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    "id": 463685,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this constitutional provision is for a good reason. We are fully seized of this Bill. Even Standing Order 114, on introduction of Bills, talks about legislative proposal for which a member of a committee is in charge. Standing Order 117 provides that every Bill shall be accompanied by a memorandum and a statement of the objects and reasons of the Bill. With utmost respect to the Leader of the Majority Party, if the person who is best placed to really own and explain the objects and reasons of the Bill is not the Chairman of the Committee, then it should be an able Member of the Committee, like me. I am at a loss as to why in certain Bills Members of the Committee are allowed to own the Bills. As a Committee, we feel that our Bill is being taken away from us. I have, in many occasions spoken about this matter, but this House sometimes tends to be run on George Owell’s principle of all animals being equal but others being more equal than others. As the Leader of the Majority moves debate on this Bill, could it be explained to us, as Members of the Departmental Committee on Energy, Information and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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