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    "id": 993210,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/993210/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "Business Committee (SBC) on 20th May 2020, arrangements have been made to ensure that all Senators have an opportunity to access the Chamber and participate in this debate while in the precincts of the Main Parliament Buildings. To achieve this, and in consultation with the Senate Business Committee, I wish to inform that- (i)A maximum of 28 Senators have been allowed to sit inside the Chamber on a first-come-first-sit basis with seats reserved for the Senate Leadership. (ii)The New Wing Lounge of the Parliament Restaurant has been designated as part of the Senate Chamber to accommodate the other Senators who have missed seats in the main Chamber. (iii) Appropriate measures have been put in place to facilitate all Senators in the lounge area in the New Wing to follow proceedings, taking into account the necessary social distancing guidelines. (iv)A Senator seated in the Lounge area in the New Wing wishing to make a contribution in the debate will be required to record his or her name with the Clerks. (v)The list of Senators wishing to contribute to the debate will be handed to the Speaker who may call out the Senators to speak. (vi)A Senator whose name has been called out to contribute to the debate shall walk into the Chamber, bow at the Bar and proceed to make his or her contribution from the Dispatch Table. Upon conclusion, the Senator will withdraw from the main Chamber and resume his or her seat in the Lounge area in the New Wing. Hon. Senators, at the conclusion of debate, a Division Bell shall be rung for 10 minutes. The Clerk of the Senate shall then determine the number of Senators present in the Chamber, including the extended Chamber. If the number of Senators present is 45 or more, being two-thirds of all Senators, I shall proceed to put the question and direct that a Roll Call vote be undertaken. However, if the number of Senators present is less than 45, I will decline to put the question and declare the Motion to have been lost. If we ascertain that the requisite threshold for voting has been achieved, the following procedure will be deployed - (1) The Speaker shall request for the submission of the Teller for the ‘Ayes’ and the ‘Noes,’ who shall remain seated at their seats. (2) The Speaker shall put the question and direct the Clerk of the Senate to call out the names of Senators in the Chamber, including the extended Chamber. When called out, each Senator shall declare assent or dissent to the question in the following manner- “I vote yes” or “I vote no” or “I abstain,” pursuant to Standing Order No.83 (5). (3) When called out the Senators in the extended Chamber will walk into the main Chamber and cast their vote from the Dispatch Table in the manner set out in Standing Order No.83(5) and, thereafter, withdraw from the Chamber to their respective seats in the Lounge. (4) After the Clerk has read the last name in the Division list, the Tellers shall present the results of the Roll Call vote to the Clerk, who shall hand them to the Speaker to announce the results of the division. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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