Dr. James Gesami

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, we shall try to answer his question in the next two weeks. I will pass the message to the Chair of the Committee. view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware. (b) They were not paid due to budgetary constraints as there was no financial provision in the budget. My Ministry is in consultation with the Ministry of Finance for funding to pay the remaining health workers who were not paid their terminal dues. view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in 2009, UNICEF supported the recruitment of 284 health workers of various categories. They were engaged under a one- view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have included this budgetary constraint to Treasury as debts over the last two years but they have not allocated us the money. We will pay those workers as soon as they allocate us the money. view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not misled the House at all. I have said that those health workers were recruited by UNICEF and when their contract expired, the Ministry decided that they should continue working for a further six months, as per the request from the Provincial Director of Health and Sanitation. Those are the dues that we have not paid as a Ministry. Remember that they were employed by UNICEF and not by the Ministry, but because of the hard-to-reach areas, we agreed that these workers should continue working for six months, and this is what we have ... view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we have consulted and have agreed on a few amendments which are common but there are others which are different. view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: This is purely ours and he has no objection. view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 2 of the Bill be amended– (a) by deleting the definition of the term “Minister” and substituting therefor the following new definition– view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be amended in subclause (3)– (a) by deleting the word “Minister” appearing in paragraph (a) and substituting therefor the word “Cabinet Secretary”; (b) by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new subclause– (c) the Director of Medical Services or his representative; (c) by deleting paragraph (d) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph– (d) a representative of the Ministry for the time being responsible for urban areas and cities, appointed by the Cabinet Secretary in consultation with the Association. (d) by deleting the ... view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be amended in subclause (2) (e) by deleting the word “Minister” and substituting therefor the words “Cabinet Secretary”. view