All parliamentary appearances
Entries 12231 to 12240 of 17810.
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22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly:
Yes, it is. I want the House to listen to me because I want to raise---
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22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I want to raise a matter of procedure.
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22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I am on a point of order.
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22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly:
No, I am not contributing. I am raising a point of order on a matter of procedure.
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22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I need your direction and communication. You must rule on this. The question I want to raise is whether this House - Members should listen to me - can introduce a matter that was not sought in the prayer of a Petition? They want to remove a member of a commission or independent office from office. This is a House of rules and procedures. This is a House that follows on practice and precedents of other Parliaments. It is a House that is guided by the Standing Orders and the Constitution. The Petition on which this Report is ...
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22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly:
I am on a point of order. Read your Standing Orders. Standing Order No. 230(4), (5) and (6) says:- “(4) Upon receipt of a petition under paragraph (3), the relevant Departmental Committee shall investigate the matter and shall, within fourteen days, report to the House whether the petition discloses ground for removal under Article 251(1) of the Constitution. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly:
(5) The House shall, within ten days of the tabling of the report of the committee under paragraph (4), resolve whether or not the petition discloses a ground for removal under Article 251(a) of the Constitution. (6) Where the House resolves that a petition discloses a ground for removal, the Speaker shall, within seven days of the resolution, transmit the resolution and the petition to the President.” Hon. Speaker, this is the fundamental question I want to ask you this afternoon. The role of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and this House is expressly limited to the ...
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22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly:
You should relax. I have the Floor. I am on a point of order.
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22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, if you allow me---
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22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker. I am a very serious Member of this House. I do not come up with frivolous issues. The matter I am raising is of monumental value to this House today and tomorrow. Only the President can implement the resolution of the House with regard to Petitions. The House cannot, therefore, introduce a new matter that was not sought in the prayer of a Petition to remove a member of a commission. The Petition before the House has one common denominator as stipulated in Standing Order No. 230. You cannot even introduce a third member. For example, ...
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