Minutes of Proceedings - 2005-07-07
1. MEETING:
2. PRAYERS.
3. SPEAKER'S WARRANT - DEPUTY CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES:
4. NEXT MEETING:
5. GENERAL BUSINESS DAY:
6. NOTICES:
7. APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 2) 2005/2006 (Serial 2):
- The Assembly met at 1 pm, pursuant to resolution dated 30 June 2005. The Honourable J. L. Aagaard took the Chair.
2. PRAYERS.
3. SPEAKER'S WARRANT - DEPUTY CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES:
- The Speaker (Mrs Aagaard) laid on the Table her warrant for Deputy Chairmen of Committees as follows:
WARRANT
- Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 12, I nominate Mr Elliot McAdam, Mr Matthew Bonson and Mr Gerry Wood to act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees when requested so to do by the Chairman of Committees.
Given under my hand this seventh day of July, Two thousand and five.
Sgd. Jane Aagaard
Speaker (Paper 141)
4. NEXT MEETING:
- The Leader of Government Business (Mr Henderson) moved - That the Assembly at its rising adjourn until Tuesday 16 August 2005 at 10 am or such other time and/or date as may be set by the Speaker, pursuant to Sessional Order.
Question - put and passed.
5. GENERAL BUSINESS DAY:
- The Leader of Government Business (Mr Henderson) nominated, on behalf of the Chief Minister, Thursday 18 August 2005 as the next day on which precedence will be given to General Business, pursuant to Standing Order 92.
6. NOTICES:
- The following notice was given -
Mrs Braham: To present a Bill for an Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act.
7. APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 2) 2005/2006 (Serial 2):
- The Order of the Assembly having been read for the consideration in Committee of the Whole together with the Reports of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee, pursuant to the resolution of the Assembly, dated 30 June 2005 -
The Assembly resolved itself into Committee of the Whole.
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In Committee
(Acting Chairman - Mr McAdam)
In Committee
(Acting Chairman - Mr McAdam)
Papers tabled: The Chairman of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee (Mr Kiely), pursuant to resolution, laid on the Table the following Papers -
Reports of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee on its consideration of the estimates of proposed expenditure contained in the Schedule to the Appropriation Bill (No.2) 2005/2006 (Serial 2) together with answers to questions on notice and additional information provided to date to the Committee. (Paper 142)
At 1.06 pm the Assembly, pursuant to resolution, proceeded to the question -
That the proposed expenditure be agreed to and that the resolutions or expressions of opinion as agreed to by the committees in relation to the proposed expenditure or outputs with reference to the Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2005/2006, or the activities, performance, practices and financial management of the Power and Water Corporation with reference to its Statement of Corporate Intent for 2005/2006, be agreed to.
Debate ensued.
Question - put and passed.
Question - That the remainder of the Bill be agreed to - put and passed.
Question - That the Bill be reported without amendment - put and passed.
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The Assembly resumed; the Speaker (Mrs Aagaard) took the Chair; the Acting Chairman (Mr McAdam) reported that the Committee had considered the Bill and the Report of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee and agreed to the Appropriation Bill (No.2) 200/2006 (Serial 2), without amendment.
The Treasurer (Mr Stirling) moved - That the Bill be now read a third time.
Debate ensued.
Question - put and passed.
The Bill was read a third time and passed to be a proposed law.
- The Order of the Day having been read for the resumption of debate on the question - That the Bills be now read a second time -
Debate resumed.
Question - put and passed.
Bills read a second time.
Leave granted for a motion for the third readings of the Bills to be moved forthwith.
On the motion of the Treasurer (Mr Stirling) the Bills were read a third time and passed to be proposed laws.
- The Leader of Government Business (Mr Henderson) moved - That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Debate ensued.
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Visitors: The Speaker advised Members of the presence in the Speaker's Gallery of a delegation from the Tibetan Autonomous Region Department of Education. On behalf of all Members the Speaker extended a warm welcome to the visitors.
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Debate continued.Question - put and passed.
And the Assembly adjourned at 5.19 pm until Tuesday 16 August 2005 at 10am or such other time and/or date as may be set by the Speaker, pursuant to Sessional Order.
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PAPERS
The following papers were deemed to have been presented on Thursday 7 July 2005 -
Estimates Committee 2005/2006
Estimates Committee 2005/2006, Answer to question 9.2 taken on notice - Statistics regarding Child Abuse – Notification by region, 2000/01 to 2004/05 (Paper 143)
Estimates Committee 2005/2006, Answer to question 9.3 taken on notice, 2001 Election Commitment – Village Style Living Arrangement for People with Disabilities (Paper 144)
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ATTENDANCE:
All Members attended the sittings.
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