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House of Commons

Thursday 20th April 2006

Committee of the Whole House

Proceedings

Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

(Clauses 1 to 7, 10 to 12, 19 to 22, Schedule 2, any new Clauses, other than any new Clauses

relating to Part 2 or 4 of the Bill and any new Schedules, other than any new Schedules

relating to Part 2 or 4 of the Bill)

[second DAY]

Lady Hermon

Withdrawn  30

Clause  19,  page  13,  line  41,  leave out ‘and justice’.

Mr Laurence Robertson

Withdrawn  18

Clause  19,  page  14,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘( )
The Act may provide for the department to be in the charge of the First and

Deputy First Minister acting jointly.’.

Mr Laurence Robertson

Not called  19

Clause  19,  page  14,  line  5,  at end insert—

‘(aa)
for the department to be in the charge of the First and Deputy First

Minister supported by junior Ministers;’.

Lady Hermon

Negatived on division  31

Clause  19,  page  14,  line  12,  at end insert—

‘(4A)
No person shall be appointed as Minister or Junior Minister of a Department to

exercise functions consisting wholly or mainly of devolved policing and justice

functions pursuant to this section if he has—

(a)
been convicted of a criminal offence and had a sentence of imprisonment

imposed whether suspended or not; or

(b)
failed to make a declaration to the Assembly of unequivocal support for

the Police Service of Northern Ireland (incorporating the Royal Ulster

Constabulary).’.

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Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, continued

Lembit Öpik

Mr Alan Reid

Withdrawn  8

Clause  19,  page  14,  line  24,  at end insert—

‘(8)
The Secretary of State shall not lay an Order under section 4(2) in relation to any

matter which is specified in any of paragraphs 9 to 12, 14A and 15A and 17 of

Schedule 3 unless—

(a)
a period of two years has passed since a restoration order was made under

section 2(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 2000; and

(b)
he is satisfied that the Assembly is stable and secure.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Lembit Öpik

Mr Alan Reid

Withdrawn  9

Schedule  2,  page  25,  line  34,  leave out from ‘passed’ to end of line 38 and insert

‘with cross-community support.’.

Mr Laurence Robertson

Not called  21

Schedule  2,  page  26,  line  9,  after ‘until’, insert ‘—


   (i)’.

Mr Laurence Robertson

Not called  22

Schedule  2,  page  26,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(ii)
has made a declaration before the Assembly supporting the

Police Service of Northern Ireland and pledging to uphold the

rule of law; and’.

Lembit Öpik

Mr Alan Reid

Not called  10

Schedule  2,  page  28,  line  29,  leave out from ‘passed’ to end of line 33 and insert

‘with cross-community support.’.

Schedule Agreed to.

Clause 20 Agreed to.

Lady Hermon

Withdrawn  32

Clause  21,  page  15,  line  25,  at end add—

‘(4A)
No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty to make an order under this

section unless the Assembly has passed with cross-community support a

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Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, continued

resolution praying that the relevant function be transferred to a Minister or a

Northern Ireland Department.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Lady Hermon

Not selected  33

Page  15,  line  26,  leave out Clause 22.

Clause Agreed to.

NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 5

Police Service Northern Ireland 50-50 recruitment policy

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Mr Nigel Dodds

Negatived on division  NC6

To move the following Clause:—

‘The following provisions of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32) are

repealed—

(a)
subsections (5), (6) and (7) of subsection 44 (pools of applicants);

(b)
section 46 (discrimination in appointments); and

(c)
subsection (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) of section 47 (temporary provisions).’.

Repeal of temporary provisions about quotas, etc

Lady Hermon

Not called  NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The following provisions of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32) are

repealed—

(a)
section 44(5), (6) and (7) (pools of applicants);

(b)
section 46 (discrimination in appointments); and

(c)
section 47(1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) (temporary provisions).

(2)
For section 2 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Renewal of Temporary

Provisions) Order 2004 (2004 No. 114) substitute—

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“(2)
Section 45 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000, which is in force

on 29th March 2004 shall continue in force for the period beginning 30th

March 2004 and ending 28th March 2007.”.’.

Equality of opportunity

Lady Hermon

Not called  NC8

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 48 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (action plans) is amended as

follows.

(2)
In subsection (1) for “women” substitute “Roman Catholics, women, ethnic

minorities and other social groups”.

(3)
In subsection (2) for “women” substitute “Roman Catholics, women, ethnic

minorities and other social groups”.’.

REMAINING NEW CLAUSES

Northern Ireland Ministers

Mr Laurence Robertson

Not called  NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 18 of the 1998 Act after subsection (8) insert—

“(8A)
A Northern Ireland Minister shall not take up office until he has made a

declaration before the Assembly pledging to support the Police Service

or Northern Ireland and uphold the rule of law.”.’.

Exclusion of Ministers from office

Mr Laurence Robertson

Not called  NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
In section 30 of the 1998 Act after subsection (1)(b) add—

“(c)
because he is no longer committed to supporting the Police

Service of Northern Ireland and upholding the rule of law in

Northern Ireland.”.

(2)
In section 30 of the 1998 Act after subsection (2)(b) add—