Present: Mr C Murphy
Mr R Hutchinson
Mr P McNamee
Mr A Maginness
Mr M Morrow

Apologies: Mr F Agnew
Mr A Attwood

Clerk to the Committee: Mr J Reynolds

In attendance: Mr J Crozier
Mr J Gillespie

The meeting commenced at 3.10 pm.

1. The minutes of the meeting of 14 June 2000 were agreed and signed by the Chairman.

2. The Chairman outlined to the Committee the issues raised at the meeting held with the Speaker and informed the Members that the Clerk would be circulating a number of papers containing draft proposals which would address those issues.

3. The Committee deliberated on the proposals presented and agreed the following amendments to Standing Orders.

1. S.O. 8: Prayers.
2. S.O. 10: Adjournment Debates.
3. New S.O. 10(12) and S.O. 53.
4. S.O. 31(2).
5. New S.O. 29 (c) and 34A. It was agreed the Committee favoured option 1A and tasked the Clerk to seek advice on the consequences of adopting this order.
6. S.O. 31(2).
7. S.O. 39(1).
8. S.O. 41. Agreed with the proviso that the value x to be determined at a later meeting of the Committee.
9. S.O. 46(9).

4. Letter of acknowledgement to Professor Campbell's report deferred to the next meeting of the Committee.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

5. Party Business. Deferred to the next meeting of the Committee.
Letter received from Mr J Torney, Clerk of Standards and Privileges Committee, deferred to the next meeting of the Committee.

6. The next meeting of the Committee will be held on Wednesday 28 June 2000 at 3.00pm Room 152 Parliament Buildings

The meeting closed at 16.45pm.

C Murphy
Chairman