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Mr Jim Wells

Title:	Mr
Official Last Name:	Wells
Official First Name:	James
Usual First Name:	Jim
Date Of Birth:	27/04/1957
Party:	Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency:	South Down

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Northern Ireland Assembly Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2011 - Present
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	07/03/2007 - 25/03/2011
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	26/11/2003 - 30/01/2007
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	25/06/1998 - 28/04/2003

Northern Ireland Assembly MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
25/06/1998	South Down	Unionist, First Elected
26/11/2003	South Down	Unionist, Re-elected
13/03/2007	South Down	Unionist, Re-elected
12/05/2011	South Down	Unionist, Re-elected

Northern Ireland Assembly Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
22/05/2013 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Cycling
13/03/2013 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All Party Group on Organ Donation
13/03/2013 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Organ Donation
11/02/2013 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
08/05/2012 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Heart Disease & Stroke
07/11/2011 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on European Environmental Regulations, Directives and Decisions
27/09/2011 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
26/09/2011 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals
26/09/2011 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals
19/09/2011 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Disability
30/06/2011 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Pro-Life
28/06/2011 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All Party Group on Visual Impairment
28/06/2011 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Visual Impairment
07/06/2011 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on International Development
07/06/2011 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on International Development
23/05/2011 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
16/05/2011 - Present	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
28/06/2010 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals
25/02/2010 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All Party Group on International Development
04/07/2009 - 25/03/2011	Committee Chair	Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
22/01/2009 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Visual Impairment
16/09/2008 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Rural Sustainability
15/09/2008 - 13/09/2009	Committee Member	Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment
01/07/2008 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Construction
27/05/2008 - 17/09/2009	Committee Member	Public Accounts Committee
06/05/2008 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Climate Change
03/12/2007 - 25/03/2011	Committee Deputy Chair	Ad Hoc Committee on the draft Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
19/11/2007 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the draft Criminal Justice Order 2007
15/05/2007 - 25/02/2010	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on International Development
09/05/2007 - 03/07/2009	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Regional Development
09/05/2007 - 14/09/2008	Committee Member	Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
09/05/2007 - 10/05/2007	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
09/05/2007 - 28/05/2007	Committee Member	Committee for Employment and Learning
22/11/2006 - 30/01/2007	Joint Chairpersons Programme for Government Committee	Committee on the Programme for Government
22/11/2006 - 30/01/2007	Joint Committee Chair	Committee on the Programme for Government
11/05/2006 - 30/01/2007	Deputy Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
01/05/2002 - 28/04/2003	Committee Member	The Causeway Sub-Committee
03/10/2000 - 28/04/2003	Committee Member	Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment
01/09/2000 - 28/04/2003	Committee Member	Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
30/11/1999 - 28/04/2003	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
30/11/1999 - 12/11/2001	Committee Member	Committee for Regional Development

Parliamentary Contact Details

Room:	Room 218	E-Mail:
Address:	Parliament Buildings
Townland:	Ballymiscaw
Ward:	Stormont
Town:	Belfast
Post Code:	BT4 3XX

Constituency Contact Details

Address 1:	12 Bridge Street	Telephone No:	02841 769900
Address 2:		Fax No:	02838 321837
Address 3:		E-Mail:
Townland:	Kilkeel
Town:	Kilkeel
Post Code:	BT34 4AD
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Directorships

None.

Remunerated Employment, Office, Profession, etc

Planning Consultant. Not practising.

Elected/Public Office

None.

Electoral Support and Political Donations

None.

Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

None.

Overseas visits

25th - 30th August 2012 visit to Tanzania. Travel costs and expenses met by Oxfam Ireland. (Registered 13 December 2012)

Overseas benefits and gifts

None.

Land and Property

Residential property in County Down from which rental income is received.

Notification received that the above interest has ceased. (Registered 7 January 2013)

Half share in two residential properties in County Down from which rental income is received.

Entry amended. (Registered 7 January 2013)

Shareholdings

Henderson Japan Unit Trust (Sub-category (b)).

Entry amended. (Registered 7 January 2013)

Royal London Pension Fund (Sub-category (b)). (Registered 7 February 2013)

Liverpool Victoria Pension Fund (Sub-category (b)). (Registered 7 February 2013)

Miscellaneous Interests

National Trust Staff Pension Scheme.

Strategem Northern Ireland: a company which occasionally surveys the views of MLAs on a wide range of issues. A fee of £50.00 is payable for each survey completed. I donate this sum to Scripture Union.

Entry amended. (Registered 7 January 2013)

Unremunerated Interests

Northern Ireland Committee Chairman, Christian Blind Mission.

Treasurer, Chosen Northern Ireland.

Chairman, Northern Ireland Raptor Study Group.

Member, Orange Order.

Member, Royal Black Institution.

Member, Apprentice Boys - Londonderry.

Family members who benefit from Office Cost Expenditure

None.

Session:

100 Questions, Page 1 of 10

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Ref No

Question

Tabled Date

Answered

AQO 4343/11-15

To ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for an update on the construction of a new library for Kilkeel, County Down.

06/06/2013

Awaiting Answer

AQO 4385/11-15

To ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what support her Department can give towards the provision of a new hotel in Downpatrick.

13/06/2013

To be answered on 25/06/2013

AQW 24040/11-15

To ask the Minister of the Environment what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the conditions attached to planning permissions for wind turbines are complied with.

06/06/2013

Awaiting Answer

AQW 24039/11-15

To ask the Minister of the Environment whether he is aware of the recent case in County Roscommon in the Republic of Ireland where it is alleged that Gaelelectric failed to carry out post-installation noise surveys of its turbines.

06/06/2013

Awaiting Answer

AQW 24038/11-15

To ask the Minister of the Environment (i) how many applications for wind turbines have been submitted by Gaelelectric in each of the last five years; and (ii) how many of these applications (a) were approved; and (b) are pending a decision.

06/06/2013

Awaiting Answer

AQW 23762/11-15

To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he has had any contact with the Health and Social Care Board to ensure that Commissioning Plans include a target to reduce the waiting times for Biologic drugs to zero.

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30/05/2013

Answered

AQW 23642/11-15

To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety when the waiting times for biologic drugs will be brought into line with the rest of the UK where patients, in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, receive these treatments immediately.

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28/05/2013

Answered

AQW 23275/11-15

To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, following her recent announcement of aid to the farming community, whether she plans to provide financial support to the fishing fleet.

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20/05/2013

Answered

AQO 4034/11-15

To ask the Minister of the Environment how many Areas of Special Scientific Interest have been declared.

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01/05/2013

Answered

AQW 22406/11-15

To ask the Minister of the Environment how many people hold a full driving licence.

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30/04/2013