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Official Report (Hansard) Monday 13 September 2010 Volume 55, No 1 Session 2010-2011 Contents Executive Committee Business Employment Bill: Royal Assent .........................................................................................................1 Welfare Reform Bill: Royal Assent ....................................................................................................1 Roads (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Royal Assent .........................................................................1 Assembly Business Resignations of Mrs Naomi Long, Mr Jim Shannon and Mr Nigel Dodds ..............................................1 New Assembly Members: Mr Paul Girvan, Mr Sydney Anderson, Mr Chris Lyttle and Mr Simpson Gibson .................................1 Audit Committee ............................................................................................................................2 Ministerial Statements Northern Ireland Water ...................................................................................................................2 North/South Ministerial Council: Education Sectoral Format ............................................................11 Review of Access to Justice ..........................................................................................................19 Intergovernmental Agreement in Criminal Justice Co-operation .........................................................25 Oral Answers to Questions Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister .......................................................................30 Education ....................................................................................................................................36 Ministerial Statement North/South Ministerial Council: Trade and Business Development Sectoral Format ..........................53 Executive Committee Business Jobseeker’s Allowance (Lone Parents) (Availability for Work) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 .......57 Committee Business Statutory Committee Membership .................................................................................................61 Standing Committee Membership ..................................................................................................61 Commissioner for Older People Bill: Extension of Committee Stage ..................................................61 Written Ministerial Statements Regional Development Roads Service: Section Offices .............................................................................................. WMS 1 Environment Publication of PPS 7 Addendum .............................................................................................. WMS 1 First Minister and deputy First Minister Independent Review of the Dioxin Incident .............................................................................. WMS 2 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 Adams, Gerry (West Belfast) McCann, Fra (West Belfast) Anderson, Ms Martina (Foyle) McCann, Ms Jennifer (West Belfast) Anderson, Sydney (Upper Bann) McCarthy, Kieran (Strangford) Armstrong, Billy (Mid Ulster) McCartney, Raymond (Foyle) Attwood, Alex (West Belfast) McCausland, Nelson (North Belfast) Bannside, The Lord (North Antrim) McClarty, David (East Londonderry) Beggs, Roy (East Antrim) McCrea, Basil (Lagan Valley) Bell, Jonathan (Strangford) McCrea, Ian (Mid Ulster) Boylan, Cathal (Newry and Armagh) Bradley, Dominic (Newry and Armagh) McDevitt, Conall (South Belfast) Bradley, Mrs Mary (Foyle) McDonnell, Dr Alasdair (South Belfast) Bradley, P J (South Down) McElduff, Barry (West Tyrone) Brady, Mickey (Newry and Armagh) McFarland, Alan (North Down) Bresland, Allan (West Tyrone) McGill, Mrs Claire (West Tyrone) Browne, The Lord (East Belfast) McGimpsey, Michael (South Belfast) Buchanan, Thomas (West Tyrone) McGlone, Patsy (Mid Ulster) Burns, Thomas (South Antrim) McGuinness, Martin (Mid Ulster) Butler, Paul (Lagan Valley) McHugh, Gerry (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Campbell, Gregory (East Londonderry) McIlveen, Miss Michelle (Strangford) Clarke, Trevor (South Antrim) McKay, Daithí (North Antrim) Clarke, Willie (South Down) McLaughlin, Mitchel (South Antrim) Cobain, Fred (North Belfast) McNarry, David (Strangford) Coulter, Rev Dr Robert (North Antrim) Craig, Jonathan (Lagan Valley) McQuillan, Adrian (East Londonderry) Cree, Leslie (North Down) Maginness, Alban (North Belfast) Dallat, John (East Londonderry) Maskey, Alex (South Belfast) Deeny, Dr Kieran (West Tyrone) Maskey, Paul (West Belfast) Doherty, Pat (West Tyrone) Molloy, Francie (Mid Ulster) Durkan, Mark (Foyle) Morrow, The Lord (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Easton, Alex (North Down) Moutray, Stephen (Upper Bann) Elliott, Tom (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Murphy, Conor (Newry and Armagh) Empey, Sir Reg (East Belfast) Neeson, Sean (East Antrim) Farry, Dr Stephen (North Down) Newton, Robin (East Belfast) Ford, David (South Antrim) Ní Chuilín, Ms Carál (North Belfast) Foster, Mrs Arlene (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) O’Dowd, John (Upper Bann) Frew, Paul (North Antrim) O’Loan, Declan (North Antrim) Gallagher, Tommy (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Gardiner, Samuel (Upper Bann) O’Neill, Mrs Michelle (Mid Ulster) Gibson, Simpson (Strangford) Poots, Edwin (Lagan Valley) Gildernew, Ms Michelle (Fermanagh and Purvis, Ms Dawn (East Belfast) South Tyrone) Ramsey, Pat (Foyle) Girvan, Paul (South Antrim) Ramsey, Ms Sue (West Belfast) Givan, Paul (Lagan Valley) Ritchie, Ms Margaret (South Down) Hamilton, Simon (Strangford) Robinson, George (East Londonderry) Hay, William (Speaker) Robinson, Ken (East Antrim) Hilditch, David (East Antrim) Robinson, Peter (East Belfast) Irwin, William (Newry and Armagh) Ross, Alastair (East Antrim) Kelly, Mrs Dolores (Upper Bann) Ruane, Ms Caitríona (South Down) Kelly, Gerry (North Belfast) Savage, George (Upper Bann) Kennedy, Danny (Newry and Armagh) Kinahan, Danny (South Antrim) Spratt, Jimmy (South Belfast) Leonard, Billy (East Londonderry) Storey, Mervyn (North Antrim) Lo, Ms Anna (South Belfast) Weir, Peter (North Down) Lunn, Trevor (Lagan Valley) Wells, Jim (South Down) Lyttle, Chris (East Belfast) Wilson, Brian (North Down) McCallister, John (South Down) Wilson, Sammy (East Antrim) Northern Ireland Assembly Monday 13 September 2010 The Assembly met at 12.00 noon (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes’ silence. Executive Committee Business Assembly Business Employment Bill: Royal Assent Resignations of Mrs Naomi Long, Mr Jim Shannon and Mr Nigel Dodds Welfare Reform Bill: Royal Assent Mr Speaker: I advise the House that Mrs Naomi Long has resigned as a Member of the Roads (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Assembly with effect from 5 July 2010. Mr Royal Assent Jim Shannon has resigned with effect from 1 August, and the Rt Hon Nigel Dodds has Mr Speaker: Before we proceed to today’s resigned with effect from 10 September. business, I welcome all Members back after the summer recess and draw the House’s attention to some announcements. New Assembly Members: Mr Paul Girvan, Mr Sydney Anderson, I inform Members that the following Bills Mr Chris Lyttle and Mr Simpson Gibson have received Royal Assent: the Employment Bill; the Welfare Reform Bill and the Roads Mr Speaker: The Chief Electoral Officer has (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The Employment notified me that the following people have been Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 became law on 2 returned as Members of the Assembly: Mr Paul August 2010. The Welfare Reform Act (Northern Girvan for the South Antrim constituency with Ireland) 2010 and the Roads (Miscellaneous effect from 2 July to fill the vacancy resulting Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 became from the resignation of Dr William McCrea; law on 13 August 2010. Mr Sydney Anderson for the Upper Bann constituency with effect from 2 July to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mr David Simpson; Mr Chris Lyttle for the East Belfast constituency with effect from 5 July to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mrs Naomi Long; and Mr Simpson Gibson for the Strangford constituency with effect from 2 August to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mr Jim Shannon. Mr Girvan and Mr Anderson signed the Roll of Membership in my presence and that of the Clerk to the Assembly/Director General on 2 July and entered their designation. Mr Lyttle signed the Roll of Membership in the presence of Deputy Speaker Molloy and the Clerk to the Assembly/Director General on 5 July 2010 and entered his designation. Mr Gibson signed the Roll of Membership in my presence and that of the Clerk to the Assembly/Director General on 4 August 2010 and entered his designation. 1 Monday 13 September 2010 Those Members have now taken their seats, Ministerial Statements and I offer all of them my congratulations now and for the future. Northern Ireland Water Audit Committee Mr Speaker: I have received notice from the Minister for Regional Development that he Mr Speaker:I also advise the House that I wishes to make a statement. Before I call the have received notification from the nominating Minister, I remind the House that there will be a officer of the Democratic Unionist Party, the Rt number of statements from Ministers today. Let Hon Peter