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    "id": 252667,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Billow",
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, clearly, the Minister is oblivious of the fact that with regard to security contracts, it is not just the provisions in law that are adequate. The procurement law that was passed by this House last year merely provide that we use restricted tendering or, in a case of emergency, we use single-sourcing, et cetera . However, what the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recommended, which was adopted by this House three days ago - when we were discussing the Anglo Leasing Report - is that, the Government accepts establishment by this House of a Parliamentary Committee that will scrutinise Defence budget. Could the Minister confirm that he has no objection to the House setting up a Departmental Committee to scrutinise defence and other security-related budgets, as contained in the PAC Report that was adopted the other day?"
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