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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Were",
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        "legal_name": "David Aoko Were",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I stand on a point of order under Standing Order No.216. This is with regard to appointment of Members to Departmental Committees as envisaged under Standing Order No.216 (1), which provides that there shall be Select Committees to be known as Departmental Committees. Standing Order No.216(3) provides that unless the House otherwise directs, the Departmental Committees and the subject matter respectively assigned to them shall be as set out in the Second Schedule. On the Second Schedule, under No.J, page 208, the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare is charged with the responsibility of considering issues to do with labour, trade union relations, manpower or human resource planning, gender, culture and social welfare, youth, National Youth Service, children’s welfare, national heritage, betting, lotteries and sports. Yesterday, we got a notice from our Clerk indicating that we will be having a meeting today at 11.30 a.m. to meet the Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning with regard to Questions relating to NYS. The Members complied and came on time. But when we looked at the Order Paper, it indicated that the Questions which were meant to be addressed by our Committee had been referred to the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. To my recollection, I have not had any situation where this House has otherwise directed that matters that are mandated to be handled by the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare should be handled by the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. It created confusion to the Committee Members. We waited but, unfortunately the Cabinet Secretary had been informed that she was required to appear before the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. So, we were unable to attend and execute our mandate as per the Standing Orders. I want your direction as to what happened; that matters that should have been handled by our Committee throughout were given to another committee. It is the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare that has handled the budget for NYS. That can be attested to by even the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We are the ones who have been presenting the budget for the NYS and all the matters that relate to NYS. Today, we were 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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