Debate contribution: Education Inspections Bill: Second Stage
Debate contribution by Mr Nick Mathison on .
- MLA
- Mr Nick Mathison
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 1 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Executive Committee Business
- Heading
- Education Inspections Bill: Second Stage
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5581444
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I will respond to Mr Baker's question. When any Committee puts an amendment forward on any issue, it is entirely down to the Speaker whether that amendment is selected. That is not to say that we should not do the work to deliver those amendments, but, separate to that, on every single clause in every single Bill that passes through the House, a Member can call a Division if they do not like it and bring it to a vote. It does not require the Speaker or the Minister to work with the Member; it is your free opportunity as a Member to do that. It is important to nail that as a point of fact: at any Consideration Stage, each clause is voted on.
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