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PARLIAMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELEVENTH MEETING – FIRST SESSION OF THE TENTH PARLIAMENT Monday 15th February, 2021 to Friday, 4th June, 2021 BUSINESS TRANSACTED No.

MOTIONS 223.

Short Adjournment: Consideration of the 2021/2022 Annual Estimates by Portfolio Committees.

DECISION Passed 19/02/2021 228.

Rescission of House Decision on Senate Amendment No.11 of Education (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Passed 15/03/2021 229.
Adoption of the Report of Standing Orders Committee on the Extra-Ordinary Sittings of the National Assembly.

Passed 30/03/2021 230.

Easter Recess.

222.

Financial Policy.

233.

Consolidated Capital Account (Development Estimates) 2021/2022.

239.

Adoption of the Report on the Collection of Diamonds (Diamonds Amnesty).

241.

Allocation of Procurement Quotas to Economically Empower Marginalised Sections Of Community.

242 Support to and Control over Initiation Schools.
Passed 30/03/2021 Passed 06/04/2021 Passed 12/04/2021 Passed 10/05/2021 Passed 10/05/2021 Passed 11/05/2021 1 240.

Parliamentary and Government Support for the Transformation of SADC PF into a Regional Parliament.

243.

Adoption of the Report on the Safety of Covid-19 Vaccine for the People living with HIV and AIDS.

238.

Leave to Bring the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution Bill, 2021.

198.

Establishment of Ad Hoc Committee on Covid-19.

244.
244.

Conduct of Members and Adherence to Standing Orders by Parliamentary Committees.

245.

Adjournment Sine Die.

SUBORDINATE LAWS: 224.

National Reforms Authority Regulations, 2020.

225.

Legal Aid (Amendment) Regulations, 2020.

226.

Air Navigation Fees (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations, 2020.

227.

Mini-Grid Power Generation, Distribution and Supply Regulations, 2021.

228.

Members of Parliament Salaries (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations, 2020.

232.

Tourism Levy Regulations, 2021.

236.


Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2021.

Passed 14/05/2021 Passed 28/05/2021 Passed 01/06/2021 Passed 04/06/2021 Passed 04/06/2021 Passed 04/06/2021 Passed 16/03/2021 Passed 16/03/2021 Passed 16/03/2021 Passed 16/03/2021 Passed 22/03/2021 Passed 13/04/2021 Withdrawn 21/04/2021 2 BILLS.

Consideration of Senate Amendments to the Education (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

Appropriation (2021/2022) Bill, 2021.

Drugs of Abuse (Amendment) Bill, 2020.


Customs and Excise Bill, 2019.

Witness Protection Bill, 2020.

Senate Amendments to Education (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Consideration of Senate Amendments to the Witness Protection Bill, 2020.

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS: Passed 15/03/2021 Passed 12/04/2021 Passed 16/04/2021 Passed 19/04/2021 Passed 23/04/2021 Negatived 15/02/2021 Passed 28/05/2021 Hon.

Minister of Small Business Development, Co-operatives and Marketing made a statement to the House informing the Hon.
Members that the Ministry would embark on a three (3) day verification process across the country with the aim to expedite the outstanding payments to wool and mohair farmers.

10/03/2021 The Hon.

Minister of Forestry, Range and Soil Conservation made a Statement to the House regarding the campaign to re-forest the country; which would begin on the 19th of March, 2021 and is intended to see at least 100 000 trees planted throughout the country.

18/03/2021 Hon.
18/03/2021 Hon.

Minister of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing made a Statement regarding steps undertaken by the 29/03/2021 3 Government in an initiative to pay wool and mohair farmers their due monies for the year 2018/2019.

Hon.
Hon.

Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship made a statement on the Government’s initiative to address unlawful conversion of agricultural land into other forms of use and unlawful allocation of land and declared that with effect from 14th April, 2021, it is unlawful to allocate land to foreign nationals and enterprises.
14/04/2021 The Hon Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security made a 15/04/2021 Statement to the House regarding a public auction which will be held at the Lesotho Agricultural College, Maseru on 21/04/21 from 9.00 a.m. to sell 148 male breeding goats to farmers all over the Country.

The Hon.
The Hon.

Minister of Health made a Statement to the House regarding the days on which the coronavirus vaccine injections would be administered to the people of Lesotho; as well as the locations where such injections would be made; as well as the categories of the public which would receive the injection on certain given dates.

The Minister also enlightened the House of the Government initiative to procure other vaccines that would assist the country to achieve the intended herd immunity.
19/04/2021 The Hon.

Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship made a Statement to the House regarding “Operation Hloekisa Lesotho” which would continue on Friday, 30th April, 2021 across the country.

28/04/2021 Hon.
28/04/2021 Hon.

Minister of Mining made a Statement to the House regarding the sale of the diamonds which were recovered from Basotho who possessed them without proper mining licenses; and which would be sold by the Government at designated auction places and the proceeds be handed over to the diamond owners.

30/04/2021 Hon.
30/04/2021 Hon.

Minister of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing made a Statement affirming that as indicated in the previous Statement, the Ministry has duly paid Wool and Mohair producers their monies through Commercial Banks.

He stated that farmers who do not have bank accounts shall be paid through the Post Bank.

05/05/2021 4 Hon.
05/05/2021 4 Hon.

Minister of Foreign Affairs made a Statement to the House detailing the impact of Covid-19 on Basotho nationals currently living in the Republic of India.

The Hon.

Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship made a statement to the House regarding the proliferation of threats made against the personnel in the offices of the different tiers of Local Government, especially against those officers who deal with the granting of land leases.

10/05/2021 28/05/2021 The Acting Hon.


Minister of Agriculture and Food Security made a 01/06/2021 Statement informing the House of the outbreak of influenza H45, affecting poultry farming at Ha-Teko in Maseru district.

The Minister detailed the Ministry’s initiative to combat the outbreak.

He also encouraged the public to avoid transporting poultry to and from the disease epicentre as this could lead to further spread of the disease.

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