Committee for Employment and Learning

Welcome to the Home Page of the Committee for Employment and Learning. The committee was established to advise and assist the Minister for Employment and Learning, Sir Reg Empey MLA, on matters within his responsibility as a Minister. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Department for Employment and Learning and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation.

Here you will find information about the Committee membership and the work of the Committee.

Membership (11)

Alliance	Ms Anna Lo
Democratic Unionist Party	Mr Nelson McCausland
	Mr Robin Newton (Deputy Chairperson) **
	Mr Jimmy Spratt **
	Mr Alastair Ross *
Sinn Fein	Mr Paul Butler
	Mrs Claire McGill
	Ms Sue Ramsey (Chairperson)
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Mr Alex Attwood
Ulster Unionist Party	Mr David McClarty
	Mr Basil McCrea

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• Minutes of Evidence
• Press Releases
• Reports
• Monitoring of Training for Success
• Stakeholder Review of Teacher Education
• Forward Work Programme

Committee Clerk: Rab McConaghy
Address: Room 245, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3XX
Telephone: (028) 9052 0379
Fax: (028) 9052 1433
E-mail: cel@niassembly.gov.uk

*With effect from 29th May 2007 Mr Alastair Ross replaced Mr Jim Wells on the Committee for Employment and Learning.
** With effect from 10th June 2008 Mr Robin Newton has replaced Mr Jimmy Spratt as Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Employment and Learning.