ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Monday 31 July 2000 at 11.30am
in Room 152 Parliament Buildings
1. Chairperson's Business
2. Apologies
3. Minutes of last meeting
4. Matters Arising
5. Public Evidence Session - Mr J Simpson
6. Public Evidence Session - Federation of Small Businesses
7. Any other business
8. Date of next meeting
Present: Mr P Doherty (Chairperson)
Mr A Attwood
Mr W Clyde
Mr D Shipley Dalton
Ms P Lewsley
Dr A McDonnell
Ms J Morrice
In attendance: Mrs C White, Mr J Nesbitt,
Miss M Higgins, Miss J Presho
In attendance for public evidence session at 11.45am: Mr John Simpson
In attendance for public evidence session at 12.50pm: Federation of Small Businesses - Mr B Jeffrey, Mr D Shaw, and Ms M Lestas
The meeting opened, in private, at 11.36am
1. Chairperson's business
There was no Chairperson's business.
Top2. Apologies
Apologies were received from Dr D O'Hagan, Mr D McClarty and Mr S Neeson. The Chairperson reported that Mr G Campbell had resigned from the Committee with effect from 27 July.
Top3. Minutes of last meeting
The minutes of the last meeting were agreed.
Top4. Matters arising
There were no matters arising.
Dr McDonnell joined the meeting at 11.40am
Top5. Public evidence session - Mr J Simpson at 11.45am
Mr Simpson gave evidence, in public, to the Committee on its inquiry into Strategy 2010.
Mr Clyde joined the meeting at 12.02pm
Top6. Public evidence session - Federation of Small Businesses at 12.50pm
Mr Jeffrey, Mr Shaw, and Ms Lestas gave evidence, in public, to the Committee on its inquiry into Strategy 2010.
Top7. Any other business
i. New TSN - draft DETI Action Plan.
Agreed - that the Committee's draft response to the Department's New TSN draft Action Plan should be issued.
ii. Special Advisor - a progress report from the Assembly's Research office was circulated. It was agreed to discuss this matter further at the next meeting of the Committee.
Top8. Date of next meeting
The next meeting of the Committee will be held on Wednesday 2 August at 11.00am in Room 152.
TopThe meeting closed at 1.35pm
Mr P Doherty
(Chairperson)