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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Keroche",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Senate Majority Leader, pursuant to Standing Order No.57(1), I hereby present the business of the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 28th May, 2024. The Status of Legislative business before the Senate is as follows: (1) Fourty two Bills are pending conclusion in the Senate of which 38 are at the Second Reading Stage while four are at the Committee of the Whole stage. (2) Fifteen Motions are pending conclusion. (3) Seventeen Petitions are due for reporting by the respective Standing Committees. (4) Three hundred and sixty Statements are pending before the respective Standing Committees. During the afternoon Sitting of the Senate held on Wednesday, 15th May, 2024, the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations tabled three reports on Petitions. I take this opportunity to laud the committee for the progress made in considering petitions referred to it and reporting thereon. I urge other Standing Committees to follow suit and expedite consideration of the Petitions before them and table reports accordingly. In accordance with the Calendar for the Third Session, the Senate is scheduled to proceed on recess from 30th May, 2024 and resume regular sittings on 25th June, 2024. As Senators look forward to the upcoming recess, it is important to recognize that the pending business before the Senate is still high, which also includes mediation on critical Bills. That being said, I wish to implore Senators to prioritize plenary sittings in the Chamber in order to ensure progress is made on the business scheduled on the Order Paper. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) will meet on Tuesday, 28th May, 2024 to consider the business for the week. The tentative business for Tuesday will include business not concluded from today’s Order Paper as well as the business indicated in the Notice Paper, which include Bills at the Second Reading stage and Motions. The tentative business for Wednesday, 29th May, 2024, morning sitting will include the schedule of Questions as approved by the SBC as well as Motions. The summary of the Questions is as follows:"
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