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    "id": 1524079,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, you will recall that in January 2025, the National Assembly held a successful mid-term retreat for Members in which various pertinent issues relating to the business of the House were deliberated on. During the retreat, it was observed that a remarkable number of Members had submitted legislative proposals on various subject matters, some of which had already been published as Bills and are at different stages of consideration. It was further noted that some of the Bills and legislative proposals contained similar or related subject matters. Indeed, the retreat resolved that to ensure prudent use of available time and to fast-track consideration of the Bill and proposals, it would be imperative that the Bills be consolidated. It is against this background that the retreat resolved that the sponsors of Bills and legislative proposals with similar or related subject matters consider consolidating the Bills by either co-sponsoring or introducing amendments to an existing Bill under consideration. Further, it was resolved that Committees under whose mandates the consolidated Bills fall take into account contents of the various Bills and incorporate them in their reports to the House for possible inclusion and consideration during Committee of the whole House. In furtherance of the resolution, I have since received a letter dated 27th February 2025, from the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Gladys Boss, requesting stay of consideration of the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.35 of 2022), which was published vide"
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