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    "content": "will be in only one committee. They will all be in one Departmental Committee and one Select Committee. Hon. Speaker, Sir, without taking a lot of time, I just want to say that we are bringing that to an end. I wish to take this opportunity to urge hon. Members of this House to take the business of committees very seriously and especially the leadership of those committees because every leadership comes with responsibilities. It is quite unfortunate that at times statements or issues are referred to committees on the Floor of the House and both the chairperson and the deputy are not in the chamber to respond or to give a commitment on when the reply will be conveyed to the House. Unless there is communication to the Speaker that, that particular committee is away on official or Parliamentary business, there is no reason to be absent. Otherwise, I wish to plead with the total membership of committees and not only the leadership to take committee work very seriously because that is where you play your oversight role. That is where about 60 per cent or two-thirds of the transactions of legislating, oversight and representation is done with respect to the new dispensation. So, I do not want to take a lot of time because this is simply an easy Motion. I just wish to request my colleague, hon. Rachel Shebesh to second it."
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