Official Report: Minutes of Evidence

Committee for Finance, meeting on Wednesday, 11 November 2020


Members present for all or part of the proceedings:

Dr Steve Aiken OBE (Chairperson)
Mr Paul Frew (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Jim Allister KC
Mr Pat Catney
Mr Philip McGuigan
Mr Maolíosa McHugh
Mr Jim Wells

Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Committee Report

The Chairperson (Dr Aiken): The Committee will consider the final draft report on the Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The report has been revised due to a correction in paragraph numbering, as detailed in members' tabled papers. The session will be reported by Hansard.

I will put the Question on each section of the report.

Is the Committee content that the title page, Committee membership and powers, the table of contents and the abbreviations stand part of the report?

Members indicated assent.

The Chairperson (Dr Aiken): Is the Committee content that the executive summary at paragraphs 1 to 7 stands part of the report?

Members indicated assent.

The Chairperson (Dr Aiken): Is the Committee content that the introduction at paragraphs 8 to 15 stands part of the report?

Members indicated assent.

The Chairperson (Dr Aiken): Is the Committee content that the summary of the Bill as presented at Committee Stage at paragraphs 16 to 31 stands part of the report?

Members indicated assent.

The Chairperson (Dr Aiken): Is the Committee content that the summary of considerations at paragraphs 32 to 338 stands part of the report?

Members indicated assent.

The Chairperson (Dr Aiken): Is the Committee content that the Committee's consideration of other issues at paragraphs 339 to 348 stands part of the report?

Members indicated assent.

The Chairperson (Dr Aiken): Is the Committee content that the clause-by-clause scrutiny of the Bill at paragraphs 349 to 412 stands part of the report?

Members indicated assent.

The Chairperson (Dr Aiken): Is the Committee content to include the appropriate section of the appropriate minutes relating to the agenda item on the links to the appendices and the list of appendices on page168?

Members indicated assent.

The Chairperson (Dr Aiken): Is the Committee content that the report on the Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill be published and made available to all MLAs?

Members indicated assent.

The Chairperson (Dr Aiken): Is the Committee content for an electronic copy of the report to be sent to all organisations and individuals that provided evidence to the Committee on the Bill?

Members indicated assent.

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