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COMMITTEE ON PROCEDURES

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Room 152, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS

Present:
Lord Morrow (Chairperson)
Mr Mervyn Storey (Deputy Chairperson)
Lord Wallace Browne
Mr Raymond McCartney
Mr Adrian McQuillan
Mr Sean Neeson
Mr Declan O’Loan
Mr Ken Robinson

In Attendance:
Ms Stella McArdle (Assembly Clerk)
Ms Wendy Young (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Ms Linda Hare (Clerical Supervisor)

Apologies:
Mr David McClarty

The meeting opened at 2.04pm in public session.

  1. Apologies

Apologies are detailed above.

  1. Chairperson’s business

There was no Chairperson’s business.

  1. Draft minutes of the meeting held on 16 April 2008

Agreed - the draft minutes of the meeting held on 16 th April were agreed.

2.05pm Mr McCartney joined the meeting.
2.06pm Mr Storey joined the meeting.

  1. Standing Order 15

The Committee noted the cover letter tabled at the meeting.

Agreed: The Committee considered the possible draft amendments and agreed a version of Standing Orders 15.

Agreed: The Committee agreed the draft Standing Order should be written in the singular and the addition of “clear” to Working Days should be made.

Agreed: The Committee agreed the Chairperson should table a motion for debate in the Assembly.

  1. Response to being named

The Committee noted the revised document outlining to the public the options available for response to being named.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that two amendments to the document should be made.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the Chairperson should write to the Speaker informing him of the Committee’s decision and the intended course of action of placing the document on the Committee page of the Assembly website.

  1. Any Other business.

There was no other business.

  1. Date, time and place of next meeting.

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 14 th May 2008 at 2.00pm in Room 152 Parliament Buildings.

The meeting moved at 2.17pm into closed session.

  1. Draft report on Committee Systems and Structures.

The Committee undertook a paragraph-by-paragraph consideration of the draft report on Committee Systems and Structures.

The pages on Membership and Powers, Table of Contents and Summary of Recommendations were agreed.

Introduction

Paragraphs 1 and 2 read and agreed.
Paragraphs 3 and 4 read and agreed subject to minor amendments.
Paragraphs 5 – 11 read and agreed.

2.26pm Mr Storey left the meeting.

Consideration of Key Issues.

Paragraphs 1 -6 read and agreed.
Paragraph 7 read and agreed and a suggestion to update data in Table 2 agreed.
Paragraphs 8 and 9 read and agreed.
Paragraph 10 read and agreed subject to rewording.
Paragraph 11 read and agreed.
Paragraph 12 read and agreed subject to minor amendments.
Paragraph 13 read and agreed subject to minor amendments.
Paragraphs 14 – 15 read and agreed.
Paragraph 16 read and agreed subject to minor amendments.
Paragraphs 17 – 22 read and agreed.
Paragraph 23 read and agreed subject to minor amendments.
Paragraph 24 read and agreed.
Paragraph 25 read and agreed subject to minor amendments.
Paragraph 26 read and agreed.
Paragraph 27 read and agreed.
Paragraphs 28 – 36 read and agreed.
Paragraph 37 and 38 read and agreed subject to minor amendments.
Paragraphs 39 – 65 read and agreed.
Paragraph 66 read and agreed subject to minor amendments.
Paragraphs 67 – 69 read and agreed.
Appendices read and agreed.
Agreed: The Committee agreed that it is content that the draftsperson be asked to draw up a Standing Order to allow for reduced quorum where no decisions or vote is being taken as recommended in the report.

The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 2.56pm.

Lord Morrow
Chairperson, Committee for Procedures.
16 April 2008.

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