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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Tuya",
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        "legal_name": "Roselinda Soipan Tuya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to thank all hon. Members who have contributed to the Motion for the very constructive feedback and proposals on how to better operationalize the Committee on Implementation. We have tabled eight reports before. So, this is not the first Report we have tabled. I also want Members to realize that it was only after targeted engagement with the Office of the Speaker and that of the Clerk that we were able to have this opportunity. Otherwise, our procedures do not provide for an opportunity for us to debate a Motion, they only provide an opportunity for purposes of updating the House. I think from the mood and contributions from Members, this is a tradition which we need to maintain. We may need to look into ways of institutionalising this particular procedure within our Standing Orders. I also note with appreciation the direction by the Speaker that we should not feel limited, and that we should move to make some decisive recommendations to this House. I wish to assure the Members that I will not shy away from that as the Chairperson of the Select Committee on Implementation. With my able membership, we are going to make sure that, that particular important function of the Select Committee on Implementation is going to be realised. As I stated earlier, under Standing Order No.209(3), we can only sanction a Cabinet Secretary who fails to report to the Committee. But as I have said, we have many of them who report, but very scantily in a very casual manner. Those are the ones that we need to rein on. Again, we are going to propose amendments through the proper channels of this House to make sure that our Standing Orders extend the net so that, any Cabinet Secretary who reports to the Committee casually will be held responsible. The Members have proposed sanctions to any Ministry that is not responding in terms of implementing and providing full information as per Article 153 of the Constitution. One of the best sanctions is to take away the budget of that particular Ministry. If they do not utilise the budget that we allocate in Parliament to implement fully the resolutions of this House, then it means that we can use that budget for other Ministries who are ready and willing to support the resolutions of this House."
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