Page 2749 - Week 09 - Thursday, 25 August 1994
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PROPOSED SELECT COMMITTEE
MR STEVENSON (5.03): Madam Speaker, I seek leave to move a motion to appoint a select committee.
Leave granted.
MADAM SPEAKER: Can we have a copy of the motion? Until we see it, we do not know what you are doing, Mr Stevenson. It has to be circulated; otherwise, you cannot move it. Are people aware of the contents of this motion, Mr Stevenson?
MR STEVENSON: No, not everybody.
MADAM SPEAKER: Then we will wait while it is circulated. In other circumstances I would let you speak, but on this occasion we will wait.
Now that your motion has been circulated, Mr Stevenson, you may move it.
MR STEVENSON: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move:
Select Committee - Membership: Four members, one member from each Assembly grouping as notified to the Speaker.
Terms of reference:
(1) Inquire into and report on the following matters -
(a) The advisability of introducing a law to give citizens the right to introduce, amend and repeal legislation with particular regard to the Electors Initiative and Referendum Bill 1994 [No. 2] and the Community Referendum Bill 1994.
I apologise to members for the late timing on this motion and for the fact that I have not had a chance to talk to everybody about it. It is not drafted as well as I would have liked; but, unfortunately, time is running away from me. I thought there would be more time. As members know, I introduced into the Assembly some 10 months ago a Bill similar to the one Mrs Carnell introduced yesterday.
Mr Lamont and other members seem to be fairly concerned about the wording of the motion. As I said, it is basically a draft. I have not had time to write it out in full. I will be happy to expand on the abbreviations. The terms of reference of the proposed committee would be to inquire into and report on the following matters: The advisability of introducing a law to give citizens the right to introduce, amend or repeal legislation in
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