In a First Sitting held this morning, the First Deputy Speaker, Hon. Timakata William John, presented Motion Number One of 2025. This motion is for the Parliament to establish committees and appoint members to them as stated in Standing Orders of Parliament that ” Following the election of the Prime Minister, the Parliament then establishes the Standing Committees and appoints members to them in accordance with Standing Orders 62,63 and 64.

There are six committees included: the Committee on Public Accounts, Committee on Economic and Foreign Policy, Committee on Social Affairs, Committee on Institutional Affairs, Committee on Constitutional Affairs, and Committee on Fisheries, Ocean, and Maritime Affairs.

The motion was successfully passed with 47 votes in favor and 3 abstentions. The newly elected committee members are now set to carry out their important roles in the 14 legislature.

More to come..