All parliamentary appearances
Entries 211 to 220 of 1001.
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13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. At the outset, may I take this opportunity to say happy new year to you. While we were on recess, we really missed your intellect. You remember something that happened in 1642, while some of us may not even remember what happened yesterday. I support this Bill. It is really timely. The Committee did a thorough job. May I start by congratulating them for the job well done. That is because public participation was undertaken and they have done enough research. This Bill will bring all the accreditation bodies under one roof, thereby making ...
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13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
eliminate shoddy factories that manufacture poison for our people. This is the time this House must come forward and approve this Bill quickly, so that we can protect our citizens. In this country, sometimes the work that was supposed to be done by one body is done by so many bodies, creating confusion among not only citizens of this country, but also people who come from abroad. At times, it is very difficult for investors to know where they should register and get accreditation from. When they come in, they find that our laws are shoddy and they run away. ...
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13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Members are consulting in high tones. I do not know if it is the excitement after the recess or it is the Christmas excitement. Some are even making phone calls. I was tempted to introduce the position of an assembly monitor, the equivalent of a class monitor, to make sure that all noisemakers are told to tone down. Hon. Speaker, thank you very much. I support the Bill.
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13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97(4), this House orders that each speech in a debate on any Motion, including a Special Motion, be limited in the following manner: A maximum of three hours with not The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
more than twenty (20) minutes for the Mover and ten (10) minutes for each other Member speaking, except the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, who shall be limited to a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes each, and that ten (10) minutes before the expiry of the time, the Mover shall be called upon to reply; and that priority in speaking be accorded to the Leader of the Majority Party, the Leader of the Minority Party and the Chairperson of the relevant Departmental Committee, in that order. Hon. Deputy Speaker, this House is permitted ...
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13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
On a point of information, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
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13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am Deputy Whip of the Majority Party.
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13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97(4) and in furtherance to the provisions of Standing Order 24(6), this House orders that debate on the Motion on the Address by the President be limited to no more than thirty (30) minutes for the Mover in moving and replying, twenty (20) minutes for the Leader of the Minority Party, and five (5) minutes for any other Member speaking. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move and kindly request Hon. Maoka Maore to second.
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13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 97(4), this House orders that each speech in a debate on the Report of the Budget & Appropriations Committee on Budget Estimates contemplated under Standing Orders 239 and 240 be limited as follows:
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13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
(i) General Supply Debate: A maximum of three (3) sitting days with thirty (30) minutes for the Mover in moving and fifteen minutes (15) in replying; a maximum of ten (10) minutes for each of the Chairpersons of the Departmental Committees and a maximum of five (5) minutes for any other Member speaking, except the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party and the Hon. Leader of the Minority Party, who shall be limited to a maximum of ten minutes (10) each; and that priority in speaking be accorded to the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party, the Leader of the ...
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