Monday 11 June

Executive Committee Business

Suspension of Standing Orders

Proposed: That Standing Orders 10(2) to 10(4), inclusive, be suspended for 11 June 2007.

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Legislative Consent Motion - Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill

Proposed: That this Assembly endorses the principle of the extension of the provisions of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill to Northern Ireland.

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Supply Resolution for the 2007-2008 Main Estimates

Proposed: That this Assembly approves that a sum not exceeding £7,079,776,000 be granted out of the Consolidated Fund, for or towards defraying the charges for Northern Ireland Departments, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints, the Food Standards Agency, the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation for the year ending 31 March 2008; and that resources not exceeding £7,922,535,000 be authorised for use by Northern Ireland Departments, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints, the Food Standards Agency, the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation for the year ending 31 March 2008.

Minister of Finance and Personnel

First Stage – Budget Bill

A Bill to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of certain sums for the service of the year ending 31st March 2008; to appropriate those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the Department of Finance and Personnel to borrow on the credit of the appropriated sums; to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources (including accruing resources) for the year ending 31st March 2008; and to repeal certain spent provisions.

Minister of Finance and Personnel

First Stage – Taxis Bill

A Bill to make provision regulating taxi operators, taxis and taxi drivers; and for related purposes.

Minister of the Environment

Question time

• Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
• Agriculture and Rural Development
• Culture, Arts and Leisure

Tuesday

Executive Committee Business

Second Stage – Welfare Reform Bill (NIA 01/07)

Minister for Social Development

Second Stage – Budget Bill (NIA 03/07)

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Committee Business

Committee for the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister

Proposed: That this Assembly approves the change of name of the Statutory Committee called the Committee of the Centre to the Committee for the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister.

Chairperson, Committee of the Centre

Agriculture and Rural Development Committee (Room 144 at 2.00pm)

Presentation by Mourne, Slieve Croob and South Down Residents’ Action Group. Presentations by Departmental officials on proposed Statutory Rule and Proposed Consultation

Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee (Room 135 at 2.00pm)

Briefing from senior officials and to considers a research paper on tourism (Public from 2.30pm).

Private Members' Business

Industrial Rates

Proposed: That this Assembly calls on the Minister of Finance and Personnel to honour the resolution made by the ‘Hain’ Assembly, on 6 June 2006, to cap industrial rates at 25 per cent.

Mr R Beggs, Mr L Cree

Adjournment

The case for the location of public sector jobs in West Tyrone.

Barry McElduff

Wednesday

Regional Development Committee (Room 144 at 10.00am)

Looking at:

• The role of the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation.
• Budget Bids and Budget process
• The work of the Roads Service.

Finance and Personnel Committee (Room 152 at 10.00am)

Employment and Learning Committee (Queens University at 10.00am)

Committee on Procedures (Room 152 at 2.00pm)

Committee of the Centre (2.00pm)

Maze/Long Kesh site familiarisation visit

Thursday

Environment Committee (Room 144 10.30am)

• North South Interconnector
• DOE Draft Disability Action Plan
• Proposal for Secondary Legislation – SL1 - Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations
• Committee Forward Work programme

Culture, Arts and Leisure Committee (Room 152 at 10.30am)

Social Development Committee (Room 135 at 11.00am)

• Westminster – Pensions Bill
• Westminster Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill
• 11.15am: Briefing on homelessness issues
  
  Witnesses -
  Ricky Rowledge – Voluntary Sector Housing Policy Forum
  Nicola McCrudden - Housing Rights Service,
  David Carrol - Simon Community
  
• 11.30am: Homelessness issues & Draft Strategy ‘Including the Homeless’ – Briefing by Department for Social Development officials-
  
  Witnesses –
  Heather Cousins DSD
  Michael Sands DSD
  Janis Hatchell DSD

Public Accounts Committee (Senate Chamber at 2.00pm)

Health, Social Services & Public Safety Committee (Room 135 at 2.30pm)