Monday, 28 February 2011 12:59 Ko Wild
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Burmese lawmakers will begin the business of organizing the new Parliament’s separate houses on Tuesday, establishing committees, preparing to introduce bills and submitting proposals, according to lawmakers.
For the past two weeks, members of Parliament have been engaged in the formation of new government ministries and approving ministers and constitutional bodies. Parliament will be in recess on Monday.
Each house will create committees on bills, the budget, on rights of assembly, and oversight committees on guarantees, agreements and treaties, in accord with Parliament’s laws and bylaws.
The speakers of the two houses will decide the number of committee members and nominate chairmen, secretaries and members to their respective bodies.
Parliamentary rules say that an MP can not be a member of more than two parliamentary committees, and the respective houses shall specify the duties, powers and rights of the committees.
In order to raise questions, to submit proposals or to submit bills, MPs must first go through the responsible committees, according to an MP.
An MP in the Upper House said that on Friday Speaker Aung Khin Myint instructed MPs to use formal language in the official proceedings.
If an MP wishes to bring a matter before a house, they must inform the deputy director general of the respective Parliament office at least 10 days prior to raising the question; 15 days before submitting a proposal; and 30 days before submitting a bill.
The requirement is designed to give MPs who wish to raise objections enough time to collect the required facts, said an MP.
In order for a lawmaker to submit a parliamentary proposal or a bill, he or she must attain a co-sponsor.
In the Lower House, there are 434 MPs. Of those, 258 MPs are from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP); 110 are military-appointed MPs; and are 66 from other parties.
In the Upper House, there are 224 MPs. Of those, 129 are from the USDP; 56 are military-appointed MPs; and 39 from other parties.
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Burmese lawmakers will begin the business of organizing the new Parliament’s separate houses on Tuesday, establishing committees, preparing to introduce bills and submitting proposals, according to lawmakers.
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| Lawmakers and others gather before a meeting of the Burmese Union Parliament in Naypyidaw. The Parliament is in recess on Monday. Photo : MRTV |
Each house will create committees on bills, the budget, on rights of assembly, and oversight committees on guarantees, agreements and treaties, in accord with Parliament’s laws and bylaws.
The speakers of the two houses will decide the number of committee members and nominate chairmen, secretaries and members to their respective bodies.
Parliamentary rules say that an MP can not be a member of more than two parliamentary committees, and the respective houses shall specify the duties, powers and rights of the committees.
In order to raise questions, to submit proposals or to submit bills, MPs must first go through the responsible committees, according to an MP.
An MP in the Upper House said that on Friday Speaker Aung Khin Myint instructed MPs to use formal language in the official proceedings.
If an MP wishes to bring a matter before a house, they must inform the deputy director general of the respective Parliament office at least 10 days prior to raising the question; 15 days before submitting a proposal; and 30 days before submitting a bill.
The requirement is designed to give MPs who wish to raise objections enough time to collect the required facts, said an MP.
In order for a lawmaker to submit a parliamentary proposal or a bill, he or she must attain a co-sponsor.
In the Lower House, there are 434 MPs. Of those, 258 MPs are from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP); 110 are military-appointed MPs; and are 66 from other parties.
In the Upper House, there are 224 MPs. Of those, 129 are from the USDP; 56 are military-appointed MPs; and 39 from other parties.
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