MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTY FOURTH MEETING OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE IN ROOM 135 PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS ON TUESDAY 04 DECEMBER 2001

Present:
Mr S Wilson (Deputy Chairman)
Mr T Gallagher
Mr T Hamilton
Mr G McHugh
Mr K Robinson

Apologies:
Mr D Kennedy
Mrs E Bell
Mr O Gibson
Ms P Lewsley
Mr B McElduff

In Attendance:
Mrs C Darrah
Mrs V Artt
Miss P Bradley
Ms G Kane (Assembly Research Directorate)

The Committee met at 10.45 a.m. in private session with the Deputy Chairman in the Chair.

1. Consideration of Draft Committee Report on the Proposals for a Common Funding Formula

(i) The Committee considered the draft of the first part of the Report section by section and, after discussion, agreed it with a number of amendments. The Committee also agreed that a number of bullet points included in Common Factors and Weightings should be reworded and considered again at the next meeting.

(ii) The Committee agreed to reschedule the discussion of the second part of the Report until Tuesday 11 December due to the Specialist Adviser's circumstances.

(iii) The Committee discussed and agreed the Appendices to be included in the Report.


2. Date and time of next meeting.

The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Thursday 6 December at 10.15 a.m. in Room 135, Parliament Buildings.


The meeting was adjourned at 11.20 a.m.


DANNY KENNEDY
Committee Chairman

December 2001