Lord John Alderdice: ...and seconded have accepted their nominations. I will put, in turn, the Question that each Member be accepted. Divisions will be on a cross-community basis. Question put The Assembly divided: Ayes 29; Noes 63. AYES Unionist Fraser Agnew, Pauline Armitage, Paul Berry, Norman Boyd, Gregory Campbell, Mervyn Carrick, Wilson Clyde, Nigel Dodds, Boyd Douglas, Oliver Gibson, William Hay, David...
Lord John Alderdice: Order. Members do not seem to be aware that such motions require a cross-community vote. If no Members of one or other community vote, the motion will fall. The Assembly divided: Ayes 32; Noes 14. AYES Unionist Fraser Agnew, Pauline Armitage, Roy Beggs, Paul Berry, Norman Boyd, Gregory Campbell, Mervyn Carrick, Wilson Clyde, Nigel Dodds, Boyd Douglas, Oliver Gibson, William Hay, David...
Lord John Alderdice: ...whereby if I sense that there is support from all sides, the House is not required to divide. However, if there are any voices against, the House must divide. Question put. The Assembly divided: Ayes 31; Noes 29. AYES Nationalists Gerry Adams, Arthur Doherty, Pat Doherty, John Fee, Michelle Gildernew, Denis Haughey, John Hume, Gerry Kelly, John Kelly, Patricia Lewsley, Alban Maginness,...
Lord John Alderdice: Order. The Member’s time is up. Question put. The Assembly divided on a cross-community basis: Ayes 31; Noes 45 Ayes Unionist: Fraser Agnew, Paul Berry, Norman Boyd, Gregory Campbell, Mervyn Carrick, Wilson Clyde, Nigel Dodds, Boyd Douglas, Oliver Gibson, William Hay, David Hilditch, Derek Hussey, Roger Hutchinson, Gardiner Kane, Danny Kennedy, Robert McCartney, William McCrea, Maurice...
Lord John Alderdice: Having received no further requests to speak, I will put the Question in the order that the candidates were proposed earlier. Question put, The Assembly divided: Ayes 56; Noes 25 Ayes Nationalist Alex Attwood, P J Bradley, Joe Byrne, John Dallat, Bairbre de Brún, Arthur Doherty, Mark Durkan, Sean Farren, John Fee, Tommy Gallagher, Carmel Hanna, Joe Hendron, John Kelly, Alban Maginness, Alex...
Ian Paisley: Let the Union flag fly. Question put. The Assembly divided: Ayes 53; Noes 41. AYES Unionist Ian Adamson, Fraser Agnew, Pauline Armitage, Billy Armstrong, Roy Beggs, Billy Bell, Tom Benson, Paul Berry, Esmond Birnie, Norman Boyd, Gregory Campbell, Mervyn Carrick, Joan Carson, Wilson Clyde, Fred Cobain, Robert Coulter, Duncan Shipley Dalton, Ivan Davis, Nigel Dodds, Boyd Douglas, Reg Empey,...
Lord John Alderdice: If the House wishes to divide, I am certainly prepared to call a Division. Question put. The Assembly divided: Ayes 30; Noes 3 Ayes Unionist: Fraser Agnew, Pauline Armitage, Paul Berry, Norman Boyd, Gregory Campbell, Mervyn Carrick, Wilson Clyde, Nigel Dodds, Boyd Douglas, Oliver Gibson, William Hay, David Hilditch, Roger Hutchinson, Gardiner Kane, Robert McCartney, William McCrea, Maurice...
Lord John Alderdice: ..., then I will call for a Division. If it is not necessary to have a Division, I will not press the House to do so. The matter is in the hands of Members. Question Question The Assembly divided: Ayes 23; Noes 63. Ayes Unionist Paul Berry, Gregory Campbell, Mervyn Carrick, Wilson Clyde, Nigel Dodds, Oliver Gibson, William Hay, David Hilditch, Roger Hutchinson, Gardiner Kane, Robert...
Sean Farren: Not at this point. I am winding up. I trust that I have covered all the substantive points made, but if I have missed any, I will write to the Members concerned. Question put. The Assembly divided: Ayes 43; Noes 22. Ayes Nationalist Alex Attwood, P J Bradley, Joe Byrne, John Dallat, Arthur Doherty, Mark Durkan, Sean Farren, John Fee, Tommy Gallagher, Carmel Hanna, Denis Haughey, Joe Hendron,...
Lord John Alderdice: I think the Ayes have it. [Interruption] Order. The position is clear. I call for the Ayes and the Noes. If it seems to me that the Ayes or the Noes have it, I declare that that is the case. If either side disputes my declaration, Members repeat their call, at which point the Lobbies are cleared, and the Question put. It seems to me that there is extraordinary confusion about a procedure...
Division No, 111] [2.14 pm AYES Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham) Nicholls, Patrick Beaumont-Dark, Anthony Patnick, Irvine Bennett, Nicholas (Pembroke) Patten, Rt Hon John Bowis, John Ross, William (Londonderry E) Bright, Graham Rossi, Sir Hugh Brooke, Rt Hon Peter Sims, Roger Carrington, Matthew Stanbrook, Ivor Dykes, Hugh Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John Favell, Tony Wheeler, Sir John...
Eileen Bell: ...Orders requires cross-community support in accordance with schedule 1(5) to the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006, I intend to divide the House. Question put. The Assembly divided: Ayes 58; Noes 23. Ayes Nationalist: Mary Bradley, P J Bradley, Thomas Burns, John Dallat, Mark Durkan, Tommy Gallagher, Carmel Hanna, Dolores Kelly, Alban Maginness, Alasdair McDonnell, Patsy...
...Cree, Mrs Dobson, Mr Elliott, Mr Hussey, Mr Kennedy, Mr Kinahan, Mr McGimpsey, Mr Nesbitt, Mrs Overend, Mr Swann. Tellers for the Noes: Mrs Overend and Mr Swann. Total Votes 59 Total Ayes 47 [79.7%] Nationalist Votes 38 Nationalist Ayes 38 [100.0%] Unionist Votes 13 Unionist Ayes 1 [7.7%] Other Votes 8 ...
Mr Donovan McClelland: I remind Members that this motion requires cross-community support. Main Question put. The Assembly divided: Ayes 49, Noes 27. Ayes Nationalist: Gerry Adams, Joe Byrne, John Dallat, Bairbre de Brún, Arthur Doherty, Mark Durkan, Sean Farren, John Fee, Tommy Gallagher, Michelle Gildernew, Carmel Hanna, Denis Haughey, Joe Hendron, John Kelly, Patricia Lewsley, Alban Maginness, Alex Maskey,...
Jim Wells: ..., we insult the names of the brave dead of this province, and the people of Northern Ireland will not forgive those responsible for it. Question put. The Assembly divided (cross-community vote): Ayes 48; Noes 38. Ayes Unionist Ian Adamson, Billy Armstrong, Roy Beggs, Paul Berry, Esmond Birnie, Norman Boyd, Gregory Campbell, Mervyn Carrick, Joan Carson, Wilson Clyde, Fred Cobain, Robert...
Division No. 216] [9.50 am AYES Berry, Sir Anthony Mellor, David Boscawen, Hon Robert Moynihan, Hon C. Braine, Sir Bernard Neubert, Michael Cope, John Newton, Tony du Cann, Rt Hon Edward Patten, John (Oxford) Fletcher, Alexander Steen, Anthony Franks, Cecil Wakeham, Rt Hon John Freud, Clement Watson, John Garel-Jones, Tristan Wolfson, Mark Heathcoat-Amory, David Wood, Timothy...
John Bercow: Yes, European Union—the question relating to freedom of establishment and free movement of services. Very good. The hon. Lady passed; first-class honours. The Ayes were 315 and the Noes were 286, so the Ayes have it. In respect of the question relating to auditors—I know this is on all your lips—the Ayes were 315 and the Noes were 287, so the Ayes have it. In respect of the question...
Division No. 144.] AYES [12.55 p.m. TELLERS FOR THE AYES: Rees-Davies, W. R. Mr. Jasper More and Mr. Marcus Kimball. NOES Binns, John Heffer, Eric S. Sinclair, Sir George Black, Sir Cyril Houghton, Rt. Hn. Douglas Summerskill, Hn. Dr. Shirley Blenkinsop, Arthur Jackson, Peter M. (High Peak) Thorpe, Rt. Hn. Jeremy Brown, Bob(N'c'tle-upon-Tyne, W.) Johnson, Carol (Lewisham, S.)...
Division No. 200] [2.25 pm AYES Alexander, Richard Jackson, Robert Biggs-Davison, Sir John Kershaw, Sir Anthony Bottomley, Peter Kilfedder, James A. Bowden, Gerald (Dulwich) Lawrence, Ivan Brandon-Bravo, Martin Lewis, Sir Kenneth (Stamf'd) Cope, John Luce, Richard Finsberg, Sir Geoffrey Macfarlane, Neil Garel-Jones, Tristan MacGregor, John Greenway, Harry Maples, John Howells,...
Division No. 389] AYES [2.47 pm Bell, Sir Ronald Hooson, Tom Squire, Robin Best, Keith Hurd, Hon Douglas Stanbrook, Ivor Bottomley, Peter (Woolwich West) Jopling, Rt Hon Michael Stradling Thomas, J. Brotherton, Michael Kimball, Marcus Thorne, Neil (Ilford South) Carlisle, John (Luton West) Langford-Holt, Sir John van Straubenzee, W. R. Carlisle, Rt Hon Mark (Runcorn) Mackay, John...
