on the debate. Glaoim ar an Aire leis an díospóireacht a oscailt.
Patsy McGlone: The Speaker has been informed by the Chief Electoral Officer that Paul Rankin has been returned as a Member of the Assembly for the Lagan Valley constituency [Interruption] — Members, quiet, please — to fill the vacancy that resulted from the resignation of Edwin Poots. Mr Rankin signed the undertaking and Roll of Membership yesterday afternoon in my presence and that of the Clerk to the...
Patsy McGlone: The first item in the Order Paper is the consideration of business not concluded on Monday 14 March. All business yesterday was concluded, so we will move on.
Patsy McGlone: The Business Committee has agreed that there should be no time limit on the debate.
Patsy McGlone: We come to the single group of amendments for debate. With amendment No 1, it will be convenient to debate amendment Nos 2 to 5. I call Ms Clare Bailey to move amendment No 1 and to address the other amendments in the group.
Patsy McGlone: I call the Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on Procedures, Tom Buchanan, to conclude and wind up the debate.
Patsy McGlone: Members, please take your ease while we move to the next item of business.
Patsy McGlone: I call Mr Mike Nesbitt to move the Bill's Further Consideration Stage. Moved.—[Mr Nesbitt.]
Patsy McGlone: 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 five amendments that deal with order to remove statement or cease distribution and with commencement. I remind Members who intend to speak...
Patsy McGlone: As amendment No 1 was not moved, I call Mr Mike Nesbitt to move amendment No 2 and to address the other amendments in the group.
Patsy McGlone: There being no further notification that Members wish to speak, I call Mr Mike Nesbitt to make his winding-up speech.
Patsy McGlone: That concludes the Further Consideration Stage of the Defamation Bill. The Bill now stands referred to the Speaker. I ask Members to take their ease before we move to the next item of business.
Patsy McGlone: I call Ms Clare Bailey to formally move the Further Consideration Stage of the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill. Moved.—[Ms Bailey.]
Patsy McGlone: 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 five amendments, which deal with the publication of zones and offences, and we will debate the amendments in turn. I remind Members who intend to speak that, during...
Patsy McGlone: We have time for a quick supplementary question.
Patsy McGlone: Members, time is up. Please take your ease before we move to the next item of business. Thank you.
Patsy McGlone: The Business Committee has agreed to allow up to one hour for the debate. The proposer of the motion will have 10 minutes in which to propose and 10 minutes in which to make a winding-up speech. All other Members who are called to speak will have five minutes. [Irish text to be inserted.] I call the Chair to open the debate on the motion.
