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Northern Ireland Grand Committee

– in the House of Commons at 5:53 pm on 12 July 2007.

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Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 116 (Northern Ireland Grand Committees (sittings)),

That—

(1) the matter of policing reform in Northern Ireland (progress to date) be referred to the Northern Ireland Grand Committee;

(2) the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Tuesday 24th July at half-past four o'clock; and

(3) at that sitting

(a) the Committee shall take questions under Standing Order No. 110 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)), and shall then consider the matter referred to it under paragraph (1) above;

(b) the Chairman shall interrupt proceedings not later than two and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the matter referred to the Committee; and

(c) at the conclusion of those proceedings, a motion for the adjournment of the Committee may be made by a Minister of the Crown, pursuant to paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 116 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (sittings)). —[Mark Tami.]

Question agreed to.

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