MONDAY 18 JUNE 2001

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

1.1 Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. The Speaker’s Business

2.1 The Reverend Dr Ian R K Paisley MP MEP made a personal statement in respect of his absence from a meeting of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development on 25 May 2001.

3. Executive Committee Business

3.1 First Stage – Social Security Fraud Bill (NIA Bill 16/00)

Mr Maurice Morrow, the Minister for Social Development, introduced a Bill to make provision, for the purposes of the law relating to social security, about the obtaining and disclosure of information; and to make provision for restricting the payment of social security benefits in the case of persons convicted of offences relating to such benefits and about the institution of proceedings for such offences; and for connected purposes.

Bill passed First Stage and ordered to be printed (NIA Bill 16/00).

3.2 Game Preservation (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 15/00)

Mr Sam Foster, the Minister of the Environment, moved that the Second Stage of the Game Preservation (Amendment) Bill be agreed.

Debate ensued.

NIA Bill 15/00 passed Second Stage.

3.3 Department for Learning and Employment Bill (NIA Bill 12/00)

Consideration Stage

Dr Séan Farren, the Minister of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment, moved that the Consideration Stage of the Department for Learning and Employment Bill be agreed.

Five amendments were tabled to the Bill.

After debate: Amendment 1 to Clause 1 was made without division.

Amendments 2, 3 and 4 to Clause 1 were made without division.

The Question being put, it was agreed without division that Clause 1 as amended stand part of the Bill.

After debate: Amendment 5 to the Long Title was made without division.

The Question being put, the Long Title as amended was agreed without division.

(Annotated Marshalled List - Annex)

NIA Bill 12/00 passed Consideration Stage and stood referred to the Speaker for consideration in accordance with Section 10 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

3.4 Product Liability (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 13/00)

Consideration Stage

Mr Mark Durkan, the Minister of Finance and Personnel, moved that the Consideration Stage of the Product Liability (Amendment) Bill be agreed.

No amendments were tabled to the Bill.

The Question being put, it was agreed without division that Clause 1 stand part of the Bill.

The Question being put, it was agreed without division that Clauses 2 and 3 stand part of the Bill.

The Question being put, the Long Title was agreed without division.

NIA Bill 13/00 passed Consideration Stage and stood referred to the Speaker for consideration in accordance with Section 10 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

3.5 Trustee Bill (NIA Bill 11/00)

Mr Mark Durkan, the Minister of Finance and Personnel, moved that the Further Consideration Stage of the Trustee Bill be agreed.

No amendments were tabled to the Bill.

The Question being put, it was agreed without division that Clauses 1- 46 stand part of the Bill.

The Question being put, it was agreed without division that Schedules 1-4 stand part of the Bill.

The Question being put, the Long Title was agreed without division.

NIA Bill 11/00 passed Further Consideration Stage and stood referred to the Speaker for consideration in accordance with Section 10 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

3.6 Motion – Accelerated Passage

Proposed: That in accordance with Standing Order 40(2), the Assembly grants accelerated passage to the Social Security Fraud Bill.

[Minister for Social Development]

After debate, the Question being put, the Motion was negatived (in the absence of unanimity).

4. Question Time

4.1 Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

Questions were put to and answered by the Minister, Sir Reg Empey.

4.2 Minister of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment

Questions were put to and answered by the Minister, Dr Séan Farren.

4.3 Minister for Social Development

Questions were put to and answered by the Minister, Mr Maurice Morrow.

5. Executive Committee Business (Cont’d)

5.1 Motion – Supply Resolution

Deputy Speaker (Sir John Gorman) in the Chair.

Proposed: That this Assembly approves that a sum not exceeding £4,679,167,000, be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for or towards defraying the charges for Northern Ireland Departments, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Northern Ireland Audit Office, the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints, and the Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas for the year ending 31 March 2002 and that resources, not exceeding £5,021,262,000, be authorised for use by Northern Ireland Departments, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Northern Ireland Audit Office, the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints, and the Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas for the year ending 31 March 2002 as summarised for each Department or other public body in columns 3(a) and 3(b) of Table 1.3 in the volume of the Northern Ireland Estimates 2001-02 that was laid before the Assembly on 11 June 2001.

[Minister of Finance and Personnel]

Following debate, the Question being put, the Motion was carried with cross-community support (nemine contradicente).

6. Adjournment

6.1 Proposed: That the Assembly do now adjourn.

[The Speaker]

THE LORD ALDERDICE
The Speaker
18 June 2001

1. Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
2. Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Social Security Fraud Bill (NIA Bill 16/00)

3. Orders in Council
4. Publications Laid in the Northern Ireland Assembly

Fire Authority for Northern Ireland: Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 1999 (NIA 47/00)

Department of Finance and Personnel Memorandum on the 4^th Report from the Public Accounts Committee Session 2000/2001 (NIA 59/00)

Ad Hoc Committee on the Draft Proceeds of Crime Bill (NIA 60/00)

The Fire Authority for Northern Ireland Accounts for 1999/2000 (NIA 64/00)

5. Assembly Reports

Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development: Minutes of Evidence: Update on Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak: (08/00/E)

Examiner of Statutory Rules: Report on SR No 188 Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (ESR 133/01)

Examiner of Statutory Rules: SR No 199 Slaughter Premium Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (ESR 138/01)

Examiner of Statutory Rules: Report on SR No 183 Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (ESR 139/01)

Examiner of Statutory Rules: SR No 196 Specific Risk Material (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (ESR 140/01)

Examiner of Statutory Rules: SR No 204 Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (ESR 148/01)

Examiner of Statutory Rules: SR No 210 Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (ESR 160/01)

Examiner of Statutory Rules: SR No 228 Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (ESR 161/01)

Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment: Third Report: Report on the Product Liability (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 13/00) (03/00/R)

Public Accounts Committee: Fifth Report: Report on Health and Personal Social Services – Executive Directors’ and Senior Managers’ Pay, Contracts and Termination Settlements (05/00/R)

6. Statutory Rules

(The department identified after each rule is for reference purposes only.)

Draft Statutory Rule: Lands Tribunal (Salaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DFP)

SR No 132 The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001

SR No 209 Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DHSSPS)

SR No 210 Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DARD)

SR No 211 The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DOE)

SR No 212 Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Controlled Area) (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DARD)

SR No 213 The Housing Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DSD)

SR No 217 The Medical Act 1983 (Approved Medical Practices and Conditions of Residence) and General Medical Services (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DHSSPS)

SR No 218 The General Medical Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DHSSPS)

SR No 219 The Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DSD)

SR No 222 Pharmaceutical Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DHSSPS)

SR No 223 The Community Drivers’ Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DOE)

SR No 224 Route B101 Killead Road, Aldergrove (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DRD)

SR No 225 Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DOE)

SR No 226 Gelatine (Intra-Community Trade) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DHSSPS)

SR No 227 The Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amounts for Persons in Residential Care and Nursing Homes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DSD)

SR No 228 Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DARD)

SR No 229 Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (OFMDFM)

SR No 230 Cycle Lanes (Annadale Embankment and Ormeau Embankment, Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DRD)

SR No 231 Bus Lane (Woodstock Road, Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DRD)

SR No 232 One-Way Traffic (Enniskillen) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DRD)

SR No 233 Traffic Weight Restriction (Coleraine and Kilrea) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DRD)

SR No 234 Road Races (Mid-Antrim 150) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DRD)

SR No 235 Road Races (Garron Point Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DRD)

SR No 236 Education (Pupil Records) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DE)

SR No 237 Compulsory Registration of Title Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DFP)

SR No 238 The Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DSD)

SR No 239 Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 2) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (DARD)

7. Consultation Documents

Towards Supporting People in Northern Ireland (DSD)

Work and Parents: Competitiveness and Choice: A Framework for Simplification (DTI)

Changes to Parental Leave (DTI)

8. Departmental Publications

Sports Council for Northern Ireland: Management Statement (including Financial Memorandum) (DCAL)

New Targeting Social Need: Analysis of Existing Information on Education Participation, Achievement and Outcomes for Disadvantaged Individuals and Groups (DE)

Made in Northern Ireland, Sold to the World: Sales and Exports 1998/1999 – 1999/ 2000 (DETI)

Northern Ireland Estimates 2001 – 2002 for services under the Government of Northern Ireland for the year ending 31 March 2002 (DFP)

9. Agency Publications

Northern Ireland Prison Service Corporate and Business Plan 2001-2004

Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland: Corporate Plan 2001-2004 and Business Plan 2001-2002

10. Westminster Publications

Finance Act 2001 Chapter 9

Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 Chapter 10

Health and Social Care Act 2001 Chapter 15

SI No 999 The Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Accounts and Audit) Order (No. 2) 2001

SI No 1866 The Financial Investigations (Northern Ireland) Order 2001

11. Miscellaneous Publications
12. Assembly Research Papers

NORTHERN IRELAND LEGISLATION:

PROCEEDINGS AS AT 18 JUNE 2001

Only legislation laid under Paragraph 2 (1) of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 is included in this Section.

Items marked † are new or have been altered

Statutory Rule Subject to Affirmative Resolution

† That the Lands Tribunal (Salaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 be approved.

[Minister of Finance and Personnel]

Statutory Rule Subject to Affirmative Resolution

† That the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) (SR 229/2001) 2001 be approved.

[First Minister]

[Deputy First Minister]

Report of the Committee of the Centre – Commissioner for Children

† That this Assembly approves the Report of the Committee of the Centre on their inquiry into the proposal for a Commissioner for Children for Northern Ireland (2/00R) and calls on the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to take full account of the recommendations.

[Chairperson, Committee of the Centre]

Statutory Rule Subject to Negative Resolution

† That the Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (SR 228/2001) be annulled.

[Chairperson, Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development]

Exclusion of Sinn Féin

This House resolves that Sinn Féin does not enjoy the confidence of the Assembly because it is not committed to non-violence and exclusively peaceful and democratic means and, therefore, consistent with the Northern Ireland Act 1998, determines that Members of Sinn Féin shall be excluded from holding office as Ministers for a period of 12 months from the date of this resolution.

[Mr C Wilson]
[Mr P Roche]

Mobile Phones

That this Assembly calls upon the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to ensure the complete implementation of the recommendations made by the Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones as laid out in the Stewart Report and further implement a change in legislation to ensure that no telecommunications masts are constructed within three hundred yards of any dwelling without full public consultation.

[Mr J Shannon]

Local Government Elections

That this Assembly calls on the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to announce that the Local Government elections will take place in May 2001.

[Mr E Poots]

Award to RUC

This Assembly calls for an official Assembly award to be made to the RUC and its reserve in recognition of its officers’ duty, service and bravery in the face of terrorism and crime and for its impartial defence of the entire Northern Ireland community.

[Mr I Paisley Jnr]

Councillors

That this Assembly calls upon the Minister of the Environment to bring forward proposals to reward financially the long-term contributions of many Councillors and to assess the work of Councillors to ensure that they are financially rewarded at an appropriate level.

[Mr O Gibson]
[Mrs E Bell]

Irish Justice System

That this Assembly notes with concern the failure of the Irish Justice system to resolve the rape/incest case of the daughter of British citizen Sarah Bland.

[Mr I Paisley Jnr]

Road Spending Plans

That this Assembly calls on the Minister for Regional Development to explain current road spending plans in the context of the recent publication of the consultation paper ‘Developing a Regional Transportation Strategy’.

[Ms M McWilliams]

District Council Childcare Facilities

That this Assembly calls on local authorities to set themselves a common objective of providing childcare facilities for elected representatives and staff.

[Ms M Gildernew MP]

Morning After Pill

That this Assembly regrets the decision of the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to sign The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment (No.3) Order 2000.

[Dr E Birnie]
[Mr A Maginness]

United Christian Broadcasters

That this Assembly supports the award of broadcasting radio licences to United Christian Broadcasters Ltd and welcomes the decision of the European Court of Human Rights on 7 November 2000 placing no restriction on religious bodies applying for and being granted licences for local broadcasting, at the same time this Assembly deplores the decision of the Radio Authority on 26 April 2000 to refuse a local digital multiplex licence for the Northern Ireland region to United Christian Broadcasters.

[Mr G Savage]

Domestic Energy Efficiency Scheme

That this Assembly welcomes the achievement of the Department for Social Development in tackling fuel poverty through the existing Domestic Energy Efficiency Scheme (DEES) and calls on the Minister for Social Development to ensure that the DEES II Scheme will be an effective mechanism to finally eradicate this problem.

[Ms M Gildernew MP]

Bi-Centenary of the Act of Union 1801

That this Assembly deplores the intention of the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to preside over the commemoration of the Bi-Centenary of the Act of Union 1801.

[Mrs M Nelis]

TG4

That this Assembly calls on the relevant Irish and British Broadcasting Authorities to ensure the complete availability of TG4 throughout Ireland.

[Mr B McElduff]

Alcohol Bye-Laws

That this Assembly believes that current levels of enforcement of alcohol bye-laws are inadequate to address the problem of outdoor drinking; and that increased resources should be made available for the enforcement of the bye-laws and for a province-wide education programme to alert younger people to the dangers of under-age drinking.

[Mrs J Carson]

Morning After Pill

That this Assembly expresses concern at the decision by the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety making the ‘morning after pill’ available to 16 year olds without debate in the Assembly or the Health Committee, and calls on the Minister to reverse her decision.

[Mrs I Robinson MP]

Security Policy

That this Assembly calls on Her Majesty’s Government, in the absence of actual decommissioning, to implement an effective security policy to recover all illegal weapons and explosives from the terrorist organisations.

[Mr P Roche]
[Mr N Boyd]

Child Protection

That this Assembly calls on the Ministers responsible for the protection of children, in view of the anomalies in the current vetting system, to take the necessary interim steps to improve the position on vetting those suitable to work with children.

[Ms P Lewsley]

Fluoridation of Drinking Water

That this Assembly calls on the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to discontinue the fluoridation of drinking water.

[Mr J Dallat]

Traceability Scheme

That this Assembly calls on the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to take all steps necessary to ensure the integrity of the Traceability Scheme for Northern Ireland Beef and to investigate the labelling and subsequent sell-on of all beef processed in Northern Ireland Meat Plants.

[Mr G Savage]

Inter-Departmental Working Group

That this Assembly calls on the Executive to establish an Inter-Departmental Working Group to make recommendations on the removal of paramilitary flags, emblems and graffiti from public property.

[Mr K McCarthy]

‘Barriers to Growth and Survival’ Report

That this Assembly notes the Report, ‘Barriers to Growth and Survival’ published by the Federation of Small Businesses in November 2000; and calls on the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to initiate an investigation into the high level of interest charges imposed by banks in Northern Ireland on small businesses.

[Mr B Armstrong]

Audit Office Report

That this Assembly notes the recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on ‘Road Opening by Utilities’ (NIA 35/00), published on 22 February 2001.

[Mr J Kelly]

Social Exclusion of Young People

That this Assembly calls on the Minister of Further and Higher Education, Training and Employment to review urgently those policies aimed at reducing the social exclusion of young people in Northern Ireland and to initiate programmes and initiatives which will reduce the number of young people in Northern Ireland entering long-term unemployment.

[Mr J Dallat]

Gender Equality

That this Assembly calls on the Minister of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment, given the reports of skills shortages in the employment sector, to review training provision for women in Northern Ireland and to promote a more co-ordinated training service to enhance gender equality in the training sector.

[Mrs P Lewsley]

Nursery Schools Admissions

That this Assembly recognises the problems caused by the current admissions criteria for Nursery Schools and calls upon the Minister of Education to review the criteria in order to remove the disadvantage which it causes for working parents.

[Mr S Wilson]

Foot-and-Mouth Disease

That this Assembly expresses grave concern about the impact of the foot-and-mouth disease on the agricultural industry in Northern Ireland; calls on the government to provide compensation for those who have suffered loss of livelihood as a consequence, and urges the Northern Ireland Executive to seek substantial and special funding from the Treasury in London to deal with this matter.

[Mr E McGrady MP]

Funding for Childcare Provision

That this Assembly calls upon the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to make adequate funding available for all aspects of childcare provision in Northern Ireland.

[Mr J Shannon]
[Mr W Hay]

Hepatitis C

That this Assembly, recognising the plight of those infected with Hepatitis C contracted as a result of health service treatment with contaminated blood products, calls on the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to provide assurances about the propriety of further treatment to reduce the risks of further infection and further calls on the Minister to seek compensation for those infected during health service treatment.

[Mr J Kelly]
[Ms S Ramsey]

7^th Report of Community Attitudes Survey

That this Assembly welcomes the publication of the 7^th Report of Community Attitudes Survey by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) and welcomes its findings that 77% of those surveyed, "believed the police deal fairly with everyone." (Table 2.31, NISRA, Community Attitudes Survey, 7^th Report, December 2000)

[Mr R Beggs]
[Mr S Neeson]

Terrorist Attacks on Northern Ireland Railways

That this Assembly condemns the ongoing terrorist attacks on the railway infrastructure throughout Northern Ireland.

[Mr W Hay]
[Mr J Wells]

Allocation of Schools Capital Spending

That this Assembly disapproves of the unbalanced and party political allocation of schools capital spending announced in February 2001 by the Minister of Education.

[Mr S Wilson]

Award to UDR

That this Assembly calls for an official Assembly award to be made to the UDR in recognition of its members’ duty, service, bravery and courage in the face of unrelenting terrorism and crime in Northern Ireland and for its defence of the entire community.

[Mr I Paisley Jnr]

Sellafield Nuclear Plant

That this Assembly calls for the run-down and closure at the earliest possible date of nuclear processing activities carried out at Sellafield.

[Mr K McCarthy]

Single European Currency

That this Assembly congratulates the European Movement on its efforts to generate interest in the debate on a Single European Currency and calls on the Assembly to support its efforts.

[Ms J Morrice]

GAA

That this Assembly condemns the anti-British ethos of the Gaelic Athletic Association, particularly Rule 21 within its written constitution which discriminates against members of the Security Forces from participation, and calls on Government funding to the GAA to be stopped with immediate effect until such discriminatory rules are removed from the GAA’s constitution.

[Mr N Boyd]

Organic Farming

That this Assembly calls on the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to bring forward plans for environmental enhancement schemes, incentives and support to ensure that targets for organic farming of 3% are increased towards 20%.

[Mr G McHugh]

[Ms M Gildernew MP]

Function and Funding of Training Organisations

That this Assembly calls on the Minister of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment to review the function and funding of Training Organisations.

[Mr A Maskey]

Financial Assistance to the Agribusiness Sector

That this Assembly notes the serious impact of foot-and-mouth disease on the agribusiness sector, and calls on the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to consider giving financial assistance to those most affected, in particular the livestock marts which play a vital role in the agricultural sector.

[Mr G Kane]
[Mrs I Robinson MP]

Financial Assistance for Foster Carers

That this Assembly calls on the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to bring forward legislative proposals to address the inconsistencies in the arrangements at Board and Trust level for providing financial assistance to those offering foster care for young people in the community.

[Ms S Ramsey]
[Mr J Kelly]

Processing of Incapacity Benefit and Disability Living Allowance

That this Assembly calls on the Minister for Social Development to review the process involved in respect of claims for Incapacity Benefit and Disability Living Allowance, in the light of its impact on the chronically sick and disabled.

[Mrs M Nelis]

Plastic Bullets

That this Assembly calls on the British Government to impose an immediate and total ban on the use of plastic bullets.

[Mrs M Nelis]

Assistance for Hepatitis ‘C’ Sufferers

That this Assembly notes the financial help given to HIV sufferers in the rest of the United Kingdom and elsewhere, notes the recent legal challenge for similar assistance for Hepatitis ‘C’ sufferers, and accordingly calls on the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to take steps to provide financial assistance to Hepatitis ‘C’ sufferers in Northern Ireland.

[Mrs I Robinson MP]

European Court of Human Rights

That this Assembly believes the European Court of Human Rights should consider the cases of innocent victims created by the activities of illegal paramilitary groups. It further deplores the award of compensation to the families of unashamed armed terrorists.

[Mr D Kennedy]

Voluntary Play Group Sector

That this Assembly values the work of the Voluntary Play Group sector and calls on the Minister of Education to re-assess the current funding criteria so that high quality play groups will not be jeopardised by the removal of financial support by the Department of Education.

[Mr R Beggs]
[Mrs J Carson]

Statutory Rule Subject to Negative Resolution

That the Seed Potato Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (SR 188/2001) be annulled.

[Mr D Ford]

Lagan Valley Hospital

That this Assembly notes with concern the current underfunding of the Down/Lisburn Trust, and calls on the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to provide adequate resources to retain Ward 14 of the Lagan Valley Hospital.

[Mr B Bell]
[Mr S Close]

Townland Names

† That this Assembly calls on each Government Department to adopt a policy of using and promoting townland names in all Government correspondence and official documents.

[Mr K McCarthy]
[Mr D Ford]

Crimes Tribunal

† That this Assembly calls for the establishment of a crimes tribunal to examine the activities of terrorist organisations in Northern Ireland over the past three decades.

[Mr I Paisley Jnr]

Report by the Simon Community on Homelessness –

‘An Agenda for Action’

† That this Assembly notes the report by the Simon Community on homelessness called ‘An Agenda for Action’ (published June 2001) and calls on the Minister for Social Development to respond positively to the needs of the homeless in Northern Ireland.

[Mr I Paisley Jnr]

Threshold Assessment (Northern Ireland)

† That this Assembly believes that the ‘Threshold Assessment (Northern Ireland)’ does not provide equality of opportunity for all members of the teaching profession.

[Mr B Hutchinson]