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No. 07-10/11

Minute of Proceedings
Monday 4 October 2010

The Assembly met at noon, the Speaker in the Chair.

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. Committee Business

2.1 Motion - Statutory Committee Membership

Proposed:

That Mr William Humphrey replace Mr Trevor Clarke as a member of the Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister and Miss Michelle McIlveen as a member of the Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure.

Mr P Weir
Lord Morrow

The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.

3. Private Members’ Business

3.1 Motion - Investing in the Social Economy

Proposed:

That this Assembly recognises the positive contribution that the social economy makes to growing the economy, creating employment opportunities and regenerating communities; and calls on the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to ensure that the social economy remains a priority and that it is given adequate financial investment, resources and support.

Ms J McCann
Mr P Butler
Mr M McLaughlin

Debate ensued.

The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.

3.2 Motion - Property Fraud in Europe

Proposed:

That this Assembly notes with concern the number of people from Northern Ireland who have been victims of property fraud in the European Union and Turkey; calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister, working with Northern Ireland's MEPs, to make representations to the European Commission to take more definitive action to protect property buyers, to raise awareness of the problems associated with property fraud and to urge the countries concerned to better regulate property companies working within their jurisdictions.

Mr T Elliott
Mr D Kennedy

Debate ensued.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) took the Chair.

The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.

The sitting was suspended at 2.11pm.

The sitting resumed at 2.30pm, with the Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) in the Chair.

4. Question Time

4.1 Finance and Personnel

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mr Sammy Wilson.

4.2 Education

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Education, Ms CaitrÍona Ruane.

5. Question for Urgent Oral Answer

5.1 Erroneous Release of Prisoner Devidas Paliutis

The Minister of Justice, Mr David Ford, replied to a Question for Urgent Oral Answer, tabled by Mr Tom Elliott.

6. Adjournment

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 3.41pm.

Mr William Hay
The Speaker

4 October 2010

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly from
29 September – 4 October 2010

1. Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly

2. Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly

3. Orders in Council

4. Publications Laid in the Northern Ireland Assembly

Salmon and Inland Fisheries Annual Report 2008 (DCAL)

5. Assembly Reports

Report on the Commissioner for Older People Bill (NIA 05/10/11R) (Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister)

6. Statutory Rules

(The Department identified after each rule is for reference purposes only)

S.R. 2010/331 The Bog Road, Ballygowan (Abandonment) Order ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DRD)

S.R. 2010/337 The Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment No.2) Regulations ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DHSSPS)

S.R. 2010/339 The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Amendment) Regulations ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DARD)

S.R. 2010/340 The Social Security (Housing Costs) (Standard Interest Rate) (Amendment) Regulations ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DSD)

For Information Only:

S.R. 210/330 The Waiting Restrictions ( Bangor) Order ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DRD)

S.R. 2010/333 The Bus Lanes Order (Amendment) Order ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DRD)

S.R. 2010/341 (C.21) The Welfare Reform (2010 Act) (Commencement No.2) Order ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DSD)

7. Written Ministerial Statements

8. Consultation Documents

Consultation on Draft Regulations for Signs and Warning Lights on School Buses (DOE)

Bail in Criminal Proceedings: Consultation Paper ( Northern Ireland Law Commission)

Stage-Two Consultation on the Transposition of the revised Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC) (DOE)

9. Departmental Publications

10. Agency Publications

11. Westminster Publications

12. Miscellaneous Publications


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