ASSEMBLY AND EXECUTIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
TUESDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2009
ROOM 21, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present:
Mr Jimmy Spratt (Chairperson) Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Simon Hamilton
Mr Danny Kennedy
Mr Alan McFarland
Mr Alex Maskey
Mr John O’Dowd
Mr Ian Paisley Jnr
In Attendance:
Mr Stephen Graham (Assembly Clerk)
Mr Vincent Gribbin (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Mr Gerard Rosato (Clerical Supervisor)
Miss Paula McManus (Clerical Officer)
The meeting opened at10.12am.
1. Apologies
Mr Raymond McCartney (Deputy Chairperson)
Ms Carmel Hanna
2. Minutes of Proceedings of meeting held on 15 September 2009
Agreed: Members agreed the Minutes of Proceedings of the meeting held on 15 September 2009.
3. Matters Arising
Members noted the briefing paper on the duration of meetings of the Committee.
Members noted the Declaration of Interests for Nigel Dodds.
4. End of Session Report
Members considered the draft End of Session Report.
Agreed: Members agreed the End of Session Report as amended.
5. Correspondence – outgoing/incoming
Members noted the outgoing and incoming correspondence including a letter, tabled, from the Chairman of the Committee of Procedures, requesting the Committee’s views on whether it would be willing to conduct a review, by 2012, of the new arrangements established by the Northern Ireland Act 2009 about judicial appointments and removals.
Agreed: Members agreed to reflect on the request and discuss it at the next Committee meeting of 29 September 2009.
6. Devolution of Policing and Justice
Committee Briefing Paper 11/08/09 – Sixteenth Revision – Consideration of the Category Two List of Issues
In relation to the issue of the devolution of policing and justice matters, the Chairperson declared the following interests:
- Member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board
The Chairperson invited Members to declare their relevant interests.
Members declared the following interests:
Alex Attwood
- Member of Belfast District Policing Partnership
Alex Maskey
- Member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board
Ian Paisley Jnr
- Member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board
The session was recorded by Hansard
7. Forward Work Programme
10:20 am Mr Kennedy joined the Meeting
Members considered the Committee’s Forward Work Programme.
Agreed: Members agreed that the Committee’s Forward Work Programme should be adjusted to reflect the key priorities for the 2009/2010 session.
Agreed: Members agreed that the Chairman should write to the Chairperson of the Committee on Procedures to request an update on progress on Standing Orders relating to the devolution of policing and justice matters.
10:30 am Mr Maskey left the Meeting
8. Chairperson’s Business
10:37 am Mr Kennedy left the Meeting
Members were asked to consider the draft Official Report of the meeting of 15 September 2009.
Agreed: Members agreed to review pages 1-9 of the Official Report of the meeting of 15 September 2009 and whether or not this section should be published as part of the Official Report and to inform Committee staff before the next meeting.
10:45 am Mr Attwood left the meeting
9. Any other business
Members noted that a Bursary Student from Queens University, Belfast will be placed in the Committee Office.
10. Date, time and place of next meeting
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, 29 September 2009 at 11.00am, in Room 21.
The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 10.47 pm.
Mr Jimmy Spratt
Chairperson, Assembly and Executive Review Committee
22 September 2009.