It now goes on for Royal Assent before becoming law… From what I heard there were 28 SF votes against (I’ll confirm with full figures when I have them), with the SDLP and the Green MLA abstaining…
Special Advisers Bill passes by 56 votes to 28 – 27 SF MLAs+ Green Steven Agnew voted against Unionists/Alliance voted for SDLP abstained
— Mark Devenport (@markdevenport) June 3, 2013
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