ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Wednesday 13 September 2000 at 10.15am
in the Council Chamber, Queens University
1. Chairperson's Business
2. Apologies
3. Minutes of Previous Meetings
4. Matters Arising
5. Public Evidence Session - Queens University
6. Public Evidence Session - Association of NI Colleges
7. Any Other Business
8. Date of next meeting
Present: Mr P Doherty (Chairperson)
Mr S Neeson (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr A Attwood
Ms P Lewsley
Mr D McClarty
Dr A McDonnell
Ms J Morrice
Dr D O'Hagan
In attendance: Mrs C White, Mr J Nesbitt,
Mr M Anderson, Miss J Presho
In attendance for public evidence session at 10.45am: Queens University - Professor G Bain, Professor B Cormack, Professor B Hogg, Mr J O'Kane, Mr T Newsome, Professor J McCanny
In attendance for public evidence session at 12.05pm: Association of NI Colleges - Mr D Hunter, Mr T Place
The meeting opened, in private, at 10.15am
1. Chairperson's business
The Chairperson advised that the Committee would not meet during the forthcoming recess period, 28 October - 5 November.
The Committee Clerk reported that the Training and Employment Agency had been added to the programme of public evidence sessions and that a revised programme would be issued to members.
Agreed - to issue, to members, a list of those organisations that were invited to give oral evidence but did not respond.
Dr McDonnell and Mr Attwood joined the meeting at 10.25am
Top2. Apologies
Apologies were received from Mr W Clyde.
Top3. Minutes of previous meetings
The minutes of 4 September and 6 September were agreed.
Top4. Matters arising
There were no matters arising.
Mr McClarty joined the meeting at 10.30am
Top5. Public evidence session - Queens University
The witnesses from Queens University gave evidence, in public, to the Committee on its inquiry into Strategy 2010. The University gave their views on Strategy 2010 and answered a number of questions put by the Committee.
Top6. Public evidence session - Association of NI Colleges
Mr Hunter and Mr Place gave evidence, in public, to the Committee on its inquiry into Strategy 2010 and answered a number of questions put by the Committee.
Top7. Any other business
There was no other business.
Top8. Date of next meeting
The next meeting of the Committee will be held on Tuesday 19 September at 2.45pm in the Senate Chamber.
TopThe meeting closed at 12.55pm
Mr P Doherty
(Chairperson)