{"id":35904,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/35904/?format=json","text_counter":27,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Ethuro","speaker_title":"The Temporary Deputy Speaker","speaker":{"id":158,"legal_name":"Ekwee David Ethuro","slug":"ekwee-ethuro"},"content":" Definitely, that is not the case! However, if the Assistant Minister requests, just like a Member can request that a Question be deferred because of commitment elsewhere, once the communication has been made to the Chair and the Chair is satisfied that there is a basis for that; and the fact that the Assistant Minister cannot answer the Question today because he would have been assisted by the other Assistant Minister, let us allow that."}