PN 01/06 Committee on Preparation for Government meets in Stormont

Date 12 June 2006 PN 01/06

Committee on Preparation For Government meets in Stormont

The Committee met today in Parliament Buildings, Stormont.

After agreeing procedures on how the Committee would operate, each party made an opening statement setting out the issues which it considers need to be done in preparation for Government.

The Committee will meet again on 13 June at 11.00am.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Committee on the Preparation for Government

Under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 2006 the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, wrote to Mrs Eileen Bell, Speaker of the Assembly, on 26 May 2006 to direct that a Committee should be established to consider issues relating to the preparation for Government. On 12 June 2006, the Secretary of State directed that the Committee should be chaired by the deputy presiding officers, Mr Jim Wells and Mr Francie Molloy.

The Committee is made up of three representatives from each of the four largest parties in the Assembly and two representatives from the Alliance Party. The members attending the meeting on 12 June were -

Diane Dodds 
Mark Durkan MP
Sean Farren
David Ford
Michelle Gildernew MP
Naomi Long
David McClarty
William McCrea MP
Alasdair McDonnell MP
Alan McFarland
Michael McGimpsey
Martin McGuinness MP
John O’Dowd
Ian Paisley Jnr

Information about the work of the Committee can be obtained from the Clerk to the Committee –

Ms Nuala Dunwoody
Clerk Assistant
Clerk to the Committee on the Preparation for Government 
Parliament Buildings
Belfast
028 90 418321