PC Defence: Second Term Committee Programme

Meeting report

Adoption of Outstanding Minutes
The Chairperson tabled all the outstanding minutes from 2011 for consideration.
The minutes of 18 January 2011; 8 February 2011; 29 March 2011and 30 March 2011 were adopted with minor amendments while the minutes of 23 February 2011; 9 March 2011; 23 March 2011 and 12 April 2011 were adopted with no changes.

The Chairperson tabled all the minutes from the previous year for consideration.

The Committee adopted the following minutes with no amendments: Minutes of 2 February 2010; 18 May 2010; 10 June 2010; 20 July 2010; 29 July 2010; 11 August 2010; 25 August 2010; 5 October 2010; 6 October 2010; 7 October 2010; 12 October 2010; 13 October 2010; 19 October 2010; 27 October 2010; 3 November 2010 and 17 November 2010.

The remaining minutes were approved with minor changes. These included minutes dated 17 March 2010; 14 April 2010; 21 July 2010; 4 August 2010; 31 August 2010; 1 September 2010 and 16 November 2010

Second-Term Committee Programme
Ms Mandie Balie, Committee Secretary, presented the Committee’s second-term programme. She indicated that the programme would run from 24 May to 1 July 2011 and would put an emphasis on the Military Veterans (MV) Bill. She then read out the agenda item for each specific date.

The Chairperson suggested that the Committee meet on 26 May 2011 to continue with its work on the MV Bill.

Several Members objected to this suggestion, citing that they would be attending party caucuses on that day.

Ms Balie agreed that this would not be a suitable date as it was a caucus day. Also, the Extended Public Committees (EPCs) would take place later that day.

It was unanimously agreed that the meeting would instead take place on 31 May 2011.

The Committee approved the programme.

The meeting was adjourned.