Motion

BBC Spotlight Programme 14 October 2014

Motion TitleBBC Spotlight Programme 14 October 2014

Motion TextThat this Assembly expresses concern at the contents of the investigation by the BBC Spotlight programme broadcast on Tuesday 14 October into allegations of sexual abuse perpetrated by members of the Provisional IRA and covered up within the IRA, implicating senior members of Sinn Féin; notes Ms Jennifer McCann’s admission that she was informed about the abuse that Ms Maíria Cahill suffered, yet inexplicably did not report it to the lawful authorities; further notes that Ms McCann, in her role as junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, has responsibilities in relation to policy relating to historical institutional abuse and children; and calls for a full inquiry into the junior Minister to establish any impropriety as well as any breach of the Ministerial Code of Conduct.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office21/10/2014

Date Selected By Committee21/10/2014

Date of Plenary Debate04/11/2014

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Sammy Wilson	MLA - East Antrim
Ms Paula Bradley	MLA - North Belfast

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Outcome/Voting

95 Members voted

68 Members voted AYE

27 Members voted NO

The Motion Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Mr Steven Agnew	Other	AYE
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	AYE
Mr Sydney Anderson	Unionist	AYE
Mr Alex Attwood	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Roy Beggs	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jonathan Bell	Unionist	AYE
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	NO
Ms Michaela Boyle	Nationalist	NO
Mr Dominic Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	AYE
Mr Mickey Brady	Nationalist	NO
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	AYE
Mr Joe Byrne	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	AYE
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Judith Cochrane	Other	AYE
Mr Jonathan Craig	Unionist	AYE
Mr Leslie Cree MBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	AYE
Mrs Jo-Anne Dobson	Unionist	AYE
Mr Sammy Douglas MBE, MCA	Unionist	AYE
Mr Gordon Dunne	Unionist	AYE
Mr Mark Durkan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Colum Eastwood	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Tom Elliott	Unionist	AYE
Dr Stephen Farry	Other	AYE
Ms Megan Fearon	Nationalist	NO
Mr Phil Flanagan	Nationalist	NO
Mr David Ford	Other	AYE
Mrs Arlene Foster	Unionist	AYE
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	AYE
Mr Samuel Gardiner MBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Paul Girvan	Unionist	AYE
Mr Paul Givan	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Brenda Hale	Unionist	AYE
Mr Simon Hamilton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Chris Hazzard	Nationalist	NO
Mr David Hilditch	Unionist	AYE
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	AYE
Mr Ross Hussey	Unionist	AYE
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Dolores Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	NO
Ms Anna Lo MBE	Other	AYE
Mr Trevor Lunn	Other	AYE
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	NO
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	NO
Mr John McCallister	Unionist	AYE
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	NO
Ms Jennifer McCann	Nationalist	NO
Mr Raymond McCartney	Nationalist	NO
Mr Nelson McCausland	Unionist	AYE
Ms Rosaleen McCorley	Nationalist	NO
Mr Ian McCrea	Unionist	AYE
Mr Barry McElduff	Nationalist	NO
Ms Bronwyn McGahan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Michael McGimpsey	Unionist	AYE
Mr Martin McGuinness	Nationalist	NO
Mr David McIlveen	Unionist	AYE
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	AYE
Mr Daithí McKay	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Karen McKevitt	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Fearghal McKinney	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Maeve McLaughlin	Nationalist	NO
Mr Oliver McMullan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Adrian McQuillan	Unionist	AYE
Mr Alban Maginness	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Maskey	Nationalist	NO
Mr Ian Milne	Nationalist	NO
Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley	Unionist	AYE
Mr Stephen Moutray	Unionist	AYE
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	AYE
Mr Robin Newton	Unionist	AYE
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	NO
Mr Cathal Ó hOisín	Nationalist	NO
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	NO
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Sandra Overend	Unionist	AYE
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	AYE
Mr Pat Ramsey	Nationalist	AYE
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Peter Robinson	Unionist	AYE
Mr Seán Rogers	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alastair Ross	Unionist	AYE
Ms Caitríona Ruane	Nationalist	NO
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Jimmy Spratt	Unionist	AYE
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	AYE
Ms Claire Sugden	Unionist	AYE
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	AYE
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jim Wells	Unionist	AYE
Mr Sammy Wilson	Unionist	AYE

Amendments

Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	24/10/2014	Proposed: Insert after ‘Sinn Fein;’: ‘believes that the scale of the abuse perpetrated by members of the republican movement needs to be determined with accountability, both by those responsible and those with knowledge, and that victims be given individual and emotional support;’

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