30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir---
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30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not possible for all of us, the 220 hon. Members to be in this Committee. We are all eligible to be in this Committee. The fact that---
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30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for that guidance that the Motion is properly before the House and, therefore, we can debate it. I rise to support this Motion. In doing so, I am cognizant of the fact that we are 220 Members of Parliament and we are all eligible to be members of this Committee. But this Committee has only 27 members, so it is not possible for all of us to be members of this Committee. I personally called the Acting Chief Whip and told him I do not want to be considered to be a member and therefore ...
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30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I fully agree with you that, that is not a point of order. The point I am making is that even if we deferred this Motion---
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30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have said the PNU party has decided that these are the right members to be in this Committee. Therefore, we should not wash our dirty linen in Parliament. Those are internal issues---
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30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have never misled this House and I have no intention of misleading this House. But what I am saying is that consultation does not necessarily mean that you must have a formal meeting for you to consult. Consultation can be through Short messaging services (SMSs)---
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30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Yes, I would like to be informed by our Acting Chief Whip.
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30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
I accept Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to conclude. The definition of consultation is not given in our Standing Orders. I am aware that all the political party leaders in PNU received letters and confirmed that the Members proposed are the right ones.
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30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, even those speaking about provinces, we do not have any provinces in this Constitution. I support the list and we should not bring the PNU confusion to this House.
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