Motion

Openness and Transparency from the Executive

Motion TitleOpenness and Transparency from the Executive

Motion TextThat this Assembly expresses its concern at ongoing problems with openness and transparency from the Executive and the implications for public trust and confidence.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office20/09/2016

Date Selected By Committee20/09/2016

Date of Plenary Debate04/10/2016

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Dr Stephen Farry	MLA - North Down
Mr David Ford	MLA - South Antrim
Mrs Naomi Long	MLA - East Belfast
Mr Stewart Dickson	MLA - East Antrim

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Outcome/Voting

92 Members voted

34 Members voted AYE

58 Members voted NO

The Motion Was Negatived, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Mr Steven Agnew	Other	AYE
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Andy Allen MBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	AYE
Mr Sydney Anderson	Unionist	NO
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Nationalist	NO
Ms Kellie Armstrong	Other	AYE
Mr Alex Attwood	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Rosemary Barton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Doug Beattie MC	Unionist	AYE
Mr Roy Beggs	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jonathan Bell	Unionist	NO
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Maurice Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Sinéad Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Keith Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Ms Joanne Bunting	Unionist	NO
Mr Robbie Butler	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	NO
Mr Gerry Carroll	Other	AYE
Mr Alan Chambers	Unionist	AYE
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	NO
Mrs Linda Dillon	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Jo-Anne Dobson	Unionist	AYE
Mr Sammy Douglas MBE, MCA	Unionist	NO
Mr Gordon Dunne	Unionist	NO
Mr Mark Durkan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	NO
Mr Colum Eastwood	Nationalist	AYE
Dr Stephen Farry	Other	AYE
Ms Megan Fearon	Nationalist	NO
Mr David Ford	Other	AYE
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	NO
Ms Michelle Gildernew	Nationalist	NO
Mr Paul Girvan	Unionist	NO
Mr Paul Givan	Unionist	NO
Ms Claire Hanna	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Chris Hazzard	Nationalist	NO
Mr David Hilditch	Unionist	NO
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	NO
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	NO
Mr Declan Kearney	Nationalist	NO
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly	Unionist	NO
Ms Carla Lockhart	Unionist	NO
Mrs Naomi Long	Other	AYE
Mr Trevor Lunn	Other	AYE
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	NO
Mr Gordon Lyons	Unionist	NO
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	NO
Mr Eamonn McCann	Other	AYE
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	NO
Ms Jennifer McCann	Nationalist	NO
Mr Raymond McCartney	Nationalist	NO
Mr Nelson McCausland	Unionist	NO
Mr Barry McElduff	Nationalist	NO
Mr Patsy McGlone	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Colin McGrath	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Philip McGuigan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Martin McGuinness	Nationalist	NO
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Mr Harold McKee	Unionist	AYE
Mr Oliver McMullan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Richie McPhillips	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Adrian McQuillan	Unionist	NO
Ms Nichola Mallon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Maskey	Nationalist	NO
Mr Gary Middleton	Unionist	NO
Mr Ian Milne	Nationalist	NO
Mr Gerry Mullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Conor Murphy	Nationalist	NO
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	AYE
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	NO
Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir	Nationalist	NO
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Sandra Overend	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Jenny Palmer	Unionist	AYE
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	NO
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Alastair Ross	Unionist	NO
Ms Caitríona Ruane	Nationalist	NO
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Philip Smith	Unionist	AYE
Mr Christopher Stalford	Unionist	NO
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	NO
Ms Claire Sugden	Unionist	NO
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	AYE
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	NO
Mr Jim Wells	Unionist	NO

Amendments

Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	27/09/2016	At end insert: ‘; and calls for the creation of a standards commissioner for the Executive to investigate alleged breaches of the Ministerial Code.’
2	28/09/2016	At end insert: ‘; and calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to acknowledge these concerns and to outline to the Assembly how they will ensure, in the future, that the mandate of the Assembly is respected.’

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