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    "id": 981401,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "It is up to you Members because the Standing Orders are not made by the Speaker. It is good that we keep educating one another or just reminding each other that the only requirement or obligation placed on the Speaker is at the tail-end of a particular Parliament. As we adopt a fresh set of Standing Orders for the next House, there is a requirement that the Speaker has to be in the Chair throughout, which is an extremely onerous responsibility because you sit for too many hours. I am not complaining. Hon. Millie, even as you make those proposals, try to also look into that. Honestly, what you are saying makes a lot of sense. It is something that we can think of even now. We do not have to wait until we do a general review of the entire Standing Orders. Even for orderly conduct particularly with respect to the issues that you have raised, how do we rank Members? Nobody should feel that others have an advantage over them merely because they rank higher. If it is a fact, why would you want to quarrel with facts? Maybe, if you are lucky to make it to the next House, you will be ranked higher. By now, everybody should feel comfortable with such a proposal. Again, that is your decision. It is your decision to make but I encourage that we discuss it at some point. We are now going into the Budget cycle. This is something that Members need to be familiar with."
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