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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ORDER PAPER FOR THE 22nd SITTING OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRST SESSION (1998-1999) OF THE SEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF GUYANA TO BE HELD .
AT 2.00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, 18T8 MARCH, 1999 IN THE PARLIAMENT CHAMBER, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GEORGETOWN BUSINESS FOR SITTING PRAYERS OATH OF A NEW MEMBER- MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT- ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER- PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS- PRESENTATION OF PAPERS AND REPORTS, ETC.- QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS- No.22 -COMPLAINTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine to ask the Minister of Health and Labour the following questions: (i)How many complaints the Ministry Discrimination of sexual at the workplace harassment of Health and Labour since the passing Act 1997?
have been received of the Prevention by of (ii)Please say in answering in respect and how many of them have been processed of what workplaces these complaints were received and with what results.

by the Ministry (Notice Paper No.

40 (Q23 Opp23) published 17.12.98) / ... 2 2.

No.


23 - LOSSES/SURPLUSES OF THE GUY ANA ELECTRICITY CORPORATION Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine to ask the Prime Minister the following questions: (i) What is the amount of generation or surpluses experienced by the Guyana Electricity Corporation for the part of the yi!ar 1998 ending Augm,t 31?

(ii)What is the amount of revenue surplus or by loss experienced the Guyana Electricity Corporation for this year to August 31?

(Notice Paper No.
(Notice Paper No.

41 (QZ4 Opp24) published 17.11.98) No.

24 -INTERMEDIATE SA V ANNAHS PROJECT Dr. Ru12ert Roopnaraine to ask the Minister of Agricuhure and Parliamentary Affairs the following question: recognised Is it a fact that internationally Guyanese consultants executed studies necessary to the execution of the Intermediate Savannahs Project?

If so, what stood in the way of their further involvement in the project?

studies If not, who did the preliminary in recent times?

(Notice Paper No.
(Notice Paper No.

42 (Q1S Opp25) published 17.12.98) / ... 3 3.

No.

25 -CANCER CARE Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine to ask the Minister of Health and Labour the following question: Consequent on the welcome introduction of the National Cancer can Board, the Minister say when action short term will be taken to introduce mandatory needs for primary cancer care, in particular, the services of an oncologist and the provision ofradio therapy treatment?

(Notice Paper Nt).

46 (Q26 Opp26) published 3.2.99) No.


26 -ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT AGAINST TEACHER OF HELENA PRIMARY SCHOOL Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine to ask the Minister of Education the following question: On what date did the Ministry of Education submit to the Teaching Service Commission its report on investigations by its officers into the allegations of misconduct against a male teacher of Helena Primary School?

(Notice Paper No.

47 (Q27 Opp27) published 3.2.99) No.


27 -CHARITY WHARF Dr. Rupert Roopnar.Qine to ask the Minister of Transport and Hydraulics the following questions: ( i) Does the Minister propose to see that the Government or public sector recover all or part of the losses it suffered in the collapse of the structure described as the Charity Wharf valued at $35 million?

(ii) WiH the Minister collapse of this structure?

table any report of any investigation into the (Notice Paper No.
48 (Q28 Opp28) published 3.2.99) 1..4 4.

No.

28 -POVERTY ALLEVIATION COMMISSION Miss Jean Persico to ask the Minister of Human Services and Social Security the following questions: four years, For approximately Budget for Poverty National Alleviation.

the Government has made allocations in the (i)Is there a Poverty Alleviati on Commission?

(ii)If so, who are and/or the members and what are represented on the Commission?

agencies organisations, institutions (Notice Paper No.
50 (Q30 Opp30) published .1.1.99) No.

29 -POVERTY AMONG WOMEN Miss Jean Persico to ask the Minister ofHuffi.cJ.n Services and Social Security the following questions: (i)What specific plans has the Government put in place to alleviate poverty among women and in what areas of the country are these plans being implemented?

(ii)Is there any report on what has been achieved so far?

(Notice Paper No.

51 (Q31 Opp31) published 3.2.99) No.

30 -N.1.S.


PREMIUMS DEDUCTED IN REGION 9 Miss Jean..Persico to ask the Minister Qf Human Services and Socia.]

Security the following questions: (i)Does the Minister know that in Region No.

9 N.1.S.

premiums deducted from workers' salary are not being forwarded to the relevant authority?

(ii)What is being done to ensure that monies deducted as N.I.S.

premiums are forwarded promptly to the relevant authority?

(Notice Ptiper No.
(Notice Ptiper No.

52 (Q32 Opp32) published 3.2.99) 1 ..• 5 ..,.

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS- PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS- REQUESTS FOR LEA VE TO MOVE THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE ASSEMBLY MATTERS OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE- ON DEFINITE MOTIONS RELATING TO THE BUSINESS OR SITTINGS OF THE ASSEMBLY AND MOVED BY A MINISTER- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS- PUBLIC BUSINESS BILLS -Second Readina l. SUMMARY JURISDICTION (LAY MAGISTRATES) BILL 1999 -Bill No.
5/1999 published 6.2.99 The Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs to move the second reading of the following Bill: A BILL intituled AN ACT for the constitution of ' courts; lay magistrates' for the appointment of lay magistrates; for the regulation of their.

jurisdiction, practice and procedure and for other like purposes.

(Read a first time on 3.2.99) 1 ... 6 6.

2.

CORPORATIONS (PROVISION FOR CONVERSION INTO PUBLIC COMPANIES) BILL 1999 -Bill No.
4/1999 published 6.2.99 The Minister ofFinance to move the second reading of the following Bill: A BILL intituled AN ACT to make provision for converting corporations under the Public Corporations Act l 988 into public companies and for matters connected therewith.

(Read a first time on 3.2.99) 3.

NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES (CONTROL) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1999 -Bill No.
2/1999 publbhe(l 9.1.99 The Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs to move the second reading of the following Bill: A BILL intituled AN ACT to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act 1988.

(Read a first time on 11. l .

99) *4.MONl�Y LAUNDERING (PREVENTION) BILL 1998 -Bill No.
10/1998 published 10.10.98 The Attorney General ::md Minister of Legal Affairs to move the second reading of Bill: the following A BILL intituled AN ACT to provide for the prevention of money laundering and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(Read a first time on 29.10.98) *Not to be proceeded with at this sitting / ... 7 7.

*5.

TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING BILL 1999 • Bill No.
3/1999 published 23.1.99 The Minister ofEducation to move the second reading of the following Bill: A BILL intituled for the AN ACT to provide promotion of technical and vocational education and training, and for purposes connected therewith.

(Read a first time on 3.2.99) *6.

PESTICIDES AND TOXIC CHEMICALS CONTROL BILL 1998 - Bill No.
12/1998 published 15.10.98 The Assembly to proceed upon the further stages of the following Bill, after the Select Committee has reported thereon: A BILL intituled AN ACT to regulate the manufacture, importation, transport ation, sale, storage, use and disposal of pesticides and toxic chemicals, and to provide for the establishment of the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(Read a first time on 29.10.98) (Read a second time and committed to a Select Committee on 30.11.98) F. A. NARAIN Clerk of the National Assembly PARLIAMENT OFFICE, Public Buildings, Georgetown.

4ta March, 1999