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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I wish to welcome you back to the august House following the long recess, and hope that you have sufficiently rested and rejuvenated in readiness for the commencement of the Fifth Session of the Twelfth Parliament, which, obviously, will be a busy one. Hon. Members, as we commence the Session, I wish to bring to the attention of the House that going by our practices and the Standing Orders, certain businesses that were not concluded at the end of the last Session, such as Motions as well as Questions and Statements which had not been responded to, have now lapsed. To this end, every Chairperson of a Committee or individual Member who wishes to reintroduce such business is advised do so by contacting the Table Office to revive that business. I am happy to report that I have already seen quite a number of Members and some Chairpersons who have already taken advantage of this practice. This, however, does not apply to Bills and Petitions which were saved by way of a resolution of the House on 3rd December 2020. Hon. Members, I also wish to draw the attention of the House to the fact that the term of Sessional Committees has come to an end, and therefore, they will be reconstituted afresh as per the usual practice. These include the Committee on Parliamentary Powers and Privileges and the Committee on Members’ Services and Facilities. Further, certain other Committees with set term limits also require to be reconstituted afresh, that is, the Committee on Appointments and the Budget and Appropriations Committee. As such, the Committee on Selection is required to expedite the process of nominating Members to serve in the said Committees. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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