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Wednesday 10 December 2003
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Harry Barnes Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Eddie McGrady Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
The Separation of Paramilitary Prisoners at HMP Maghaberry: Rt Hon. Jane Kennedy, a Member of the House, Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, Mr Peter Russell, Director General and Mr Peter Leonard, Director of Operations, Northern Ireland Prison Service, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 December at Ten o'clock.
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Wednesday 17 December 2003
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Harry Barnes Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke | | Mr Iain Luke Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Annual Report 2003)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Report from the Committee, HC 146 (2003-04) p. 13).
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 January at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 7 January 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Harry Barnes Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke Mr Eddie McGrady Mr Stephen Pound | | Mr Peter Robinson Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report (Government Response to the Eighth Report of the Committee, Session 2002-03, on The Illegal Drugs Trade and Drug Culture in Northern Ireland), proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first time and second time and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2002-03 be appended to the Report. —(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into The Functions of the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. —(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 January at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 14 January 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Harry Barnes Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Eddie McGrady Mr Peter Robinson Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Mr Roy Beggs declared an interest in relation to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee inquiry into The Parades Commission and Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 as a member of the Loyal Orange Institute of Ireland, a member of the Royal Black Institution and a member of the Apprentice Boys of Derry.
Rev. Martin Smyth declared an interest in relation to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee inquiry into The Parades Commission and Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 as a member of the Loyal Orange Institute of Ireland, a member of Black Perceptory and a member of the Apprentice Boys of Derry.
The Parades Commission and Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998: Sir George Quigley was examined.
The Committee further deliberated.
Ordered, That a Sub-committee be appointed to consider matters that previously fell within the remit of the Northern Ireland Assembly.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Sub-committee do not sit during the sitting of the Committee without the leave of the Committee.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That all members of the Committee be members of the Sub-committee.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr Tony Clarke be Chairman of the Sub-committee.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 January at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 21 January 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Harry Barnes Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke | | Mr Iain Luke Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire Mr Mark Tami |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into 'Hate Crime' in Northern Ireland. —(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Sub-committee do inquire into Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland. —(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Northern Ireland on 26 April 2004 in connection with its inquiry into The Parades Commission and Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998. —(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee do visit Northern Ireland on 27 April 2004 in connection with its inquiry into Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland. —(The Chairman.)
The Compensation Agency: Ms Anne McCleary, Chief Executive, Mr Frank Brannigan, Director of Operations, and Mr Richard Stewart, Accountant, The Compensation Agency, were examined.
Rt Hon. John Spellar, a Member of the House, Minister of State, and Mr Brian Grzymek, Head of Criminal Justice Services Division, Northern Ireland Office, were examined, and Ms Anne McCleary, Chief Executive, The Compensation Agency, was further examined.
Forensic Science Northern Ireland: Rt Hon. John Spellar, a Member of the House, Minster of State, and Mr Brian Grzymek, Head of Criminal Justice Services Division, Northern Ireland Office, were further examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 3 February at half past Four o'clock.
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Tuesday 3 February 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Harry Barnes Mr Roy Beggs Mr Iain Luke Mr Stephen Pound | | Mr Hugo Swire Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The Separation of Paramilitary Prisoners at HMP Maghaberry)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Second Report from the Committee, HC 302 (2003-04) p.55).
[Adjourned till Tuesday 10 February at a quarter to Ten o'clock.
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Tuesday 10 February 2004
[The Committee met at Castle Buildings, Stormont, Belfast]
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Harry Barnes Mr Tony Clarke Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami |
The Committee deliberated.
The Parades Commission and Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998: Professor Brice Dickson, Chief Commissioner, Professor Tom Haddon, Commissioner and Mr Ciarán Ó Maoláin, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission were examined.
Mr Alistair Simpson and David Hoey, Apprentice Boys of Derry and Mr Iain McAfee, Chairperson, and Mr Eddie Kelley, Vice-Chairperson, Ulster Bands Association, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 February at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 25 February 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Harry Barnes Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke Mr Stephen Pound | | Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Mr Roy Beggs declared a pecuniary interest as a land fill site owner in Northern Ireland, and withdrew.
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee do inquire into Waste Management Strategy in Northern Ireland. —(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee do visit Northern Ireland on 10 May 2004 in connection with its inquiry into Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland. —(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee do visit Northern Ireland from 29-30 March 2004 in connection with its inquiries into Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland and Waste Management Strategy in Northern Ireland. —(The Chairman.)
The Introduction of the Aggregates Levy in Northern Ireland: One Year On: Mr John Healey, a Member of the House, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury and Mr Kris Romanski, Head of Environmental Taxation Development, HM Customs and Excise, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 March at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 3 March 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Harry Barnes Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Eddie McGrady Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire Mr Mark Tami |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Northern Ireland on 17 May in connection with its inquiry into 'Hate Crime' in Northern Ireland. —(The Chairman.)
The Parades Commission and Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998: Dr Duncan Morrow, Chief Executive, Community Relations Council, Mr Paul Mageean, Acting Director, Maggie Beirne, Research and Policy Officer, Committee on the Administration of Justice, and Dr Dominic Bryan, Chair, and Dr Michael Hamilton, Research Associate, Democratic Dialogue, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 March at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 10 March 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke Mr Eddie McGrady | | Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The Introduction of the Aggregates Levy in Northern Ireland: One year on)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Third Report from the Committee, HC 395 (2003-04) p.6).
Ordered, That Dr Neil Jarman and Professor Colin Knox be appointed as Specialist Advisers, to assist the Committee in its inquiry into 'Hate Crime' in Northern Ireland.—(The Chairman.)
The Parades Commission and Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998: Mr David Campbell and Mr David McNarry MLA, Ulster Unionist Party, were examined.
Mr Alex Attwood MLA and Mr John Dallat MLA, Socialist Democratic Labour Party, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 31 March at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 31 March 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Tony Clarke Mr Iain Luke Mr Stephen Pound | | Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report (Government Response to the First Report of the Committee, Session 2003-04, on The Committee's Work in 2003), proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first time and second time and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2003-04 be appended to the Report. —(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Belfast on 14 June in connection with its inquiry into 'Hate Crime' in Northern Ireland. —(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee do visit Northern Ireland on 15 June in connection with its inquiries into Social Housing in Northern Ireland and Waste Management Strategy in Northern Ireland. —(The Chairman.)
The Parades Commission and Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998: Sir Anthony Holland, Chairman, Sir John Pringle, Mr John Cousins, Mr Peter Quinn, Mr Peter Osborne, and the Reverend Roy Magee, Commissioners, The Parades Commission, were examined.
Mr Robert S Saulters, Grand Master, Mr William Ross, Assistant Grand Master, and Mr Denis J Watson, Grand Secretary, The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 April at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 21 April 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Eddie McGrady Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Warrington in July in connection with its inquiry into 'Hate Crime' in Northern Ireland. —(The Chairman.)
'Hate Crime' in Northern Ireland: Dame Joan Harbison, Chief Commissioner, Ms Antoinette McKeown, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, and Ms Judith Cross, Policy Officer, Policy Research Team, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 26 April at Two o'clock.
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Monday 26 April 2004
[The Committee met at Castle Buildings, Stormont, Belfast]
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke Mr Stephen Hepburn Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The Compensation Agency)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report from the Committee, HC 271 (2003-04) p.19).
The Parades Commission and Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998: Assistant Chief Constable Duncan McCausland, Chief Superintendent Seamus Hamill, and Inspector Amanda Cooke, Police Service of Northern Ireland, were examined.
Mr Ian Pearson, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mr David Watkins, Senior Director, Policing and Security, and Mr Mark McGuckin, Community Safety Unit, Northern Ireland Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 5 May at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 5 May 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Gregory Campbell Mr Tony Clarke Mr Stephen Hepburn | | Mr Eddie McGrady Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report (Government Response to the Second Report of the Committee, Session 2003-04, on The Separation of Paramilitary Prisoners at HMP Maghaberry), proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first time and second time and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2003-04 be appended to the Report. —(The Chairman.)
'Hate Crime' in Northern Ireland: Mr Patrick Yu, Executive Director, and Ms Tansy Hutchinson, Policy and Research Officer, Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 May at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 12 May 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Gregory Campbell Mr Tony Clarke Mr Stephen Hepburn | | Mr Iain Luke Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami |
The Committee deliberated.
'Hate Crime' in Northern Ireland: Mr Nicholas Russell, Campaigns Officer, Royal National Institute for the Blind, and Ms Maureen Piggot, Director, Mencap, were examined.
Ms Maggie Beirne, Committee on the Administration of Justice, and Professor Tom Hadden, were further examined.
Inspector Robin Dempsey, Community Safety Branch, Police Service of Northern Ireland, was examined.
Mr Adrian Arbuthnot, Head of Criminal Justice Policy Division, Mr Jim Strain, Legal Assistant, Criminal Justice Policy Division, Northern Ireland Office, and Mr Ken Fraser, Head, Race Equality Unit, Good Relations Division, Equality Directorate, Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 May at half past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 19 May 2004
Members present:
| Mr Tony Clarke Mr Eddie McGrady | | Mr Stephen Pound Mr Hugo Swire |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Tony Clarke was called to the Chair.
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (''Hate Crime'': the Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland ) Order 2004)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fifth Report from the Committee, HC 615 (2003-04) p.10).
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 June at half past Four o'clock.
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Wednesday 9 June 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Roy Beggs Mr Gregory Campbell Mr Tony Clarke Mr Stephen Hepburn | | Mr Iain Luke Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report (Government Response to the Third Report of the Committee, Session 2003-04, on The Introduction of the Aggregates Levy in Northern Ireland: One Year on), proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first time and second time and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2003-04 be appended to the Report. —(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 July at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 7 July 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke Mr Stephen Pound | | Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into The Functions of the Northern Ireland Policing Board . —(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee do inquire into Air Transport Services in Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Departments' Resource Accounts for 2002-03. —(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Belfast on 13 to 14 September in connection with its inquiry into 'Hate Crime' in Northern Ireland. —(The Chairman.)
Electoral Registration in Northern Ireland: Mr Karamjit Singh, Commissioner, and Mr Seamus Magee, Head of Electoral Commission Office in Northern Ireland, the Electoral Commission, were examined.
Mr Denis Stanley, Chief Electoral Officer, Mrs June Butler, Assistant Chief Electoral Officer, and Ms Jocelyn McCarley, Operations Manager, The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 July at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 21 July 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Gregory Campbell Mr Tony Clarke Mr Stephen Hepburn | | Mr Iain Luke Mr Eddie McGrady Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report (Government Response to the Fifth Report of the Committee, Session 2003-04, on ''Hate Crime'': the Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2004), proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first time and second time and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2003-04 be appended to the Report. —(The Chairman.)
Draft Special Report (Government Response to the Fourth Report of the Committee, Session 2003-04, on The Compensation Agency), proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first time and second time and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2003-04 be appended to the Report. —(The Chairman.)
The Functions of the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Mrs Nuala O'Loan, Police Ombudsman, Mr Sam Pollock, Chief Executive, Mr David Wood, Executive Director, and Ms Olwyn Laird, Director, Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, were examined.
Professor Desmond Rea, Chairman, Mr Trevor Reaney, Chief Executive, and Ms Sinead Simpson, Policy Officer, Northern Ireland Policing Board, and Mr Paul Leighton, Deputy Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 13 September at half past Ten o'clock.
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Monday 13 September 2004
[The Committee met at the Europa Hotel, Belfast]
[MORNING SITTING]
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Gregory Campbell Mr Tony Clarke Mr Eddie McGrady | | Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
''Hate Crime'' in Northern Ireland: Mr Conal Devitt, Northern Ireland Office, Ms Mary Bunting, Mr Billy Gamble and Mr Gerry Mulligan, Office of the First and Deputy First Minister, and Mr Stephen Standford, Department of Education, were examined, and Mr Adrian Arbuthnot, Northern Ireland Office, was further examined.
Dr Duncan Morrow, Community Relations Council, was further examined, Ms Frances McCandless, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action, and Mr Pat Conway, Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 13 September at Two o'clock.
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Monday 13 September 2004
[The Committee met at the Europa Hotel, Belfast]
[AFTERNOON SITTING]
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke Mr Eddie McGrady | | Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
''Hate Crime'' in Northern Ireland: Mr Brian Campfield, Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance, Ms Patricia McKeown, Unison, Mr Tom Gillen, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, and Mr Nigel Smyth, Confederation of British Industry, were examined.
Ms Hazel Francey, Good Relations Manager, Belfast City Council, Mr Gerry McBride, Policy and Co-ordination Officer, Down District Council, and Ms Clare Mullen, Community Safety Officer, Strabane District Council, were examined.
Mr Duncan Kearny, Falls Community Council, Mr Peter McGuire, Duncrun Cultural Initiative, Ms Mina Wardle, Shankill Stress and Trauma Group, Mr Tom Winston, Greater Shankill Alternatives, and Mr Jim Auld, Community Restorative Justice, were examined.
Ms Roisin McGlone and Mr Billy McQuiston, Interaction Belfast, were examined.
Ordered, That Mr Keith Bryett be appointed as Specialist Adviser, to assist the Committee in its inquiries into the Functions of the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Functions of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr Chris Tarry be appointed as Specialist Adviser, to assist the Sub-Committee in its inquiry into Air Transport in Northern Ireland.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 September at half past Nine o'clock.
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Tuesday 14 September 2004
[The Committee met at the Europa Hotel, Belfast]
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Roy Beggs Mr Tony Clarke Mr Eddie McGrady | | Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
''Hate Crime'' in Northern Ireland: The Most Reverend Rt. Hon. Lord Eames, Anglican Church of Ireland, Archbishop Sean Brady, Roman Catholic Church of Ireland, Reverend Winston Graham, Methodist Church of Ireland, and Reverend Dr Ken Newell, Presbyterian Church of Ireland, were examined.
Dr Paul Connolly, Queen's University, Belfast, Ms Clare White, Tim Parry and Johnathan Ball Trust, Mr Hugh Doyle, Glencree Centre for Reconciliation, and Mr Barney McNeaney, Acting Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, were examined.
Mr David Bell and Mr Michael Black were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 October at half past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 20 October 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Gregory Campbell Mr Tony Clarke | | Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Sixth Report from the Committee, HC 493 (2003-04) p.42).
The Functions of the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Mr Irwin Montgomery, Chairman and Mr Terry Spence, Secretary, Police Federation for Northern Ireland, Chief Superintendent Wesley Wilson, Treasurer, and Mr Raymond Phillips, Strategic Support, Superintendents' Association of Northern Ireland, were examined.
Mr Ian Pearson, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office, was further examined, and Mr Nick Perry, Head of Security and Policing Directorate, Mr Ken Lindsay, Head of Policing Division, and Mr David Kyle, Policing Division, Northern Ireland Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 25 October at half past Nine o'clock.
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Monday 25 October 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Gregory Campbell Mr Tony Clarke | | Mr Stephen Hepburn Mr Eddie McGrady Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
''Hate Crime'' in Northern Ireland: Mr James Knox, Convenor, Coalition on Sexual Orientation, Mr Duane Farrell, Manager, Rainbow Project, Mr P. A. Maglochlainn, President, Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association, Mr Gareth Lee, Collective Coordinator, Queer Space, Ms Mairead McCafferty, Lesbian Line, and Ms Theresa Cullen, Carafriend, were examined.
Ms Anna Lo, Chief Executive, Chinese Welfare Association, Ms Eva McKelvey, Chair, Northern Ireland Filipino Association, Ms Vivien Harvey, Director, Traveller Movement Northern Ireland, Ms Nisha Tandon, Indian Community Centre, Dr Katy Radford, Belfast Jewish Community, and Mr Jamal Iweida, Belfast Islamic Centre, were examined.
Ms Sonia Lau, Chinese Community, Ms Miriam Karp, Belfast Jewish Community, Ms Iris Maglanoc, Filipino Community, were examined, and Mr Jamal Iweida, Belfast Islamic Community, was further examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 November at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 3 November 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Mates, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Gregory Campbell Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into Reconciliation: Ways of Dealing with Northern Ireland's Past. —(The Chairman.)
'Hate Crime' in Northern Ireland: Assistant Chief Constable Judith Gillespie, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Mr David Wilson, and Mr Brian Dougherty, Northern Ireland Policing Board, and Mr Ivor Paisley, Deputy Chief Executive, Cookstown District Council, and Mr Philip Moffett, Manager, Cookstown District Policing Partnership, were examined, Inspector Robin Dempsey, Community Safety Branch, Police Service of Northern Ireland, was further examined.
Rt Hon. John Spellar, a Member of the House, Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, was further examined, Mr Conal Devitt, Community Safety Unit, Mr Tom Haire, Criminal Law Branch, Northern Ireland Office, and Mr Billy Gamble, Office of the First and Deputy First Minister, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 December at half past Three o'clock.
Proceedings of the Sub-Committee
Wednesday 24 March 2004
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Roy Beggs Mr Stephen Hepburn Mr Iain Luke Mr Stephen Pound | | Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Hugo Swire Mr Mark Tami |
The Committee deliberated.
Mr Roy Beggs declared a pecuniary interest as a land fill site owner in Northern Ireland.
Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland: Mr Kieran Walsh, Director, Mr Tony Ruddy, Chairman, and Mr John Perry, Consultant, Chartered Institute of Housing Northern Ireland, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 29 March at a quarter past Two o'clock.
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Monday 29 March 2004
[The Committee met at Belfast City Hall]
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Stephen Hepburn | | Mr Eddie McGrady Rev. Martin Smyth |
The Committee deliberated.
Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland: Alderman Arnold Hatch, Chairman, Mr Chris Williamson, Director, Mr Arthur Canning, Vice Chairman, Mr Graham Murton, Deputy Director, Federation of Housing Associations Northern Ireland, were examined.
Mr Alan Crowe, Chief Executive, Mr Brian Harris, Vice Chairman, Mr Maurice Butler, Board Member, and Ms Lynn Patterson, Information Officer, Northern Ireland Co-Ownership Housing Association, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 30 March at half past Ten o'clock.
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Tuesday 30 March 2004
[The Committee met at the Senate Chamber, Parliament Building, Stormont, Belfast]
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Stephen Hepburn | | Mr Eddie McGrady Rev. Martin Smyth |
The Committee deliberated.
Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland: Mr David Crothers, Director of Housing, Mr Billy Graham, Housing Associations Branch, and Mr Jerome Burns, Housing Policy Branch, Department of Social Development, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 April at a quarter past Nine o'clock.
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Tuesday 27 April 2004
[The Committee met at the Senate Chamber, Parliament Building, Stormont, Belfast]
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Stephen Hepburn Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami |
The Committee deliberated.
Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland: Mr Paddy McIntyre, Chief Executive, Mr Stewart Cuddy, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Services, and Mr Colm McCaughley, Director of Housing and Regeneration, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, were examined.
Mr Murray Watt, Liaison Officer, and Ms Hilary Kyle, Area Manager, Northern Ireland Tenants Action Project, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 May at half past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 19 May 2004
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Iain Luke Mr Eddie McGrady Mr Stephen Pound | | Mr Hugo Swire Mr Mark Tami |
The Committee deliberated.
Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland: Mr Pat Quinn, Director of Policy and Planning Division, and Mr Jim Thompson, Policy and Planning Division, Department of the Environment, and Mr Mike Thompson, Director of Regional Planning and Transportation Division, and Mr Des Stephen, Deputy Director of Regional Planning and Transportation Division, Department for Regional Development, were examined.
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Stephen Pound was called to the Chair.
Future Post-Primary Education arrangements in Northern Ireland: Mr David Woods, Head of Post-Primary Support Team, and Mr Leslie Ashe, Post-Primary Support Team, Department of Education, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 May at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 26 May 2004
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Iain Luke Mr Eddie McGrady | | Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami |
The Committee deliberated.
Waste Management Strategy in Northern Ireland: Mr John Quinn, Chairman, TAG, and Chairman, arc21 Steering Group, Antrim Borough Council, and Mr Richard Burnett, Secretary, TAG, and Member of arc 21 Steering Group, Lisburn City Council, Local Government Technical Advisers Group and arc 21, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 June at a quarter past Nine o'clock.
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Tuesday 15 June 2004
[The Committee met at the Great Hall, Magee College, University of Ulster, Londonderry]
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Hugo Swire |
The Committee deliberated.
Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland: Professor Chris Paris, Professor of Housing Studies, and Mr Paddy Gray, Senior Lecturer in Housing, School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster, were examined.
Ms Janet Hunter, Director, Housing Rights Service, Mr Laurence Moffat, Director, Shelter, Ms Fiona Boyle, Network Development Manager, Northern Ireland Foyer Federation, and Ms Carol O'Bryan, Chief Executive, the Simon Community, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 June at half past Two o'clock.
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Tuesday 15 June 2004
[The Committee met at Londonderry City Council, Civic Offices, Londonderry]
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Hugo Swire |
The Committee deliberated.
Waste Management Strategy in Northern Ireland: Mr Eamon Molloy, Development Officer, Derry City Council, and Mr John Kelpie, City Engineer, Derry City Council, North West Region Waste Management Group, Mr Graham Byrne, Project Officer, Dungannon District Council, and Mr Andrew Baskin, Kirk, McClure & Morton Consultants, Southern Waste Management Partnership, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 June at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 23 June 2004
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Gregory Campbell Mr Stephen Hepburn Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Waste Management Strategy in Northern Ireland: Mrs Deirdre Stewart, Assistant Director, and Mr Brian Gregory, Kirk McClure & Morton Consultants, Confederation of British Industry Northern Ireland, were examined.
Mr John McMullan, Director, and Mr Eric Randall, Director of Recycling, Bryson House Recycling, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 June at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 30 June 2004
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Iain Luke Mr Stephen Pound | | Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami |
The Committee deliberated.
Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland: Rt Hon John Spellar, a Member of the House, Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, was examined, Mr David Crothers, Director of Housing and Mr Jerome Burns, Housing Policy Branch, Department for Social Development, were further examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 September at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 8 September 2004
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Iain Luke Mr Eddie McGrady Mr Stephen Pound | | Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Waste Management Strategy in Northern Ireland: Mr Phillip Ward, Chief Operating Officer, and Mr Steve Creed, Director of Business and Procurement Programme, Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), were examined.
Northern Ireland Departments' Resource Accounts 2002-03: Mr John Hunter, Permanent Secretary, and Mr David Thomson, Treasury Officer of Accounts, Department of Finance and Personnel, and Mr Alan Shannon, Permanent Secretary, Mr Derek Baker, Principal Establishment and Finance Officer, and Mr John Deery, Director of Financial Management, Department for Social Development, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 October at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 13 October 2004
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Stephen Hepburn Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami |
The Committee deliberated.
Waste Management Strategy in Northern Ireland: Professor Deborah Boyd, Chairperson, and Mr Trevor Knipe, Waste Management Advisory Board of Northern Ireland, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 26 October at half past Nine o'clock.
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Tuesday 26 October 2004
[The Committee met at the Senate Chamber, Parliament Building, Stormont, Belfast]
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Roy Beggs Mr Stephen Hepburn | | Mr Iain Luke Mr Eddie McGrady |
The Committee deliberated.
Waste Management Strategy in Northern Ireland: Mr Steve Aston, and Ms Pat Corker, Principal Scientific Officer, Environmental Health Service, Mr Noel Scott, Planning Service, Department of the Environment, and Mr Brendan O'Neill, Director of Policy, Procurement Service, Department of Finance and Personnel, were examined.
Mr Paul Walsh, Queen's University Belfast, Mr Gordon Best, Regional Director and Mr Bill Weir, Chair of Planning and Environment Committee, Quarry Products Association Northern Ireland, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 26 October at half past Two o'clock.
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Tuesday 26 October 2004
[The Committee met at the Senate Chamber, Parliament Building, Stormont, Belfast]
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Roy Beggs Mr Stephen Hepburn | | Mr Iain Luke |
The Committee deliberated.
Waste Management Strategy in Northern Ireland: Mr John Woods, Director, and Dr Cathy Maguire, Consultant, Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland , were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 November at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 10 November 2004
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Gregory Campbell Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Eddie McGrady Rev. Martin Smyth Mr Mark Tami |
The Committee deliberated.
Air Transport Services in Northern Ireland: Sir Roy McNulty, Chairman and Mr Alex Plant, Head of International Aviation Policy, Civil Aviation Authority, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 November at half past Three o'clock.
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Wednesday 17 November 2004
Members present:
Mr Tony Clarke, in the Chair
| Mr Adrian Bailey Mr Roy Beggs Mr Gregory Campbell Mr Iain Luke | | Mr Eddie McGrady Mr Stephen Pound Rev. Martin Smyth |
The Committee deliberated.
Waste Management Strategy in Northern Ireland: Angela Smith, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office, was examined, Mr Stephen Aston, Environment and Heritage Service, and Mr Noel Scott, Planning Service, Department of the Environment, were further examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 29 November at half past Eleven o'clock.
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