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    "id": 175766,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musila",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Defence",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- \"THAT Standing Order No.34 be amended by deleting paragraph (5).\" Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, paragraph (4) of the proposed Standing Order No.34 reads:- December 10, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4031 \"The Leader of Government Business shall, every Thursday or the last sitting day of the week before commencement of business, for not more than 15 minutes, present and lay on the Table, a statement informing the House of the business coming before the House in the following week.\" The purpose of this was to give the Leader of Government Business an opportunity to inform the House what business is coming the following week. I think that he does so in his capacity as Chairman of the House Business Committee. Paragraph (5) of the proposed Standing Order states:- \"The statement of the Leader of Government Business under paragraph (4) shall not be subject to debate.\" I am proposing that we delete this paragraph because, as you know, Members have always wanted to know reasons why certain business is not appearing on the Order Paper. This will be a very good opportunity for Members to question the Leader of Government Business and also the Chairman of the House Business Committee as to the conduct of the House Business Committee. Therefore, by limiting that it cannot be debated, it means that Members cannot ask any questions. Therefore, I propose that we delete this paragraph so that Members can ask for clarifications from the Leader of Government Business."
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