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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I do not think we are making a blanket decision that we cannot have ad hoc committees. I think the point that is being canvassed by the Members, as I understand it from here, is not that there should not be ad hoc committees but that when they are formed, they should be addressing the issues that cannot be handled by a single committee. I think that is what is being canvassed here. So, the formation of ad hoc committees is perfectly in our Standing Orders but we want to say that departmental committees take precedence over all committees because those are the standing committees that we have in the House. So, the formation of an ad hoc committee must really be justified beyond reasonable doubt. It must be established that the substantive committee cannot handle the matter that is being investigated by the adhoc committee. So, hon. Paulata, do not make it look like there is a problem with forming an ad hoc committee."
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