There are three motions to be taken.

The Order of Business was sent after 7 p.m. yesterday evening after every effort had been made to try to find alternative business to be discussed. Clearly we could not take the DNA database system legislation. In the light of the comments made by colleagues and my own views, I will delete the three motions from the Order of Business.

I thank the Deputy Leader.

I should have stated it was always envisaged that we would have full debates on the three reports. I authored the report on penal reform and was very involved in producing the other two on prostitution and Traveller ethnicity, on which we always wanted to have debates. If one had looked at the text of the motions, one would have seen that the reports were to be noted; it was not a statement that they would not be debated. It is intended to debate them soon, but we needed business for today. I accept that the motions are not particularly substantive and I am happy to delete them from the Order of Business. As a consequence we will have no business to discuss after the Order of Business, but this may be the preferable approach to take. I was Deputy Leader at 6 p.m. yesterday when business concluded and the alternative was not to sit today, which I do not think would have been appropriate. I am glad that we have sat and that colleagues have had an opportunity to express their views on the resignation of former Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter, and his replacement. I stand over my decision yesterday to have an Order of Business at 10.30 this morning, but I accept that the motions should be deleted from it. I hope that this will not be opposed.

I thank the Deputy Leader.