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    "content": "Very well. I wish to thank Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo for raising that matter. It is, indeed, true as we have just seen in the last responses that have been read out. But with a view to improving or making the proposals much more efficient, the House Procedure and Rules Committee undertook some study mission to France which, as you know, is one the countries where CSs appear in the House to answer questions specifically. This was in view of some doubts that were expressed in relation to the actual interpretation of Article 153(4)(b) as compared to the provisions of Article 153(3). It talks of the Cabinet Secretary shall appear before Committees of Parliament. Just read the Standing Orders. you do not walk between--- It may be desirable that as a House we may have to resolve to form one special Committee so that they will now, as opposed to just coming to give reports because Article 153(4)(b) talks of giving reports and yet, Article 153(3) says that they shall appear before Committees of the Houses of Parliament to answer questions. There was some feeling that what we need is CSs to appear and answer questions asked by hon. Members as opposed to just coming and give reports. We thought with that infusion, we could get better results of what we think has been the problem with the system that we adopted. It is expected that before we go on Recess, that report will be brought here with the proposed amendment to create that Committee and possibly - and I am not anticipating anything - with a proposal to have that Sitting when they will be appearing in the Main Committee here to answer questions on Tuesday mornings. That is one of the proposals that have been put forward in order to try and address that problem which we are witnessing. 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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