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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PREPARATION FOR GOVERNMENTMinutes of the meeting held in part private / public session on Monday, 18 September 2006 in the Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings. In the Chair: Jim Wells Present: Alex Attwood Observing: Francie Molloy (Chairperson) The meeting commenced at 9.48am in private session. 1. Apologies Mr Durkan MP (Mr Attwood attended the meeting as SDLP representative in place of Mr Durkan MP) Dr Farren (Mr Maginness attended the meeting as SDLP representative in place of Dr Farren) Dr McDonnell MP (Ms Kelly attended the meeting as SDLP representative in place of Dr McDonnell MP) Mr McNarry (Mr Cobain attended the meeting as UUP representative in place of Mr McNarry) Lord Morrow (Mr Hay attended the meeting as DUP representative in place of Lord Morrow) Mr Murphy MP (Mr Kelly attended the meeting as Sinn Fein representative in place of Mr Murphy MP) 2. Meeting with the Secretary of State The Rt Hon Mr Peter Hain MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with Ms Hilary Jackson and Mr Nick Perry in attendance, joined the meeting at 9.57am. The Secretary of State answered members’ questions under the following headings:
Mr Ford left the meeting at 10.35am. Mr McCarthy joined the meeting at 10.36am. The chairman thanked the Secretary of State and officials for their attendance and they left the meeting at 11.32am. 3. Next Meeting The Committee will next meet at 2.30pm this afternoon in Room 144, Parliament Buildings to discuss Institutional Issues. The meeting adjourned at 11.36am. |