Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Parliament resumes sitting

Page 14, May 25, 2010
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah

PARLIAMENT will resume sitting for the Second Meeting of the Second Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
The meeting is expected to run till the end of July, 2010 during which bills such as the Criminal Offences Bill, Education (Amendment) Bill, Students Loan Trust Bill and Savannah Accelerated Development Authority Bill are expected to be considered by the House.
Bills which are at the various stages of their passage will also receive the attention of the House during the meeting. They include the Interstate Succession Bill, Property Right of Spouses Bill and the Right to Information Bill.
The Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, Mr Jones Kugblenu, told the Daily Graphic that a number of instruments, including the New Vehicle Numbers Registration Instrument would also be laid before the House during the period.
In addition, reports and some mining agreements are expected to be ratified by the House while questions which had been filed by a number of MPs would be answered by the respective sector ministers on the floor of Parliament.

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