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QUESTION NOTICE PAPER OF THE HONOURABLE JAMAICA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009 NOTICE GIVEN ON TUESDAY, 28TH APRIL, 2009 4.

* Reverend Thwaites to ask the Minister of Health and Environment on the 19th day of May, 2009: What is the state of a nutritional policy for Jamaica and especially for school 1. children?

NOTICE GIVEN ON WEDNESDAY, 15TH JULY, 2009 11.


* Reverend Thwaites to ask the Minister of Finance and the Public Service on the 22nd day of July, 2009: What is the present status of the Government of Jamaica’s application for 1. funding to the International Monetary Fund?

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Is there a draft or settled copy of a Letter of Intent and, if so, what are its terms and, if not yet drafted, what are the basic premises envisaged for such Letter of Intent?
Will the Minister commit to updating this Honourable House at least every two 3. weeks until completed?

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* Mr. Pickersgill to ask the Minister of Finance and the Public Service on the 5th day of August, 2009: 1.

How much money has been collected from the gas tax to date?

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Page II of III * Mr. Pickersgill to ask the Minister of Transport and Works on the 5th day of August, 2009: How much of the additional gas tax has been paid into the Road Improvement 1.

Fund?

2.
Fund?

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How much of those resources have been spent to date on road works?

What are the governance mechanisms that have been put in place to ensure 3. accountability and transparency in the use of the Road Improvement Fund?

How have you ensured that those resources have not been used for partisan 4. political advantage?

What are the legal underpinnings of the Road Improvement Fund, and of those 5. governance mechanisms?
Is there an oversight committee or Board in charge of the use of these funds, and 6. will the Opposition be consulted in making these appointments?

NOTICE GIVEN ON WEDNESDAY, 22ND JULY, 2009 14.

* Mr. Mair to ask the Prime Minister on the 12th day of August, 2009: How many persons are currently before the Courts after being charged for an 1. offence punishable with imprisonment, and of those how many are presently on bail?
Of those on bail, how many were previously sentenced and imprisoned for an 2. offence(s) and/or how many are presently on bail for another similar offence(s)?

Could the Prime Minister advise how these figures compare over the past 5 3. years?

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* Mr. Mair to ask the Prime Minister on the 12th day of August, 2009: As requested in the recently-amended Judicature (Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, 1. can the Prime Minister advise how many new judges have been appointed by the Judicial Services Commission and in what stage of completion this process is in?
Can the Prime Minister advise what is the stage of implementation of the new 2. requirements established in the recently-amended Jury Act, specifically (1) the addition of the pool of persons registered under section 17D of the Revenue Administration Act (persons holders of a TRN) to serve as jurors and (2) the transfer of responsibility of the Page III of III service of summons to jurors from the Commissioner of Police to the Supreme Court, specifically the Registrar of the Supreme Court?

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Can the Prime Minister advise what is the present stage of implementation of the new requirements established in the recently-amended Coroners Act, specifically the establishment of an Office of the Special Coroner?

Can the Prime Minister give a report on the present backlog of cases before the 4.

Courts?

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Can the Prime Minister give a report on the present stage of implementation of the recommendations outlined in the Jamaican Justice System Reform Task Force Report?

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