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Meeting Minutes

Monday, April 23, 2012

A meeting of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons was held on Monday, April 23, 2012 at 11:30 a.m., in Room 112-N, Centre Block.

In the Chair: The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons

Present: The Honourables Peter Van Loan, Gordon O'Connor and Rob Merrifield; Mr. Nathan Cullen; Mrs. Nycole Turmel and Ms. Judy Foote

Secretary to the Board: Audrey O'Brien, Clerk of the House of Commons

Also Present: Mark Watters, Chief Financial Officer; Jennifer Wall, Director of Audit and Review; Kevin Vickers, Sergeant-at-Arms; and Suzanne Verville, Secretariat

Tabling of Minutes

The minutes of the meeting of March 12, 2012 were approved for tabling .

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The minutes of the meeting of March 26, 2012 were adopted.

New Members of the Board

Pursuant to section 50(5) of the Parliament of Canada Act , Mr. Nathan Cullen (April 23, 2012) and Mrs. Nycole Turmel (April 23, 2012) were sworn in as members of the Board.

Administration

The Board was briefed on the Auditor General's performance audit of the Administration of the House of Commons. The Board requested additional information regarding one of the recommendations.

Use of Parliamentray Resources

The Board agreed to consider this issue at its next meeting.

Security

The Board agreed to establish a Sub-Committee on Security of the Parliamentary Precinct.

The meeting was adjourned.

Audrey O'Brien
Secretary to the Board