9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly:
This amendment is for the Speaker to designate a place where Cabinet Secretaries will answer Questions from. This time round, we are including all Cabinet Secretaries apart from the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning.
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9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly:
Hon. Chairlady, these amendments relate purely to Cabinet Secretaries. I want to assure the Member that that paragraph means, for example, some years back in the last Parliament we had His Excellency Jakaya Kikwete in the country. We had to get a place for him to address the Assembly. That is what is meant. If these kind of visitors were here, they would be allowed in the Chamber under that sub-section but not any other public officer that is not Cabinet Secretary. Thank you.
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9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly:
Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Standing Order 30 be amended by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph— (2) Unless the Speaker or the Chairperson (as the case may be) directs earlier or later interruption of business for the convenience of the House, the Speaker or the Chairperson of Committees shall interrupt the business then under consideration and if the House is in Committee the Chairperson shall leave the Chair and report progress and ask leave to sit again— (a) at 1.00 p.m. during a morning sitting; (b) at 7.00 p.m. during an afternoon sitting ...
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9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly:
The idea here is to ensure we have time just after 4.00 p.m. and 9.00 p.m. every week on Wednesdays. The amendment is to enable the Speaker of the day to extend the time of sitting to accommodate the coming into the House of the Cabinet Secretaries. Nothing more.
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9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly:
Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Standing Orders be amended by deleting Standing Order 39 and substituting therefor the following new Standing Order— 39. The Clerk shall prepare and publish on the parliamentary website a tentative list of Cabinet Secretaries scheduled to reply to Questions and provide Reports to the House, a weekly programme showing the business of the House and a schedule of sittings of the various committees; and shall circulate such programmes to Members, State Departments, and the media not later than the Friday of the week preceding such business.
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9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly:
The order here is to enable the Clerk to publish in advance the tentative list of Cabinet Secretaries that will be appearing the following week so that Members, the public, and everyone who wants to know are informed on who is appearing next, on the following Wednesday, to answer Questions. Nothing more than that. 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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9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly:
Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Standing Order 40 be amended by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (3)— (3A) On Wednesday afternoon, Questions and Reports by Cabinet Secretaries shall have precedence over all other business for a period not exceeding three hours.
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9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly:
The idea there is to set aside three hours on Wednesday afternoons.
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9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly:
Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Standing Order 42A be amended— (a) by deleting paragraph (5) and substituting therefor the following new paragraphs— “(5) A Member shall ask his or her Question on the day it is scheduled in the Order Paper. (5A) The Leader of the Majority Party shall inform the House of the date, time and order in which Cabinet Secretaries shall appear to reply to Questions and provide Reports to the House and committees, subject to paragraph (6)”. (b) by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (6)— “(6A) The Speaker may, on request of ...
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9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly:
(c) in paragraph (7) by deleting the expression “paragraph (5) and (6)” appearing immediately after the words “duties under” and substituting therefor the expression “paragraph (5A), (6) and (6A)”.
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