ASSEMBLY AND EXECUTIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
TUESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2009
ROOM 21, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present:
Mr Jimmy Spratt (Chairperson)
Mr Raymond McCartney (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Nigel Dodds
Mr Simon Hamilton
Mrs Carmel Hanna
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)
Miss Tara McKee (Clerical Supervisor)
Miss Paula McManus (Clerical Officer)
The meeting opened at 10.21am in closed session.
1. Apologies
2. Matters Arising
The Committee noted further confidential correspondence from the Prime Minister to the First Minister and deputy First Minister, dated 21 October 2009.
Mr Maskey joined the meeting at 10.22am.
Mr Dodds joined the meeting at 10.25am.
3. Financial Implications of the Devolution of Policing and Justice
The First Minister and deputy First Minister and their officials joined the meeting at 10.30am.
The First Minister and deputy First Minister briefed the Committee on the negotiated Financial Settlement for the Devolution of Policing and Justice matters , including the confidential letter dated 21 October 2009. This was followed by a question and answer session.
The Chairperson thanked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for the briefing and for their commitment to reappear before the Committee to discuss the Category Two List of Issues and the role of the Attorney General.
The First Minister and deputy First Minister left the meeting at 11.36am.
4. Chairperson’s Business
The Committee discussed, briefly, how it planned to proceed with the Committee Motion, the terms of which had been agreed on 3 November 2009.
Agreed: Members agreed to defer its consideration of the Committee Motion until 17 November 2009 in order that the meeting could be adjourned to allow everyone to attend the consideration stage of the Department of Justice Bill.
5. Any other business
None.
6. Date, time and place of next meeting
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 at 11.00 am, in Room 21 in public session.
The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 11.39 pm.