Motion

Ending the Separation of Paramilitary Prisoners at HMP Maghaberry

Motion TitleEnding the Separation of Paramilitary Prisoners at HMP Maghaberry

Motion TextThat this Assembly notes that HMP Maghaberry is unique in the British Isles and much of Europe for the challenges it faces as a result of housing prisoners with such opposing political and ideological views, and criminal backgrounds; further notes the continuing implementation of a flawed decision, taken in 2003, to separate paramilitary prisoners, and the impact that this is having on the operation of the prison and on the morale of public servants who live with its consequences; believes that the prison should gradually revert back to its integrationist policy and that this should be reflected in the Executive’s Action Plan on Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality, and Organised Crime; and calls on the Minister of Justice to put in place the framework to ensure that, by 2021, there are no new admissions to separate paramilitary wings and that by 2026 there is a fully-integrated prison regime.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office11/10/2016

Date Selected By Committee11/10/2016

Date of Plenary Debate24/10/2016

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Doug Beattie MC	MLA - Upper Bann
Mr Roy Beggs	MLA - East Antrim

Bills

Outcome/Voting

65 Members voted

50 Members voted AYE

15 Members voted NO

30 Members voted in both lobbies and are not included in these results

The Motion Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Mr Steven Agnew	Other	AYE
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	NO
Mr Sydney Anderson	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Kellie Armstrong	Other	AYE
Mr Alex Attwood	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Clare Bailey	Other	AYE
Mrs Rosemary Barton	Unionist	NO
Mr Doug Beattie MC	Unionist	NO
Mr Roy Beggs	Unionist	NO
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Michaela Boyle	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Maurice Bradley	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Ms Sinéad Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Paula Bradshaw	Other	AYE
Mr Keith Buchanan	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Ms Joanne Bunting	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Robbie Butler	Unionist	NO
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Gerry Carroll	Other	AYE
Mr Alan Chambers	Unionist	NO
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	AYE
Mrs Linda Dillon	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Jo-Anne Dobson	Unionist	NO
Mr Sammy Douglas MBE, MCA	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Gordon Dunne	Unionist	AYE
Mr Mark Durkan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Colum Eastwood	Nationalist	AYE
Dr Stephen Farry	Other	AYE
Ms Megan Fearon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David Ford	Other	AYE
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Ms Michelle Gildernew	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Paul Girvan	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Paul Givan	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Simon Hamilton	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Ms Claire Hanna	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Chris Hazzard	Nationalist	AYE
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Declan Kearney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Danny Kennedy	Unionist	NO
Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Ms Carla Lockhart	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Phillip Logan	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mrs Naomi Long	Other	AYE
Mr Trevor Lunn	Other	AYE
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gordon Lyons	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Eamonn McCann	Other	AYE
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Jennifer McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Raymond McCartney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Nelson McCausland	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Daniel McCrossan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Barry McElduff	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Patsy McGlone	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Colin McGrath	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Philip McGuigan	Nationalist	AYE
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Harold McKee	Unionist	NO
Mr Oliver McMullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Justin McNulty	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Nichola Mallon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Maskey	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gary Middleton	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Ian Milne	Nationalist	AYE
Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Gerry Mullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Conor Murphy	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	NO
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Sandra Overend	Unionist	NO
Mrs Jenny Palmer	Unionist	NO
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Alastair Ross	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Ms Catherine Seeley	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Philip Smith	Unionist	NO
Mr Christopher Stalford	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	ABSTAINED
Ms Claire Sugden	Unionist	AYE
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	NO
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	ABSTAINED

Amendments

Selected Amendments

Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	20/10/2016	Leave out all after ‘Maghaberry’ and insert: ‘is unique on these islands and much of Europe for the challenges it faces as a result of housing prisoners with diverse backgrounds who are subject to different court processes depending on the nature of their charges; recognises that all prisoners and all prison staff must be treated with dignity and respect; believes that there is a need for ongoing and comprehensive prison reform; and calls on the Minister of Justice to work jointly with the planned independent review to examine the operation of the separated regime, evidencing the need for any changes and providing useful information for stakeholders to take forward, as proposed by the report from the Fresh Start Panel on the Disbandment of Paramilitary Groups.’

Other Amendments Tabled

Tabled Date	Amendment Text
20/10/2016	Leave out all after ‘notes’ and insert: ‘the separated regime that operates in Maghaberry prison further to the Steele Review of 2003; endorses Recommendation B8 of the Fresh Start Panel report on the Disbandment of Paramilitary Groups; calls for the early establishment of an independent review of this arrangement; further calls on the prison authorities to ensure the strict application of the criteria governing entry by individuals to the separated regime; and requests that the Minister of Justice meets with the Minister for Justice and Equality to further consider the issue of separated regimes.’
20/10/2016	Leave out all after ‘Crime’ and insert: ‘as referenced in Recommendation B8 of the report of the Fresh Start Panel on the Disbandment of Paramilitary Groups; and calls on the Minister of Justice to work with the Northern Ireland Office to put in place a framework to ensure that by 2021 there are no new admissions to separated paramilitary conditions and that there is a fully integrated prison regime in place as soon as possible thereafter.’

Tabled Date

Amendment Text

20/10/2016

Leave out all after ‘notes’ and insert: ‘the separated regime that operates in Maghaberry prison further to the Steele Review of 2003; endorses Recommendation B8 of the Fresh Start Panel report on the Disbandment of Paramilitary Groups; calls for the early establishment of an independent review of this arrangement; further calls on the prison authorities to ensure the strict application of the criteria governing entry by individuals to the separated regime; and requests that the Minister of Justice meets with the Minister for Justice and Equality to further consider the issue of separated regimes.’

20/10/2016

Leave out all after ‘Crime’ and insert: ‘as referenced in Recommendation B8 of the report of the Fresh Start Panel on the Disbandment of Paramilitary Groups; and calls on the Minister of Justice to work with the Northern Ireland Office to put in place a framework to ensure that by 2021 there are no new admissions to separated paramilitary conditions and that there is a fully integrated prison regime in place as soon as possible thereafter.’

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