Draft Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

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David Burnside: Will the Minister meet the industry action group?

Mr. Gardiner: I shall meet any group that is representative of the industry.

The debate having continued for half an hour, The Chairman adjourned the Committee without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.

Committee adjourned at seven minutes past Six o'clock.

The Committee consisted of the following Members:

Chairman: Mr. Eric Illsley

†Barnes, Mr. Harry (North-East Derbyshire) (Lab)

†Beggs, Mr. Roy (East Antrim) (UUP)

Brennan, Kevin (Cardiff, West) (Lab)

†Burnside, David (South Antrim) (UUP)

†Campbell, Mr. Gregory (East Londonderry) (DUP)

†Carmichael, Mr. Alistair (Orkney and Shetland) (LD)

†Coaker, Vernon (Gedling) (Lab)

†Dodds, Mr. Nigel (Belfast, North) (DUP)

†Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M. (Lagan Valley) (DUP)

†Ellman, Mrs. Louise (Liverpool, Riverside)

(Lab/Co-op)

Field, Mr. Mark (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con)

†Harris, Mr. Tom (Glasgow, Cathcart) (Lab)

†Hermon, Lady (North Down) (UUP)

Hume, Mr. John (Foyle) (SDLP)

†Hunter, Mr. Andrew (Basingstoke) (DUP)

Irranca-Davies, Huw (Ogmore) (Lab)

†Jackson, Helen (Sheffield, Hillsborough) (Lab)

†Joyce, Mr. Eric (Falkirk, West) (Lab)

†Lidington, Mr. David (Aylesbury) (Con)

†Luff, Mr. Peter (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con)

†Luke, Mr. Iain (Dundee, East) (Lab)

Mackay, Mr. Andrew (Bracknell) (Con)

Mallon, Mr. Seamus (Newry and Armagh) (SDLP)

Mates, Mr. Michael (East Hampshire) (Con)

†McCabe, Mr. Stephen (Birmingham, Hall Green) (Lab)

†McGrady, Mr. Eddie (South Down) (SDLP)

McNamara, Mr. Kevin (Hull, North) (Lab)

McWalter, Mr. Tony (Hemel Hempstead) (Lab/Co-op)

†O'Brien, Mr. Bill (Normanton) (Lab)

†Öpik, Lembit (Montgomeryshire) (LD)

Paisley, Rev. Ian (North Antrim) (DUP)

†Pound, Mr. Stephen (Ealing, North) (Lab)

Robinson, Mrs. Iris (Strangford) (DUP)

Robinson, Mr. Peter (Belfast, East) (DUP)

†Smyth, Rev. Martin (Belfast, South) (UUP)

Thomas, Gareth (Clwyd, West) (Lab)

†Trimble, Mr. David (Upper Bann) (UUP)

Frank Cranmer, Jenny McCullough, Committee Clerks

† attended the Committee

The following Members attended the Committee:

The following also attended, pursuant to Standing Order No. 109(4):

Gardiner, Mr. Barry (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland)

Pearson, Mr. Ian (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland)

Smith, Angela (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland)

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Prepared 20 January 2005