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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, even as I put the Question, it is fair to explain that the proposal to repeal the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act was partly to align it with the constitutional reality of bicameralism. Indeed, that should have happened in the 10th Parliament. The 10th Parliament should have passed an amendment which would have recognised that there would be two Houses and two Powers and Privileges Committees of both Houses. As it is today, the Powers and Privileges Act, which is an old Act, still refers to the National Assembly. It has no reference to the other House. It was only fair that the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) came up with the proposal to align the Act with the constitutional reality. Unfortunately, Hon. Keynan is an active member of the PSC and he agreed to carry the baby. I do not think whatever he said was really his own opinion except that he made it appear like it was his own Bill. It was not his Bill. The idea was just to bring the law in tandem with the constitutional realities of bicameralism. Hon. Members, this is just a procedural Motion. If there is need for debate, it can come when we get to the next stage. The merits and demerits of the amendments can be debated then."
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