KUALA LUMPUR: There are plans for the Parliamentary Special Select Committees (PSSC) to assist Cabinet ministers in making decisions on issues affecting the daily lives of the rakyat.It is among some of the reforms newly-elected Speaker Datuk Johari Abdul (pic) wants to implement to boost the role of Parliament beyond the confines of the august hall.
“The special select committees could play a complementary role to the Cabinet by providing additional information to the ministers.
“The committees will work hand in hand with the ministers and complement the Cabinet,” he said, adding that a review would also be done on the current committee line-up to ensure that “everyday issues” faced by the rakyat were addressed. Johari said he also planned to make it compulsory for the select committees to hold press conferences after completing their task on a particular issue.
However, in his first stint as prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad repealed the law in 1992, resulting in civil society’s calls for its revival ever since then.In June, the previous administration agreed to revive the law with the draft Bill prepared by the Attorney General’s Chambers and the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department.
“We may have a Parliament house, but the finances come from the Finance Minister while the Public Services Department does staffing.
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