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"content": "âQuestions may be put to a Minister relating to public affairs with which the Minister is officially connected, to proceedings in the House or to any matter of administration for which the Minister is responsibleâ. The functions of the Prime Minister are provided in the National Accord and Reconciliation Act of 2008. Section 4 (1) (a) of the Act, states as follows:- âThe Prime Minister shall have authority to co-ordinate and supervise the execution of the functions and affairs of the Government, including those of Ministries;â That is the end of the quote. The Questions and Statements sought from the Prime Minister must be restricted to the mandate of the Office as defined by the above Act. The Prime Minister is essentially dealing with issues that are cross-cutting over Ministries. This makes the subject of notice of Questions to the Prime Minister critical as information has to be collected and collated from several ministries and departments. Hon. Members, on the question of notice of Statements to be made by the Prime Minister, I have not found any instances in other countries requiring notice to be given to Members before-hand, except as responses to Questions filed by Members. However, Members must take cognizance of the very peculiar circumstances in which we find ourselves and some of the procedures we are now experimenting on are, therefore, unprecedented. In my view, it would be useful for members to have an indication of the subject matter in advance so that they can prepare to effectively interrogate the Prime Minister."
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