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MINUTE OF PROCEEDINGS
TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2007

 The Assembly met at 10.30 am, the Speaker in the Chair

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. The Speaker’s Business

2.1 The Speaker clarified the Assembly’s convention of Deputy Speakers participating in a debate, and ruled that a Deputy Speaker who has occupied the Chair during any part of a debate should not take part in any vote related to that debate.

3. Executive Committee Business
3.1 Statement – North-South Ministerial Council – Tourism Sectoral Meeting

Mr Nigel Dodds, Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, made a statement to the Assembly regarding the North-South Ministerial Council meeting in Tourism Sectoral format, following which he replied to questions.

3.2 Statement – Review of the Domestic Rating System

The Rt Hon Peter Robinson, Minister of Finance and Personnel, made a statement to the Assembly regarding the Review of the domestic rating system, following which he replied to questions.

The sitting was suspended at 12.25 pm.

The sitting resumed at 2.00 pm with the Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) in the chair.

3.3 Motion – Legislative Consent – Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill

Proposed: That this Assembly agrees that the provisions in the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill relating to the distribution in Northern Ireland of sums released from dormant bank and building society accounts should be considered by the UK Parliament.

[Minister of Finance and Personnel]

Debate ensued.

The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.

4. Committee Business
4.1 Motion – Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General

Proposed: That this Assembly orders that any report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, which has been prepared under Article 8 of the Audit ( Northern Ireland) Order 1987 for presentation to the Northern Ireland Assembly in accordance with Article 11 of that Order, be printed and published under the authority of the Assembly.

[Chairperson, Public Accounts Committee]

Debate ensued.

The Speaker in the chair.

The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.

4.2 Motion – Draft Budget

Proposed: That this Assembly takes note of the draft Budget, announced on 25 October 2007 by the Minister of Finance and Personnel.

[Chairperson, Committee for Finance and Personnel ]

The Speaker informed Members that two amendments, which had been published on the Marshalled List, had been withdrawn in accordance with Standing Order 15(5). The Speaker ruled that, in future, he would not select amendments to any ‘take-note’ motion.

Debate ensued.

The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.

5. Adjournment

Proposed: That the Assembly do now adjourn.

[The Speaker]

The Assembly adjourned at 7.23 pm.

Mr William Hay
The Speaker
27 November 2007
 NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY  
PAPERS PRESENTED TO THE ASSEMBLY ON
27 NOVEMBER 2007
  1. Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
  2. Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly
  3. Orders in Council
  4. Publications Laid in the Northern Ireland Assembly
    Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Annual Report and Accounts 2006-2007 (57/07-08)
    Department of Finance and Personnel Memorandum on the First Report of the Public Accounts Committee Session 2007-2008: Outpatients: Missed Appointments and Cancelled Clinics (NIA 63/07-08)
  5. Assembly Reports
  6. Statutory Rules
    (The department identified after each rule is for reference purposes only.)
    S.R. 2007/479 Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 4) Regulations ( Northern Ireland) 2007 (DOE)
  7. Consultation Documents
    Draft Planning Policy Statement 18 - Renewable Energy (DOE)
  8. Departmental Publications
  9. Agency Publications
  10. Westminster Publications
  11. Miscellaneous Publications
NORTHERN IRELAND LEGISLATION:
EXECUTIVE BILLS
PROCEEDINGS AS AT 27 NOVEMBER 2007
Session 2006-2007  

Title & Bill Number

First Stage

Second Stage

Committee Stage Extension

Committee Stage

Report

Consideration Stage

Concluded

Further Consideration Stage

Final Stage

Royal Assent

Laid

Printed

**Welfare Reform Bill

(NIA Bill 1/07)

4.06.07

12.06.07

N/A

N/A

N/A

18.06.07

19.06.07

25.06.07

29.06.07

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

(NIA Bill 2/07)

5.06.07

19.06.07

7.11.07

12.10.07

22.10.07

 

 

 

 

**Budget Bill

(NIA Bill 3/07)

11.06.07

12.06.07

N/A

N/A

N/A

18.06.07

19.06.07

25.06.07

29.06.07

Taxis Bill

(NIA Bill 4/07)

11.06.07

26.06.07

7.12.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

Libraries Bill

(NIA Bill 5/07)

11.06.07

19.06.07

25.02.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session 2007-2008  

Title & Bill Number

First Stage

Second Stage

Committee Stage Extension

Committee Stage

Report

Consideration Stage

Concluded

Further Consideration Stage

Final Stage

Royal Assent

Laid

Printed

**Children (Emergency Protection Orders) Bill (NIA Bill 6/07)

22.10.07

5.11.07

N/A

N/A

N/A

6.11.07

19.11.07

20.11.07

 

**Pensions Bill (NIA Bill 7/07)

12.11.07

26.11.07

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

 

 

 

Public Health (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 8/07)

26.11.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Bills which are granted accelerated passage do not pass through a Committee Stage.