Parliament is to meet on Monday, December 13th when the report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts for the year 2020 will be presented along with a number of performance audit reports including one on the COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance Voucher Programme.
Monday’s session at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre from 10 am will come after a long break as parliament last met on August 9th.
Also to be tabled at the sitting by the Speaker of the National Assembly are the performance audit reports on the procurement, storage and distribution of COVID-19 supplies and the follow-up report on the review of the old age pension programme.
The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance is to table a series of documents including annual reports of the Ombudsman for the years 2019 and 2020.
A host of questions are listed for written replies including one on the contract for the reconstruction of the Lusignan Prison. APNU+AFC MP Geeta Chandan-Edmond is seeking to find out whether there was a public bidding process and whether the awardees were prequalified.
Up for first reading on Monday are two bills – one pertaining to powers of attorney and the other to the Deeds Registry.
A number of bills are up for second readings including the Police (Amendment) Bill and the Firearms (Amendment) Bill.
