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    "id": 896435,
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    "content": "make an appropriate adjustment so that the report of the petition then becomes subject to adoption by the House. As it is now, the report is merely supposed to be sent back to the petitioner with whatever recommendation. It does not go to the Committee on Implementation because it deals with recommendations of the House which have been adopted. Since these ones are recommendations of the Committee which are sent and merely laid on the Table of the House for comments for a period of only 30 minutes without any Question put or any resolution sought, as Hon. Maanzo said, there will be need for us as a House to look at what should be done with the recommendations that come from a Committee pursuant to a petition to give effect to Article 95 which gives this House the power to discuss and resolve matters of concern. It could work along those lines. I am also mindful that in the morning I heard the Leader of the Majority Party make a very good proposition that perhaps it is high time we came up with one committee to deal only with petitions regardless of whatever subject they touch on so that other Committees are given time to deal with the other functions that are equally demanding. Sometimes you may accuse Committees of taking too long with petitions. They are also dealing with Bills, legislative proposals, issues to do with reports of public accounts and investments as well as other reports. If Members would be persuaded, they could consider that proposal which I find quite forward- looking. For the time being, the Petition is committed to the relevant Departmental Committee on Lands to deal with as provided for in Standing Order No.227. Before we move to the next Order, allow me to recognise a delegation of seven members of staff from the Parliament of Zambia who are seated in the Speaker’s Gallery. I welcome them to observe the proceedings in the National Assembly this afternoon. Let us move to the next Order."
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