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Part of the debate – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 10:30 am on 18 December 2006.

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Photo of Eileen Bell Eileen Bell Speaker 10:30, 18 December 2006

Thank you, Dr Paisley. I have not heard of any such changes. As you know, I told the House that I was looking into the matter. The Assembly Commission has set up a special security review, involving its members and other invited personnel. At this stage — as I have already explained to you — there is an interim agreement with the PSNI for security in this Building on sitting days from 8.30 am until 6.30 pm. That arrangement will stay in place until full devolution, when it is hoped that we will have our own corps of PSNI people to look after us.

That is as far as I can go at the moment, because that is as far as the security review has gone. There is no change or diminution of security, especially on sitting days. I will be reporting back.