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Official Report (Hansard) Official Report (Hansard) Tuesday 29 April 2014 Volume 94, No 6 Session 2013-2014 Contents Assembly Business……………………………………………………………………………………….. 1 Executive Committee Business Financial Provisions Bill: Royal Assent ............................................................................................. 1 Carrier Bags Bill: Royal Assent ......................................................................................................... 1 Private Members' Business Giro d’Italia 2014 ............................................................................................................................... 2 Marriage Equality ............................................................................................................................... 18 Oral Answers to Questions Culture, Arts and Leisure ................................................................................................................... 23 Education ........................................................................................................................................... 33 Private Members' Business Marriage Equality (Continued) ........................................................................................................... 42 Adjournment Downe Hospital: Minor Injuries Unit ................................................................................................. 55 Suggested amendments or corrections will be considered by the Editor. They should be sent to: The Editor of Debates, Room 248, Parliament Buildings, Belfast BT4 3XX. Tel: 028 9052 1135 · e-mail: [email protected] to arrive not later than two weeks after publication of this report. Assembly Members Agnew, Steven (North Down) McAleer, Declan (West Tyrone) Allister, Jim (North Antrim) McCallister, John (South Down) Anderson, Sydney (Upper Bann) McCann, Fra (West Belfast) Attwood, Alex (West Belfast) McCann, Ms Jennifer (West Belfast) Beggs, Roy (East Antrim) McCarthy, Kieran (Strangford) Bell, Jonathan (Strangford) McCartney, Raymond (Foyle) Boylan, Cathal (Newry and Armagh) McCausland, Nelson (North Belfast) Boyle, Ms Michaela (West Tyrone) McCorley, Ms Rosaleen (West Belfast) Bradley, Dominic (Newry and Armagh) McCrea, Basil (Lagan Valley) Bradley, Ms Paula (North Belfast) McCrea, Ian (Mid Ulster) Brady, Mickey (Newry and Armagh) McDonnell, Alasdair (South Belfast) Buchanan, Thomas (West Tyrone) McElduff, Barry (West Tyrone) Byrne, Joe (West Tyrone) McGahan, Ms Bronwyn (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Cameron, Mrs Pam (South Antrim) McGimpsey, Michael (South Belfast) Campbell, Gregory (East Londonderry) McGlone, Patsy (Mid Ulster) Clarke, Trevor (South Antrim) McGuinness, Martin (Mid Ulster) Cochrane, Mrs Judith (East Belfast) McIlveen, David (North Antrim) Copeland, Michael (East Belfast) McIlveen, Miss Michelle (Strangford) Craig, Jonathan (Lagan Valley) McKay, Daithí (North Antrim) Cree, Leslie (North Down) McKevitt, Mrs Karen (South Down) Dallat, John (East Londonderry) McKinney, Fearghal (South Belfast) Dickson, Stewart (East Antrim) McLaughlin, Ms Maeve (Foyle) Dobson, Mrs Jo-Anne (Upper Bann) McLaughlin, Mitchel (South Antrim) Douglas, Sammy (East Belfast) McMullan, Oliver (East Antrim) Dunne, Gordon (North Down) McNarry, David (Strangford) Durkan, Mark (Foyle) McQuillan, Adrian (East Londonderry) Easton, Alex (North Down) Maginness, Alban (North Belfast) Eastwood, Colum (Foyle) Maskey, Alex (South Belfast) Elliott, Tom (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Milne, Ian (Mid Ulster) Farry, Stephen (North Down) Morrow, The Lord (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Fearon, Ms Megan (Newry and Armagh) Moutray, Stephen (Upper Bann) Flanagan, Phil (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Nesbitt, Mike (Strangford) Ford, David (South Antrim) Newton, Robin (East Belfast) Foster, Mrs Arlene (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Ní Chuilín, Ms Carál (North Belfast) Frew, Paul (North Antrim) Ó hOisín, Cathal (East Londonderry) Gardiner, Samuel (Upper Bann) O'Dowd, John (Upper Bann) Girvan, Paul (South Antrim) O'Neill, Mrs Michelle (Mid Ulster) Givan, Paul (Lagan Valley) Overend, Mrs Sandra (Mid Ulster) Hale, Mrs Brenda (Lagan Valley) Poots, Edwin (Lagan Valley) Hamilton, Simon (Strangford) Ramsey, Pat (Foyle) Hay, William (Speaker) Ramsey, Ms Sue (West Belfast) Hazzard, Chris (South Down) Robinson, George (East Londonderry) Hilditch, David (East Antrim) Robinson, Peter (East Belfast) Humphrey, William (North Belfast) Rogers, Seán (South Down) Hussey, Ross (West Tyrone) Ross, Alastair (East Antrim) Irwin, William (Newry and Armagh) Ruane, Ms Caitríona (South Down) Kelly, Mrs Dolores (Upper Bann) Sheehan, Pat (West Belfast) Kelly, Gerry (North Belfast) Spratt, Jimmy (South Belfast) Kennedy, Danny (Newry and Armagh) Storey, Mervyn (North Antrim) Kinahan, Danny (South Antrim) Swann, Robin (North Antrim) Lo, Ms Anna (South Belfast) Weir, Peter (North Down) Lunn, Trevor (Lagan Valley) Wells, Jim (South Down) Lynch, Seán (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Wilson, Sammy (East Antrim) Lyttle, Chris (East Belfast) Northern Ireland Assembly Tuesday 29 April 2014 The Assembly met at 10.30 am (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence. Assembly Business Executive Committee Business Mr McGlone: On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Yesterday, I missed posing a topical question on the Floor due to being unfortunately and Financial Provisions Bill: Royal inevitably delayed in my constituency. So, I Assent was not in the Assembly on time to ask the question. My apologies to you and the House Mr Speaker: I wish to inform the House that the for not being here for that. Financial Provisions Bill received Royal Assent on 28 April 2014. It will be known as the Mrs D Kelly: I also have to make an apology. I Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) understand that I was last on the list for topical 2014. questions. I had a meeting of the Historical Enquiries Team working group here in Carrier Bags Bill: Royal Assent Parliament Buildings. So, I was in the Building, but I was not aware of how quickly time had Mr Speaker: The Carrier Bags Bill received moved on. I apologise to you and the House. Royal Assent on 28 April 2014. It will be known as the Carrier Bags Act (Northern Ireland) Mr Speaker: First of all, I wish to say a word of 2014. thanks to Mr McGlone and Mrs Kelly for coming to the House this morning and apologising. A number of other Members were missing yesterday. I said yesterday that I know that minds may be somewhere else at this time, and that is understandable, but I would like to think that other Members who were missing yesterday will follow the example of the two Members and come to apologise to the House. Quite a number of Members do not turn up at Question Time when they are down on the list for a question to a Minister, and they do not come to the House to apologise and do not believe that they should give any reason to apologise and more or less treat the House with total contempt. So, we are mindful of those Members, and we are just waiting to see whether those Members come to the House and follow the example of the two Members who have apologised this morning. 1 Tuesday 29 April 2014 The Giro's choice to hold this iconic event in the Private Members' Business Province is historic because it will be the first time that it has ever been held outside Giro d’Italia 2014 continental Europe. The Giro event was first organised in 1909 to promote the 'Gazzetta Mr Speaker: The first item of business is a dello Sport' newspaper and gained prominence motion on the Giro d'Italia 2014. The Business to become one of the world's largest sporting Committee has agreed to allow up to one hour events. We have all seen the impressive and 30 minutes for the debate. The proposer of figures on television of the potential global the motion will have 10 minutes to propose and audience of millions, and I am sure that others 10 minutes to make a winding-up speech. One will speak about some of those figures later. amendment has been selected and published This is undoubtedly one of the biggest on the Marshalled List. The proposer of the opportunities that Northern Ireland will ever amendment will have 10 minutes to propose have to sell itself and to showcase the Province and five minutes to make a winding-up speech. on the world stage. What an opportunity to All other Members who wish to speak will have show all that is good and creative about our five minutes. The Minister of Enterprise, Trade Province. What an opportunity to promote and Investment is unable to be here for the start tourism, increase healthier lifestyles, improve of the debate. However, she hopes to arrive in the environment and encourage voluntary time to respond to it, and I understand that Mr effort. Ross is taking notes on behalf of the Minister. We should be proud that the organisers of the Giro d'Italia, one of the world's most iconic and If that is clear, we shall proceed. famous cycling events, second only to the Tour de France, have chosen Northern Ireland for Mr Douglas: I beg to move the Big Start. On their visits here, the organisers will have noted that we have not That this Assembly recognises that the Giro rested on our laurels after successfully hosting d’Italia is one of the biggest events in the world-class events such as the MTV Europe international sporting calendar; warmly music awards in 2011, the Titanic centenary welcomes it to Northern Ireland; acknowledges event just two years ago and the most the significance and magnitude of being chosen successful and peaceful G8 summit ever in —
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