Motion

North-South and East-West Trade

North-South and East-West Trade
That this Assembly acknowledges the importance of North-South and East-West trade to our local economy; notes that the EU-UK Joint Committee is working to reduce trade barriers, and to prevent the creation of new barriers so that businesses can trade freely within the legal framework agreed by the Westminster parliament and European Commission; further notes the new trading reality as a result of the end of the Brexit transition period; further acknowledges our continued access to the European single market with its 450 million consumers; and calls on the Executive to develop an overarching economic strategy, including the establishment of an Executive Sub-Committee on the Economy, to give a clear vision and direction to our representative agencies, including Invest NI, InterTradeIreland, Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas, Northern Ireland Executive Office in Brussels, and the Northern Ireland Bureaux in the United States of America, Canada, and China.
Private Members' Motion
16/02/2021
16/02/2021
23/02/2021
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88 Members voted

49 Members voted AYE

39 Members voted NO

The Motion Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA NameDesignationVoted
Dr Steve Aiken OBE UnionistNO
Mr Andy Allen MBE UnionistNO
Mr Jim Allister KC UnionistNO
Ms Martina Anderson NationalistAYE
Dr Caoimhe Archibald NationalistAYE
Ms Kellie Armstrong OtherAYE
Ms Clare Bailey OtherAYE
Mrs Rosemary Barton UnionistNO
Mr Doug Beattie MC UnionistNO
Mr Roy Beggs UnionistNO
Mr John Blair OtherAYE
Mr Cathal Boylan NationalistAYE
Mr Maurice Bradley UnionistNO
Ms Paula Bradley UnionistNO
Ms Sinéad Bradley NationalistAYE
Ms Paula Bradshaw OtherAYE
Miss Nicola Brogan NationalistAYE
Mr Keith Buchanan UnionistNO
Mr Tom Buchanan UnionistNO
Mr Jonathan Buckley UnionistNO
Ms Joanne Bunting UnionistNO
Mr Robbie Butler UnionistNO
Mrs Pam Cameron UnionistNO
Mr Gerry Carroll OtherAYE
Mr Pat Catney NationalistAYE
Mr Alan Chambers UnionistNO
Mr Trevor Clarke UnionistNO
Mr Stewart Dickson OtherAYE
Mrs Linda Dillon NationalistAYE
Mrs Diane Dodds UnionistNO
Miss Jemma Dolan NationalistAYE
Mr Gordon Dunne UnionistNO
Mr Mark Durkan NationalistAYE
Mr Alex Easton UnionistNO
Mrs Sinéad Ennis NationalistAYE
Miss Órlaithí Flynn NationalistAYE
Mrs Arlene Foster UnionistNO
Mr Paul Frew UnionistNO
Mr Colm Gildernew NationalistAYE
Mr Paul Givan UnionistNO
Miss Deirdre Hargey NationalistAYE
Mr Harry Harvey UnionistNO
Mr David Hilditch UnionistNO
Mr William Humphrey UnionistNO
Ms Cara Hunter NationalistAYE
Mr William Irwin UnionistNO
Mr Declan Kearney NationalistAYE
Mrs Dolores Kelly NationalistAYE
Mr Gerry Kelly NationalistAYE
Ms Liz Kimmins NationalistAYE
Mrs Naomi Long OtherAYE
Mr Seán Lynch NationalistAYE
Mr Gordon Lyons UnionistNO
Mr Chris Lyttle OtherAYE
Mr Declan McAleer NationalistAYE
Mr Fra McCann NationalistAYE
Mr Daniel McCrossan NationalistAYE
Mr Patsy McGlone NationalistAYE
Mr Colin McGrath NationalistAYE
Mr Philip McGuigan NationalistAYE
Mr Maolíosa McHugh NationalistAYE
Miss Michelle McIlveen UnionistNO
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin NationalistAYE
Mr Justin McNulty NationalistAYE
Ms Nichola Mallon NationalistAYE
Mr Gary Middleton UnionistNO
Mr Andrew Muir OtherAYE
Ms Karen Mullan NationalistAYE
Mr Conor Murphy NationalistAYE
Mr Mike Nesbitt UnionistNO
Mr Robin Newton UnionistNO
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín NationalistAYE
Mr John O'Dowd NationalistAYE
Ms Michelle O'Neill NationalistAYE
Mr Matthew O'Toole NationalistAYE
Mr Edwin Poots UnionistNO
Mr George Robinson MBE UnionistNO
Ms Emma Rogan NationalistAYE
Mr Pat Sheehan NationalistAYE
Ms Emma Sheerin NationalistAYE
Mr Christopher Stalford UnionistNO
Mr John Stewart UnionistNO
Mr Mervyn Storey UnionistNO
Ms Claire Sugden UnionistAYE
Mr Robin Swann UnionistNO
Mr Peter Weir UnionistNO
Mr Jim Wells UnionistNO
Miss Rachel Woods OtherAYE

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