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    "content": "Hon. Members, my attention has been drawn to the operations and general management of select committees of the House, especially following implementation of the new Standing Orders which commenced with the third Session. I, therefore, wish to give the following guidelines on the matter. The procedure for the establishment, management and mandate of select committees is set out in Part 22 of the Standing Orders. I would like to appeal to hon. Members to familiarize themselves with the provisions thereof. As hon. Members are aware, the new Standing Orders in so far as they relate to management of select committees are purposefully designed and crafted to streamline the manner in which committees discharge their mandate and in particular to ensure that they are not only effective, but also efficient. I am, however, informed and I have,as a matter of fact, witnessed that a number of committees have experienced operational hitches during meetings. For instance, some meetings have been adjourned due to failure to raise the requisite quorum within the stipulated time. In other cases, hon. Members fail to attend meetings for one reason or the other, without obtaining permission from the Chair. In other instances, some hon. Members do not even take the trouble to notify the chairperson of their inability to attend meetings. Many explanatory variables have applied."
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