Motions
Appointment of House Members to Oversight Joint Select Committees
House of Representatives - 1st Session - 6th Republican Parliament
WHEREAS Section 66A of the Constitution makes provision for the
establishment of Joint Select Committees of Parliament to inquire into and
report to both Houses of Parliament on the administration, manner of exercise of
their powers, methods of functioning and on any criteria adopted in the exercise
of their powers and functions by:
A) Government Ministries;
B) Municipal Corporations;
C) Statutory Authorities;
D) Enterprises owned or controlled by or on behalf of the State or which
received funding from the State of more than two thirds of its total income in
any one year;
E) Service Commissions with the exception of the Judicial and Legal Service
Commission.
BE IT RESOLVED that the House appoint five Members to serve with an equal
number from the Senate to enquire into and report to the House on Municipal
Corporations and Service Commissions with the exception of the Judicial and
Legal Service Commissions on their administration, manner of exercise of their
powers, methods of functioning and on any other criteria adopted by them in the
exercise of their powers and functions:
The Members are:
Mr. Subhas Panday
Mr. Carlos John
Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar
and two Opposition Members to be named.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House also appoint five Members to
serve with an equal number from the Senate to enquire into and report to the
House on Government Ministries with responsibility areas listed in Part I of the
Appendix And on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises which fall within
the purview of such Ministries, or which received funding from the State of more
than two-thirds of their total income in any one year on their administration,
manner of exercise of their powers, methods of functioning and on any other
criteria adopted by them in the exercise of their powers and functions.
The Members are:
Mr. Subhas Panday
Mr. Ganga Singh
Mr. Trevor Sudama
And two Opposition Members to be named.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House also appoint five Members to serve with an equal number from the Senate to enquire into and report to the House on Government Ministries with responsibility areas listed in Part II of the Appendix And on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises which fall within the purview of such Ministries, or which received funding from the State of more than two-thirds of their total income in any one year on their administration, manner of exercise of their powers, methods of functioning and on any other criteria adopted by them in the exercise of their powers and functions.
The Members are:
Mr. Mervyn Assam
Mr. Ralph Maraj
Dr. Hamza Rafeeq
Two Members of the Opposition to be named.
(By the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs)
