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    "content": "(2) Upon receipt of a report under paragraph (1), the Liaison Committee shall report the matter to the House for replacement of the Member concerned.” Standing Order No.1 gives the Speaker power to act where there is no express provision within the Standing Orders. We seek your ruling on members who have never attended the House Business Committee and as a result failed to give it quorum. The House should be notified about the Members who have failed to attend the Committee’s meetings for more than four times and immediate replacement effected. I am saying this because this House was almost brought to a halt because of the protagonist wars between His Excellency the Vice-President and the Minister for Home Affairs and the Right hon. Prime Minister. We are made to understand that amongst those who have not been giving quorum to the House Business Committee are these two Members. We want direction from the Chair on this matter. It is the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, the Prime Minister and Ministers who do not attend the House Business Committee. If you look at today’s Order Paper, you will realise that the only Business after Question Time is one Motion. This is a sign that this Committee is not generating enough business. We seek your ruling with regard to when we could replace the hon. Members who are too busy to attend the House Business Committee’s meetings. As Backbenchers, we are ready and willing to run this House effectively."
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