Motion

Motion TitleEstablishment of an Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 response

Motion TextThat, as provided for in Standing Order 53(1), this Assembly appoints an Ad Hoc Committee to receive oral statements from Ministers on matters relating to the COVID-19 response and to question Ministers on such statements. Composition: All Members of the Assembly shall be members of the Committee. The Chairperson of the Committee shall be the Speaker or, in his absence, a Deputy Speaker. Quorum: The quorum shall be five members including the Chairperson. Procedures: The Committee may not meet on days when the Assembly is sitting. The procedures of the Committee shall otherwise be such as the Chairperson may determine. Any report of the Committee shall be limited to its minutes of proceedings together with the minutes of any evidence taken before it. Timeframe: Unless the Assembly previously resolves, the Committee shall exist for a period of 12 months. The establishment of this Ad Hoc Committee does not prevent Ministers from continuing to make statements to the Assembly in line with the provisions of Standing Order 18.

Motion CategoryCommittee Motion

Motion TypeBusiness motion

Date Tabled to Business Office24/03/2020

Date Selected By Committee24/03/2020

Date of Plenary Debate31/03/2020