15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
(a) in paragraph (1) by deleting the expression “9.00 am” appearing immediately after the words “meet at” and substituting therefor the expression “9.30 am”; (b) in paragraph (2) by deleting the expression “6.30 p.m. or (if it is an Allotted Day) at 7.00 p.m.” and substituting therefor the expression “7.00 p.m. or (if it is an Allotted Day) at 7.30 p.m. I justify this by indicating that we are just reflecting the situation as it currently is by putting it in the Standing Orders and moving the time to 9.30 a.m. for the morning session on Wednesdays and ending at ...
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15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Standing Orders be amended by deleting Standing Order No.32. The intention is to cluster similar standing orders in the same area.
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15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Chairman, it is being removed from here and inserted elsewhere where it properly belongs.
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15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Standing Order No.38 be amended in paragraph (1) by inserting the words “proposed to be transacted” immediately after the word “business”. 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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15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
The intention is to give allowance for the possibility of a supplementary Order Paper being made in the event of a change of business to be considered after the Order Paper has already been published.
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15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Standing Order No.40 be amended in paragraph (3) by deleting the words “or a member belonging to the Majority or Minority Party” appearing immediately after the words “sponsored by the Majority or Minority Party”. The only reason it is here is to remove a repetition.
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15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Standing Order No.42 be amended by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (3)— “(4) Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall apply, with necessary modifications, to a message delivered to the Speaker by a Cabinet Secretary for communication to the House pursuant to any written law providing for conveyance of messages from the Cabinet.” The intention here is to handle messages that come from Government officers other than the President.
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15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
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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15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Standing Order No.43 be amended in paragraph (1) by deleting the expression “6.00 pm” appearing immediately after the words “Tuesday at” and substituting therefor the expression “6.30 pm”. The intention is to change the timing for Members to make general statements from Tuesday at 6.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. to accommodate the time for interruption of business of the House.
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15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Standing Order No.44 be amended in paragraph (2) by inserting the following new subparagraph immediately after subparagraph (b)– “(c) A Member may request for a statement from the Committee chairperson relating to matters under the mandate of the Committee and the Speaker may either appoint a day for the statement or direct that the statement be issued on the same day. The intention is to provide a chance to any Member to request a statement from a Committee chairperson, which provision was not there.
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