ALL PARTY NOTICES

14 December 2000

AD HOC COMMITTEE

The Members of the Ad Hoc Committee - Financial Investigations (NI) Order are:
Mr Fraser Agnew
Mr Billy Bell
Mr Séamus Close
Mr Nigel Dodds Mr David Ervine
Ms Patricia Lewsley
Mr Alban Maginness
Mr David McClarty
Mr Pat McNamee
Mr Ian Paisley Jnr
Ms Sue Ramsey

The Clerk of the Committee, Dr Andrew Peoples, can be contacted on (028) 90521787.

The Committee will hold its first meeting on Tuesday 19 December 2000, at 10.00 am in Room 135.

NORTHERN ODYSSEY

Members and Staff are invited to join the Choir of the Northern Odyssey to perform in the Odyssey Arena, Belfast on Saturday 13 January 2001, as part of the diversity 21 Programme initiated by the Northern Ireland Millennium Company. Attendance at all rehearsals is compulsory. Rehearsals will take place on:

16 December 2000, Spires Centre, Belfast, 2.00 pm - 6.00 pm
17 December 2000, Ulster Hall, Belfast, 2.00 pm - 6.00 pm
13 January 2001, Odyssey Arena, details to follow.

Anyone interested in joining the Choir should contact Jenefer Waring on 028 9025 8897. This notice is sponsored by Derek Hussey MLA.

HOTELS

Members and their staff required to stay overnight in Belfast may not be aware that some local hotels offer discounted rates. Overnight stays can be arranged in advance through the Travel Desk in the Personnel Office, and it is recommended that the Travel Desk's services be used where possible. (The Travel Desk can of course arrange accommodation throughout these islands and beyond to facilitate Members.)

However, it is recognised that, in exceptional circumstances, Members may decide to stay overnight at short notice, after the Travel Desk has closed. The Director of Finance and Personnel has written to the Stormont, Hilton and Europa Hotels with whom the Assembly does most Business, asking them to look favourably on a direct request for a discounted rate from a Member on his/her own behalf or on behalf of a member of their staff.

Although there can be no guarantee of a discount - discounts are in the hotel's gift - it is expected that the hotels will generally be receptive to approaches.

The Assembly's arrangements with these hotels are informal, but it is hoped to move to a more formal relationship with these and other hotels locally in the New Year.

CONSTITUENCY OFFICE STATIONERY

Arrangements are being made to have stationery supplied directly to Constituency offices. Orders may be placed with Registry using existing order pads, A, B and C: -

(a) by post;
(b) by fax (confirmed by posting original);
(c) by e-mail (confirmed by posting original);
(d) by telephone (confirmed by posting original); or
(e) by hand delivery

The suppliers will arrange for orders to be delivered to offices throughout Northern Ireland. They will not normally split boxes of an item so it will be necessary to order e.g. a box of pens rather than one pen or a box of paper rather than one ream. Other items e.g. headed paper, which is bought in bulk, will be delivered to Constituency offices by Parcel Force.

Orders should by placed with Registry once a month, by the 10th for delivery during that month.