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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members coming in, take your seats. Hon. Members, this Communication relates to amendments to Bills at Committee Stage as I promised last week. In the recent past, a trend has developed where Members submit amendments to Bills just before the House moves to Committee Stage. In some instances, this has introduced new perspectives to the Bills thereby opening up debate. Indeed, I have had complaints from some Members who have felt that the House is being ambushed with new amendments to Bills and for which a decision is required. The Clerk’s Office has also received complaints from the officers who sit in the Committee where they have advised against such moves. We have had to delay consideration of some Bills as Members file their proposed amendments late, a case in point being the Community Land Bill that is pending before the House. It is, therefore, imperative that this process be aligned with our own Standing Orders. Standing Order No.133 guides the procedure in Committee of the whole House on a Bill. In particular, paragraph (2) states: “No amendment shall be moved to any part of a Bill by any Member, other than the Member in charge of the Bill, unless written notification of the amendment shall have been given to the Clerk twenty-four hours before the commencement of the sitting at which that part of the Bill is considered in Committee” Hon. Members, going forward and for the good order during the Committee of the whole House, the following guidelines will be strictly adhered to:- 1. All proposed amendments to Bills should be submitted at least 24 hours before commencement of consideration of that specific Bill as per the Standing Orders. 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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