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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "I am surprised you were not. You are supposed to be in the HBC. The HBC meets every Tuesday at the rise of the House. That is soon after the Zero Hour period. So, it is supposed to be very refreshing. Hon. Mbui and Members, with respect to the proposal in (i) it is just to deal with Motions that are here. With regard to the Motions already before the House, the proposal is first of all supposed to begin after the short recess. This is something just to see how best we can manage because we have Motions by Private Members and it is becoming a bit frustrating that only one Motion is being dealt with every Wednesday morning yet there are so many other Members with Motions and each one is asking how far his or her Motion is. We put Motions on the Order Paper and when the first one begins it locks out about three to four others which are already on the Order Paper. This is just to manage time in that every Motion would be allocated two hours so that at least every Wednesday morning we are able to transact about two Motions so that at least Members who have some proposals get a chance to be heard. Unless this House at some point decides that it would be sitting up to midnight, which happens in some other jurisdictions, it has become difficult. Within the limited period of 9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. it has become very difficult to have more than one Motion being debated. It looks like it is frustrating to Members’ initiatives. That is what is proposed in (ii). Just to try and accommodate as many Members as possible. With regard to proposal in (i), it is just about these Special Motions which are there today. That is not to say that is what is going to be the order of business thereafter. Order would be as determined on 14th February this year when the House passed the various Motions. It is just for the House to resolve and give an exemption."
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