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    "content": "I do not think we need to belabor that point. Anybody who cares to take a walk around the precincts of Parliament will realize that the area next or directly opposite where the Leader of Majority Party currently sits; which is not where he is supposed to sit, is the area designated to be the media centre. It is under construction in the current programmes within the Parliamentary Service Commission. It is about two weeks ago when I made a tour to familiarize myself with the developments that are taking place there. The information available is that, that media centre will be ready at the same time as the Senate Chamber. This is because they are being done in the same area. But for the time being, when we said that the media moves away from their temporary location so that committees can use that facility; they were given some alternative places where they will be accessing hon. Members for purposes of making Press statements or Press conferences. The media are aware that they have unfettered access into committees and into the plenary debates of the House. Obviously, as you all know, we do live coverage of Parliamentary proceedings. So, really the media are part and parcel of the House. Unless the Press conference is designed to take place at a point that would be inconvenient to any other activity of a committee of the House or some other office within Parliament, there should be no need for anybody to fetter them. But the media also has a responsibility, and I have said this before, that when they cover proceedings or even attend Press conferences; they should really, as a matter of responsibility or national duty, also cover what hon. Members are saying. Let them not come to areas where they want to take photographs of hon. Members in compromised positions or hon. Members who dress in a particular way . That has come to my attention. I did not want to make this public, but it is the truth. They have a habit of wanting to take photographs. You see they sit downstairs around the staircase leading to the Speaker’s office. They want to take funny photographs when people are climbing up 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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