NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY COMMISSION

HC Deb 30 July 1998 vol 317 c605

Mr. Paul Murphy

I beg to move amendment No. 57, in page 44, leave out lines 15 to 31.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this, it will be convenient to discuss Government amendment No. 58.

Mr. Murphy

The amendments are technical and relate to the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission. We included in paragraph 2 of schedule 6 provisions that were borrowed from the Scotland Bill, which empowers UK Ministers to make certain transfers of property to the Scottish equivalent of the commission. However, in our case property is specifically dealt with in clause 74. In particular, the buildings that will be used initially by the Assembly already belong to the devolved system.

Amendment agreed to.

Amendment made: No. 58, in page 45, line 5, at end insert— '() holding property;'.—[Mr. Ingram.]