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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": "Standing Order so that if I present my Bill to the Committee and it is not approved and I strongly believe it is the right thing to do, then as a Member I can make an appeal to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. The other thing is the threshold of determining the extent of a Money Bill effect. I know there are some Bills which are Money Bills but the extent of the money bill effect is so low. You find a very good Bill is not approved because it is a Money Bill and yet the extent of money bill effect is very low. I think we need to look at that so that we do not end up not approving Bills which are otherwise very useful just because they have a slight money bill effect on it. Otherwise, I am sure that this Motion if passed, it is going to ensure that the Wednesday sessions are well attended. It is going to motivate Members and the level of performance will go up. I want to encourage that even as we head into a parliamentary system of governance, which I have heard many people are supporting, this is the way to go so that Members of Parliament are the ones to come up with Bills and we have less Bills from the Government side. Otherwise, we will be sitting here to work for the Executive. We sit, wait for them to bring Bills, we pass and that is all we do. We need to have a performance measurement process, so that by the end of five years, the 349 Members should have at least brought one Bill which has been passed. But that can only be done if we open up this space wider. I want to encourage that we relook at the Standing Orders and make it easy for Members to bring Private Members’ Bill and possibly even have two days in a week for Private Members’ Bill. With those few remarks, I support the Motion. Thank you."
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