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(a) at the conclusion of questions without notice on any day after that period, that Member may ask the relevant Minister for such an explanation; and

(b) the Member may, at the conclusion of the explanation, move without notice “That the Assembly takes note of the explanation”; or

(c) in the event that the Minister does not provide an explanation, the Member may, without notice, move a motion with regard to the Minister’s failure to provide either an answer or an explanation.”.

(11) Standing order 168(c) be amended by adding at the end “and any associated explanatory memorandum”.

(12) Standing order 242 be amended by adding the following paragraph:

“(e) any evidence taken or documents received ‘in camera’ or on a confidential basis by a committee which will remain strictly confidential unless its publication is authorised by a resolution of the committee or the Assembly.”.

(13) The following new standing orders be adopted:

“Statement

246A. If a committee resolves that a statement should be made to the Assembly concerning an inquiry under the committee’s consideration or a matter within the committee’s terms of reference, the Presiding Member shall prepare for the committee’s consideration a statement in the terms of the committee’s resolution. Standing orders 248, 249 and 250 apply to the consideration of a statement as if any reference to ‘draft report’ was a reference to ‘draft statement’. The committee may resolve to dispense with the consideration of the statement under standing orders 248, 249 and 250.

The Presiding Member shall make the statement to the Assembly.

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