COMMITTEE ON THE PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT

Under the terms of the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland , the Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, directed on 23 November 2006 that the Business Committee of the Transitional Assembly should establish a Committee on the Programme for Government to agree priorities for a restored Executive and to make preparations for restoration. The Secretary of State directed that the Committee should meet on Monday, 27 November 2006 and should initially be chaired by the deputy presiding officers, Mr Francie Molloy and Mr Jim Wells

Membership

Minutes of the Committee on the Programme for Government:

2007:20 March / 15 March / 13 & 14 March / 29 January / 23 January / 22 January / 15 January / 8 January / 3 January

2006: 18 December / 11 December / 4 December / 27 November

Press Releases:

PN 01/06 Committee's concern at Secretary of State's failure to reply

Pn 02/06 Committee presses ahead on work to identify priorities for a restored Executive

Pn 03/06 Committee questions officials on a range of issues

Pn 15/06 Committee questions anti-poverty strategy

Pn 31/07 Committee offers alternative proposals to Chancellor

PN 18/06 Committee presses Secretary of State to defer water charges

PN 25/06 Committee publishes report on Policing and Justice Issues

PN 26/06 Committee Reports on Schools Admission Policy

PN 28/06 Committee reports on Review of Public Administration and Rural Planning

PN 29/06 Committee concludes work until after Election

PN 30/06 Government failing on the Economy

Press Notices:

Submissions on Priorities Relating to Victims and Survivors

Submissions on Lifetime Opportunities, Government’s Anti-Poverty and Social Inclusion Strategy

Guidance on Submitting Written Evidence to the Programme for Government Committee

Reports:

Report Number
Date
Report Name
ISBN Number
1/06R
15.01.07
978 0 339 60189 5
2/06R 22.01.07
978 0 339 60192 5
3/06R 22.01.07

978 0 339 60190 1

4/06R 29.01.07 Report on the Comprehensive Spending Review and Programme for Govenment; Rates Charges; and Water Reform 978 0 339 601918
5/06R 23.01.07 Report on Review of Public Administration and Rural Planning 978 0 339 60193 2
6/06R 29.01.07 Report on Government's Responses to the Reports on the Economic Challenges facing Northern Ireland 978 0 339 60194 9
7/06R 15.03.07 Report on the Draft Ministerial Code 978 0 339 60195 6