The Assembly to sit at 12.00 noon

Click HERE for Marshalled list of Amendments for 26.02.02

1.     PRAYERS

2.     SPEAKER'S BUSINESS

•     Petition - Badger Baiting

[Mr J Shannon]

3.     ASSEMBLY BUSINESS

     - Motion - Suspend Standing Orders

       Proposed: That Standing Orders 10(2) and 10(6) be suspended for Monday 8 April        2002.

[Mr J Tierney]

4.     EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSINESS

•     Final Stage - Carers and Direct Payments Bill (NIA Bill 1/01)

[Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety]

5.     COMMITTEE BUSINESS

    - Motion - Committee Membership: Environment

      Proposed: That Mr William Armstrong replace Mr James Leslie as a member of the                       Committee for the Environment.

[Mr I Davis]

    - Motion - Amend Standing Orders

      Proposed: In Standing Order 52(4)(c) delete all at sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) and                       insert:

                      '(i) any Code of Conduct to which the Assembly has agreed; or

                      (ii) any Guide to the Rules Relating to the Conduct of Members approved                            by the Assembly.'

[Chairperson, Committee on Procedures]

    - Motion - Amend Standing Orders

      Proposed: In Standing Order 64(5) line 5 delete '14 December 1999' and insert '15       October 2001.'

[Chairperson, Committee on Procedures]

    - Motion - Amend Standing Orders

      Proposed: In Standing Order 64(6) lines 2 and 3 delete:

                     'has failed to comply with, or has contravened any provision of this                      Order,'
     and insert:

                    'has failed to comply with any provision of this Order or any Code of                     Conduct agreed by the Assembly,'

[Chairperson, Committee on Procedures]

    - Motion - Amend Standing Orders

      Proposed: In Standing Order 64(7) line 1 delete 'contain' and insert 'include'.

[Chairperson, Committee on Procedures]

    - Motion - Report of the Committee of the Centre: 'Approach of the Northern Ireland                    Assembly and the Devolved Government on European Issues'

      Proposed: That this Assembly notes the recommendations outlined in the report of                       the Committee of the Centre on its Inquiry into the 'Approach of the                       Northern Ireland Assembly and the Devolved Government on European                       Union Issues' (02/01/R) and calls on the First Minister and Deputy First                       Minister to implement the relevant recommendations.

[Chairperson, Committee of the Centre]

6.     QUESTION TIME

        6.1. Enterprise, Trade and Investment

         6.2. Employment and Learning

         6.3. Social Development

7.     ADJOURNMENT

•     Downpatrick Maternity Hospital

[Mr E ONeill]