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EnactedNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Act 2023

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Proposed amendments

14 amendments across 4 provisions

New clauses & schedules 2

Amendment #10006823#10006823Not calledNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
To move the following Clause—
“Assembly power to exercise accountability over section 5A directions

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Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Colum Eastwood
Amendment #10006831#10006831Not selectedNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
To move the following Clause—
“Directions by the Secretary of State on exercise of functions in absence of Ministers

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Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

Clause 1 1

Amendment #10006830#10006830WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 1, line 12, leave out “when an Executive is formed” and insert “when the Executive Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly has completed a formal meeting at which substantive business has been transacted”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
1
Colum Eastwood

Clause 2 9

Amendment #10006815#10006815Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 28, at end insert—
“(4A) The Secretary of State must direct a Northern Ireland department to commission a report to provide an assessment of expenditure costs associated with communal divisions for the purpose of developing options for improving the sustainability of public finances in Northern Ireland.”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Stephen Farry
Amendment #10006816#10006816Not selectedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 28, at end insert—
“(4A) Any direction issued under this section must include a requirement—

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Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Stella Creasy
Amendment #10006817#10006817Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 28, at end insert—
“(4A) The Secretary of State must engage with Northern Ireland departments and the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council to produce a needs-based assessment of funding compared to the Barnett formula in order to address the financial sustainability of Northern Ireland, specifically considering changes in relative need arising from differences in population characteristics and socio-economic conditions between Northern Ireland and England, to prevent the funding premium from falling below relative need.”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Stephen Farry
Amendment #10006818#10006818Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 28, at end insert—
“(4A) The Secretary of State must engage—

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Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Stephen Farry
Amendment #10006824#10006824Not calledRemoves provision
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 24, leave out from “consultation” to end of line 27
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
DeleteClauseOrSchedule
Clause
2
Colum Eastwood
Amendment #10006825#10006825Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 21, leave out “may” and insert “must”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Colum Eastwood
Amendment #10006827#10006827Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 15, at end insert “such as providing advice in relation to the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council’s 2023 Report, Updated estimate of the relative need for public spending in Northern Ireland, and the precedent arising from the December 2016 Agreement between the Welsh Government and the United Kingdom Government on the Welsh Government’s fiscal framework”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Amendment #10006828#10006828Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 21, at end, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—
“(aa) consulting the Equality Commission, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council;
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Colum Eastwood
Amendment #10007363#10007363WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 15, at end insert “such as providing advice in relation to the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council 2023 Report ‘Updated estimate of the relative need for public spending in Northern Ireland’ in the light of the precedent arising from the December 2016 ‘Agreement between the Welsh Government and the United Kingdom Government on the Welsh Government’s fiscal framework’”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Morrow

Clause 3 2

Amendment #10006826#10006826Not calledRemoves provision
Amendment text
Page 3, line 13, leave out Clause 3
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
DeleteClauseOrSchedule
Clause
3
Colum Eastwood
Amendment #10006829#10006829Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 3, page 3, line 20, after “2022” insert “during a period when the Assembly is not functioning”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
3
Colum Eastwood