Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
Debate between Baroness Clark of Kilwinning and Jeffrey M Donaldson
Tuesday 9th July 2013
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Mr Donaldson
Lest we rewrite the Second Reading debate, I wish to place it on the record that the point I made was merely that there is a precedent for extending the Assembly to five years. I am glad that the hon. Gentleman now accepts that the 1998 Assembly was extended to five years to, as he describes it, bed in. The point that I made on Second Reading and that I reiterate now is that there is a precedent for extending the life of the Assembly to five years.
The Temporary Chair (Katy Clark)
Order. I ask Mark Durkan to address the amendment that we are debating.