KUALA LUMPUR: There will be a Prime Minister's Question and Answer (PMQ) session in the Dewan Rakyat at the First Meeting of the Second Session of the 15th Parliament which starts this Feb 13.
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Johari Abdul said the PMQ session will be carried out as a pilot test for an hour every Tuesday.
"We suggest that the session be held every Tuesday for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to answer questions that are addressed to him and on Thursday, there will be the Minister's Question Time (MQT) session.
"This is one of the reforms that will be implemented, but it cannot be made as a regular session yet... we will start it as a pilot test first so that we can identify problems that may arise," he told Bernama.
He said the introduction of the PMQ session will also require amendments to the Standing Order of the Dewan Rakyat before it can be made a regular session of the Dewan Rakyat.
In an effort to ensure motions brought by Members of Parliament can be discussed, Johari said the Special Chamber session will also be improved by increasing the number of motions from two to four per session.
Johari said he also intends to give the opposition MPs and government backbenchers an opportunity to lead the session.
"This means that not only I and the two Deputy Speakers of the Dewan Rakyat can steer the session, but also other Members of Parliament," he added.
Johari said he also proposed to make it compulsory for all MPs to undergo medical checkups every six months to ensure they are in good health and able to carry out their duties effectively.
Regarding media coverage of the Dewan Rakyat sitting, he said the media members would be allowed to be in the Parliament lobby to get reactions from ministers or the MPs.
Prior to this, they were not allowed to do so following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Dewan Rakyat sitting will be for 29 days until March 30 with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to open it on Feb 13, followed by the debate on the royal address, which will be for five days.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also Minister of Finance, is scheduled to table the 2023 Budget in the Dewan Rakyat on Feb 24.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Wed Feb 08 2023
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Johari Abdul said the PMQ session will be carried out as a pilot test for an hour every Tuesday. - BERNAMA/Filepic
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