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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 21st November 2006

 

Committee of the whole House

 

Proceedings

 

Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill

 

Clause 1 Agreed to.

 

The Reverend Ian Paisley

 

Mr Peter Robinson

 

Negatived on division  43

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  10,  after ‘2007,’, insert ‘or such later date as may be specified

 

in an order made by the Secretary of State,’.

 

The Reverend Ian Paisley

 

Mr Peter Robinson

 

Not called  44

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  11,  after ‘2007’, insert ‘, or such later date as may be

 

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

 

The Reverend Ian Paisley

 

Mr Peter Robinson

 

Not called  45

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  17,  after ‘2007’, insert ‘, or such later date as may be

 

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Not selected  4

 

Page  2,  line  35,  leave out Clause 3.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 4 Agreed to.

 

 
 

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Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill, continued

 
 

Mark Durkan

 

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

 

Mr Eddie McGrady

 

Withdrawn  33

 

Clause  5,  page  4,  leave out lines 8 to 10.

 

Mark Durkan

 

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

 

Mr Eddie McGrady

 

Not called  34

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  leave out lines 12 to 15.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mark Durkan

 

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

 

Mr Eddie McGrady

 

Not called  36

 

Page  5,  line  16,  leave out Clause 6.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mark Durkan

 

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

 

Mr Eddie McGrady

 

Not called  35

 

Clause  7,  page  6,  line  24,  at end insert—

 

‘(ce)    

to comply with the Ministerial Code referred to in section 28A(2);’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Not called  5

 

Clause  8,  page  7,  leave out lines 22 and 23 and insert—

 

‘(9)    

Once the nominations required by subsection (3) have been made, the Presiding

 

Officer shall—

 

(a)    

compile a list (“an executive declaration”) containing details of the

 

persons nominated and the offices for which they have been nominated;

 

and

 

(b)    

lay the executive declaration before the Assembly for approval.

 

(9A)    

None of the persons listed in an executive declaration shall take up the office for

 

which he has been nominated unless—

 
 

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(a)    

the declaration is approved by the Assembly within the period mentioned

 

in subsection (3);

 

(b)    

each of the persons listed in the approved declaration votes in favour of

 

the motion to approve the declaration; and

 

(c)    

each of the persons so listed has affirmed the terms of the pledge of

 

office.

 

(9B)    

An executive declaration shall not be approved by the Assembly without the

 

support of—

 

(a)    

a majority of the members voting on the motion to approve the

 

declaration;

 

(b)    

a majority of the designated Nationalists voting;

 

(c)    

a majority of the designated Unionists voting; and

 

(d)    

a majority of the designated Others voting.

 

(9C)    

If—

 

(a)    

an executive declaration is not approved by the Assembly in accordance

 

with subsections (9A)(a); or

 

(b)    

an executive declaration is so approved but one or more of the persons

 

listed in the approved declaration—

 

(i)    

does not vote in favour of the motion to approve the declaration,

 

or

 

(ii)    

does not affirm the terms of the pledge of office in accordance

 

with subsection (9A)(c),

 

    

further nominations shall (subject to subsection (9D)) be made in

 

accordance with subsection (3) and a further executive declaration shall

 

be laid before the Assembly for approval in accordance with subsection

 

(9).

 

(9D)    

No nomination may be made by virtue of subsection (9C) of a person who was

 

listed in an approved executive declaration by virtue of an earlier nomination

 

made under subsection (3) and who—

 

(a)    

did not vote in favour of the motion to approve the declaration; or

 

(b)    

did not affirm the pledge of office in accordance with subsection

 

(9A)(c).’.

 

Lady Hermon

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Laurence Robertson

 

Mr Mark Lancaster

 

Not called  23

 

Clause  8,  page  9,  leave out lines 35 to 42.

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Not selected  6

 

Page  6,  line  35,  leave out Clause 8.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 9 Agreed to.

 

 
 

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Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill, continued

 
 

Lembit Öpik

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Not called  7

 

Clause  10,  page  11,  line  4,  after ‘to’, insert ‘all’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Laurence Robertson

 

Mr Mark Lancaster

 

Not called  25

 

Clause  11,  page  11,  line  24,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Standing orders shall make provision for the Committee referred to in subsection

 

(1) to be established by no later than 1st May 2009.

 

(1B)    

Standing orders shall specify that part of the remit of the Committee referred to

 

in subsection (1) is to report on the practical arrangements for moving from a

 

system of mandatory coalition in the Executive Committee to a system of

 

voluntary coalition.’.

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Laurence Robertson

 

Mr Mark Lancaster

 

Not called  26

 

Clause  11,  page  11,  line  28,  leave out ‘2015’ and insert ‘2012’.

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Not called  8

 

Clause  11,  page  11,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

A report made under this section shall not be construed as having fulfilled the

 

commitments under the Validation, Implementation and Review section of the

 

Belfast Agreement.’.

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Not called  9

 

Clause  11,  page  12,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘29C  

Review of community designations

 

(1)    

Standing orders shall require the committee established by virtue of section 29A

 

to consider—

 

(a)    

the operation of community designations; and

 

(b)    

in particular, whether to recommend that the Secretary of State should

 

make an order amending this Act and any other enactment so far as may

 

be necessary to ensure that community designations shall cease to have

 

effect.

 

(2)    

If, by no later than 1 February 2011—

 

(a)    

the committee established by virtue of section 29A makes the

 

recommendation set out in section 29C(1)(b), and

 
 

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(b)    

the committee’s recommendation is approved by the Northern Ireland

 

Assembly with cross-community support (within the meaning of this

 

Act),

 

the Secretary of State must by order made by statutory instrument amend this Act

 

and any other enactment so far as may be necessary to ensure that community

 

designations shall cease to have effect.

 

(3)    

An order under this section may contain supplementary, incidental,

 

consequential, transitional or saving provision.

 

(4)    

A statutory instrument containing an order under this section shall be subject to

 

annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Laurence Robertson

 

Mr Mark Lancaster

 

Not called  27

 

Clause  12,  page  15,  line  18,  at end insert—

 

‘52D  

Section 52A: duty to report etc

 

(1)    

The First Minister and the deputy First Minister acting jointly shall prepare an

 

annual report on the functions and work of the North-South Ministerial Council

 

and the British-Irish Council.

 

(2)    

The First Minister and the deputy First Minister acting jointly must present the

 

report referred to in subsection (1) to—

 

(a)    

the Assembly, and

 

(b)    

the Secretary of State.

 

(3)    

The First Minister and the deputy First Minister acting jointly must initiate a

 

debate on the functions and work of the North-South Ministerial Council and the

 

British-Irish Council during each session of the Assembly.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Lady Hermon

 

Not called  12

 

Clause  13,  page  15,  line  23,  leave out ‘shall’ and insert ‘may’.

 

Lady Hermon

 

Not selected  11

 

Page  15,  line  20,  leave out Clause 13.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 14 Agreed to.

 

 
 

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Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill, continued

 
 

Lady Hermon

 

Not called  13

 

Clause  15,  page  16,  line  12,  leave out ‘shall adopt’ and insert ‘may develop’.

 

Lady Hermon

 

Not called  14

 

Clause  15,  page  16,  line  14,  leave out ‘shall adopt’ and insert ‘may develop’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 16 Agreed to.

 

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Not selected  10

 

Page  16,  line  31,  leave out Clause 17.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Lady Hermon

 

Not selected  15

 

Page  17,  line  1,  leave out Clause 18.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 19 and 20 Agreed to.

 

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Laurence Robertson

 

Mr Mark Lancaster

 

Not called  31

 

Clause  21,  page  18,  line  9,  leave out ‘In’.

 

Lady Hermon

 

Not called  16

 

Clause  21,  page  18,  leave out lines 9 to 15 and insert—

 

‘(1)    

In Article 28 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1915 N.I.

 

11) leave out paragraph (2).

 

(1A)    

In Article 1 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1915 N.I.)

 

leave out paragraph (6).’.

 
 

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Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Laurence Robertson

 

Mr Mark Lancaster

 

Not called  32

 

Clause  21,  page  18,  line  10,  leave out ‘, in’ and insert ‘is amended as follows.

 

(1A)    

In paragraph (5), for “2010” substitute “2015”.

 

(1B)    

In’.

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Laurence Robertson

 

Mr Mark Lancaster

 

Not called  1

 

Clause  21,  page  18,  line  13,  at end insert ‘(being a date not earlier than 31 July

 

2010)’.

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Not called  2

 

Clause  21,  page  18,  line  14,  leave out from ‘on’ to end of line 15 and insert ‘31 July

 

2010;”.’.

 

Lady Hermon

 

Not called  17

 

Clause  21,  page  18,  leave out lines 20 to 25.

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Laurence Robertson

 

Mr Mark Lancaster

 

Not called  3

 

Clause  21,  page  18,  line  24,  leave out ‘28 March 2007’ and insert ‘31 July 2010’.

 

Mark Durkan

 

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

 

Mr Eddie McGrady

 

Not selected  37

 

Page  18,  line  9,  leave out Clause 21.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 22 and 23 Agreed to.

 

 

Lady Hermon

 

Not called  19

 

Clause  24,  page  19,  line  22,  leave out subsections (4) to (7).

 

Lady Hermon

 

Not selected  18

 

Page  19,  line  10,  leave out Clause 24.

 
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