OP 45-07/08

ORDER PAPER

MONDAY 31 MARCH 2008

The Assembly to sit at noon

1. PRAYERS

2. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSINESS

First Stage - Commission for Victims and Survivors Bill (NIA 12/07)

A Bill to replace the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland, established by the Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, with a Commission for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland.

[First Minister and deputy First Minister]

- Motion - Accelerated passage Commission for Victims and Survivors Bill

- Proposed: That the Commission for Victims and Survivors Bill proceed under the accelerated passage procedure, in accordance with Standing Order 40(4).

[First Minister and deputy First Minister]

- Motion - The Pneumoconiosis, Etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008.

- Proposed: That the Pneumoconiosis, Etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 be affirmed.

[Minister for Social Development]

3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS

- Motion - Salary for holder of office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

- Proposed: That this Assembly determines that the salary to be paid, under Article 4(1) of the Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987, to the holder of the office of Comptroller and Auditor General from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009, shall be the amount recommended by the Review Body on Senior Salaries as payable for that year to the judiciary at salary Group 5.

[Chairperson, Audit Committee]

- Motion - Statutory Committee Membership

- Proposed: That Mr Nelson McCausland replace Rt Hon Jeffrey Donaldson as a member of the Committee for Education.

[Lord Morrow]
[Mr P Weir]

4. QUESTION TIME

4.1 First Minister and deputy First Minister

4.2 Minister of the Environment

4.3 Minister of Finance and Personnel

5. PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

First Stage - Carer’s Allowance Bill (NIA 13/07)

A Bill to make provision preventing the adjustment of carer’s allowance by reference to retirement pension.

[Mr D McNarry]

- Motion - Varney Review

- Proposed: That this Assembly expresses its deep concern at the conclusions of Sir David Varney’s Review of Tax Policy in Northern Ireland; maintains that it is flawed in not sufficiently recognising the particular economic and geographical circumstances of this region; and calls on the Executive to bring forward a detailed Regional Economic Strategy that will address the economic and financial dependency of Northern Ireland, and facilitate a step-change in the Northern Ireland economy, in terms of closing the productivity gap with the rest of the United Kingdom.

[Dr S Farry]
[Mr S Neeson]
[Mr T Lunn]

- Motion - Forkhill Military Site

- Proposed: That this Assembly notes with concern the role of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the redevelopment of the Forkhill Military Site, and believes that the Department for Social Development should consider taking the lead role in the matter.

[ Lord Morrow]
[Dr W McCrea]
[Mr T Clarke]