▁allowed ▁F oster ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁chamber ▁in ▁her ▁capacity ▁as ▁First ▁Minister ▁without ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁deput y ▁First ▁Minister , ▁all ▁other ▁parties ▁walked ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁chamber ▁in ▁protest ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁her ▁statement . ▁She ▁gave ▁the ▁statement ▁with ▁only ▁her ▁own ▁party ▁present ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁she ▁only ▁received ▁questions ▁from ▁her ▁party ▁colle agues . ▁ ▁V ote ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁The ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁and ▁Labour ▁Party ▁( SD LP ), ▁Ul ster ▁Union ist ▁Party ▁( U UP ), ▁Alliance ▁Party , ▁People ▁Before ▁Prof it ▁( P B P ), ▁Trad itional ▁Union ist ▁Vo ice ▁( T U V ), ▁and ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁signed ▁a ▁minister ial ▁ex clusion ▁motion ▁under ▁Section ▁ 3 0 ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁which ▁would ▁formally ▁remove ▁F oster ▁from ▁office . ▁Although ▁the ▁opposition ▁had ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence , ▁the ▁motion ▁did ▁not ▁pass ▁because ▁of ▁Storm ont ' s ▁cross - community ▁procedures . ▁This ▁section ▁was ▁intended ▁for ▁removing ▁polit icians ▁from ▁office ▁if ▁they ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁par amil it ary ▁activities . ▁ ▁Col um ▁East wood , ▁SD LP ▁leader , ▁said ▁that ▁F oster ▁" should ▁follow ▁the ▁preced ent ▁set ▁by ▁her ▁prede cess or ▁and ▁res ign ▁to ▁restore ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁first ▁minister ▁while ▁these ▁questions ▁hang ▁over ▁her ". ▁U UP ▁leader ▁Mike ▁N es b