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TUESDAY 28 MAY 2002

The Assembly to sit at 10.30 am

Click HERE for Marshalled list of Amendments for 21.05.02

1. PRAYERS

2. SPEAKER'S BUSINESS

Public Petition - Siting of a Telecommunications Mast at the Cavehill Road, Belfast

[Mr A Maginness]

3. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSINESS

First Stage - Employment Bill (NIA Bill 11/01)

A Bill to make provision for statutory rights to paternity and adoption leave and pay; to amend the law relating to statutory maternity leave; to make provision about flexible working; and for connected purposes.

[Minister for Employment and Learning]

Second Stage - Open-Ended Investment Companies Bill (NIA Bill 10/01)

[Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment]

4. PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

- Motion - One Elected Position

Proposed: That this Assembly, recognising the volume of work involved in local government, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the UK and European Parliaments, opposes double-jobbing and calls on MLAs to dedicate themselves to one elected position only.

[Ms J Morrice]
[Ms M McWilliams]

- Motion - Crime Rates

Proposed: That this Assembly expresses its concern at the increasing levels of crime and falling crime detection rates in Northern Ireland and condemns the public stance adopted by Sinn Féin to the police in Northern Ireland.

[Mr S Wilson]

- Motion - Joint Parliamentary Forum

Proposed: That this Assembly instructs the Speaker to nominate a number of Members to enter into negotiations with the appropriate body in the Oireachtas with a view to establishing a joint parliamentary forum to discuss matters of mutual interest and concern as detailed in strand two, paragraph 18, of the Good Friday Agreement.

[Ms E Bell]
[Mr S Close]
[Mr D Ford]
[Mr K McCarthy]

5. ADJOURNMENT

The lack of service provision for adults with learning difficulties at Wallace Day Centre, Lisburn

[Ms P Lewsley]