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<fieldsets> <fieldset id='f1'> <table><tr><td class='col1'> <div class="spacing2"> <img class='emboss3' src="epanel/news/cotedv.jpg"/> <b>President of National Assembly of C么te d鈥橧voire Calls on Speaker Bagbin</b> <br/><br/><p class="news1"> In a bid to limit language barriers and deepen Parliamentary democracy within the African Region, the Rt. 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Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin and the President of the National Assembly of Cote d’Ivoire, His Excellency Adama Bictogo have decided to lead the talk and make the two countries a shining example for the rest to follow. <a href="news?CO=218">--Read more--</a></p> </div> </td><td class="col2"> <b>Other news items</b><br/><br/> <div class="fab small green">T</div><div style='height:55px;overflow:hidden'><a title='THE NEW 2024 STANDING ORDERS TO ADDRESS GHANA'S DYNAMIC AND HYBRID PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY - SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT' href="news?CO=217">THE NEW 2024 STANDING ORDERS TO ADDRESS GHANA'S DYNAMIC AND HYBRID PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY - SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT</div><br/><div class="fab small red">L</div><div style='height:55px;overflow:hidden'><a title='Let鈥檚 Pick Signals that Undermine Democracy - Speaker Bagbin to Commonwealth Nations' href="news?CO=216">Let鈥檚 Pick Signals that Undermine Democracy - Speaker Bagbin to Commonwealth Nations</div><br/><div class="fab small goldenrod">C</div><div style='height:55px;overflow:hidden'><a title='CPA aspires to embody and implement the values set out in the Commonwealth Charter - Stephen Twigg' href="news?CO=215">CPA aspires to embody and implement the values set out in the Commonwealth Charter - Stephen Twigg</div><br/> </td></tr></table> </fieldset> <fieldset id='f2'> <div style="overflow: auto; height:220px; padding:5px;" class="spacing2"> <b> Ghana Accreditation Service Bill,2023</b> <br/><br/> <p align="center"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT</span></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">PARLIAMENT OF GHANA</span></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>GHANA ACCREDITATION SERVICE BILL,</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>2023</strong></p> <p><strong>The general public is hereby informed that the "GHANA ACCREDITATION SERVICE BILL, 2023" is currently before the Select Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism in Parliament for consideration and report to the House.</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Individuals, Groups or Organizations interested in the Bill are kindly invited to submit memorandum on the Bill to the address below.</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>THE PRINCIPL ASSISTANT Clerk</strong></p> <p><strong>FINANCE AND ECONOMIC COMMITTEES CLUSTER</strong></p> <p><strong>RM. E. 18A, FIRST FLOOR, JOB 600 ANNEX </strong></p> <p><strong>OFFICE OF PARLIAMENT </strong></p> <p><strong>PARLIAMENT HOUSE</strong></p> <p><strong>ACCRA</strong></p> <p><strong>EMAIL: </strong>jasadjei@parliament.org</p> <p><strong>TEL. NO.: 0546216302</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>The deadline for submission is Friday, 16th June, 2023</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>DATE: Thursday, 8th June, 2023</strong></p><br/><b>08-06-2023</b> <!--a href='press'>More...</a--><br/><br/> </div> </fieldset> <!--fieldset id='f3' style="background:#000; height: 100%;width: 100%" > </fieldset--> </fieldsets> </div> <!--/td> <td--> <div class="streamcontainer"> <h5 class="stream_title"><!--img src="images/stream.png"/-->PROCEEDINGS - PLENARY</h5> <br/> <hr class="hr5"/> <br/> <!--iframe class="youtube_live" width="100%" height="180px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/live_stream?channel=UCP5-atAAZsIOscm-4EkL9nQ&autoplay=1&origin=https://www.parliament.gh" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <br/><br/> <center><a href="live" class="icon icon-youtube-sign" > <span>Contribute to Live Chat</span></a><br/> </center> <br/><br/--> <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FParliament.of.Ghana%2Fvideos%2F975507403895818%2F&show_text=1" width="100%" height="280" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe> </div> <!--br/><hr class="hr5"/--> <!--/td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2"--> <!--/td></tr> </table--> <br/><hr class="hr"/> <ul id="tabs"> <li id="current" ><a id="1" title="View today's order paper">Order Papers</a></li> <li id=""><a id='2' title="View votes and proceedings for the previous sitting">Votes</a></li> <li id=""><a id='3' title="" class="gone">Hansard</a></li> <li id=""><a id='4' title="" class="gone">Bills</a></li> <li id=""><a id='5' title="" class="gone">Business Statement</a></li> </ul> <div id="content1" > <fieldsets> <fieldset id='p1'> <table><tr><td class='col1'> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: small;" lang="EN-US">IN THE FIRST SESSION OF THE EIGHTH PARLIAMENT</span></p> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;" lang="EN-US">OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p> <p class="MsoSubtitle"><span style="font-size: small;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-large; text-decoration: none; color: #ff0000;" lang="EN-US"> ORDER PAPER</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: small;" lang="EN-US"> FOR THE ELEVENTH SITTING OF THE FIRST<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: small;" lang="EN-US">MEETING OF PARLIAMENT</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;" align="center"><span style="font-size: small;">FRI<span lang="EN-US">DAY, 11<sup>TH</sup></span><span lang="EN-US"> FEBRUARY, 2022</span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 60px; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.5in;" align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">C O N T E N T</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS</strong><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.<strong> </strong>PRAYERS</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3. FORMAL COMMUNICATION BY THE SPEAKER</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4. CORRECTION OF VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS AND OFFICIAL REPORT</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">5.</span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: medium;">5. BUSINESS STATEMENT FOR THE FOURTH WEEK</span></h1> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>(Chairman, Business Committee)</strong><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">6. STATEMENTS</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <h1><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></strong></span></h1> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS</strong><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <h1><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></strong></span></h1> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">7. PRESENTATION OF PAPERS</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">The following Papers to be presented:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <h1><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></strong></span></h1> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(a) <strong>By the Minister for Transport</strong> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">Annual Report of the National Road Safety Authority, 2020.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(b) <strong>By the Chairman of the Committee</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">Report of the Finance Committee on the Term Loan Facility Agreement amongst the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Finance), Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt (as Arranger and Original Lender) and TMF Global Services (UK) Limited (as Facility Agent) for an amount of Thirty-Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ninety-Eight Euros (€38,928,898.00) to finance the Construction and Equipping of 40-Bed District Hospitals at Ayensuano, Effiduase and Offinso, and the Completion and Equipping of Old Tafo Maternity and Kumasi South Maternity Blocks.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">8. PRESENTATION AND FIRST READING OF BILLS</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">Constitution of the Republic of Ghana (Amendment) Bill, 2021.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Mr. Kennedy Nyarko Osei, MP for Akim Swedru)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">9. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That this Honourable House adopts the Investigative Report of the Committee on Defence and Interior on the Incident of the Military-Civilian Brutality in Wa.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Chairman of the Committee)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">10. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That this Honourable House adopts the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Procurement Contract Between the Government of the Republic of Ghana and His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum and S.L. Global for the Supply of Sputnik-V COVID-19 Vaccines.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(<em>Moved</em> on Friday, 6<sup>th</sup> August 2021 by the Hon. Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin and <em>seconded</em> by the Hon. Minority Leader, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">- <em>Question to be put</em><em></em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">11. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That this Honourable House adopts the Report of the Finance Committee on the Annual Report on the Collection and Utilisation of the African Union Import Levy for the 2020 Fiscal Year.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(<em>Moved</em> on Friday, 5<sup>th</sup> November 2021 by the Hon. Chairman of the Finance Committee, Mr. Kwaku Agyeman Kwarteng and <em>seconded</em> by the Hon. Member for Sekyere Afram Plains, Mr. Alex Adomako-Mensah)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Question to be put</em><em></em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">12. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That this Honourable House adopts the Report of the Finance Committee on the Annual Public Debt Management Report for the 2020 Financial Year.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(<em>Moved</em> on Thursday, 4<sup>th</sup> November 2021 by the Hon. Chairman of the Finance Committee, Mr. Kwaku Agyeman Kwarteng and <em>seconded</em> by the Hon. Member for Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam, Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">- <em>Debate to Conclude</em><em></em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">13. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 80(1) which require that no motion shall be debated until at least forty-eight hours have elapsed between the date on which notice of the motion is given and the date on which the motion is moved, the motion for the adoption of the Report of the Finance Committee on the Term Loan Facility Agreement amongst the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Finance), Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt (as Arranger and Original Lender) and TMF Global Services (UK) Limited (as Facility Agent) for an amount of Thirty-Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ninety-Eight Euros (€38,928,898.00) to finance the Construction and Equipping of 40-Bed District Hospitals at Ayensuano, Effiduase and Offinso, and the Completion and Equipping of Old Tafo Maternity and Kumasi South Maternity Blocks may be <em>moved</em> today.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Chairman of the Committee)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">14. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That this Honourable House adopts the Report of the Finance Committee on the Term Loan Facility Agreement amongst the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Finance), Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt (as Arranger and Original Lender) and TMF Global Services (UK) Limited (as Facility Agent) for an amount of Thirty-Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ninety-Eight Euros (€38,928,898.00) to finance the Construction and Equipping of 40-Bed District Hospitals at Ayensuano, Effiduase and Offinso, and the Completion and Equipping of Old Tafo Maternity and Kumasi South Maternity Blocks.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Chairman of the Committee)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">15. RESOLUTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>WHEREAS</strong><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">1. By the provisions of article 181 of the Constitution and Sections 55 and 56 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), the terms and conditions of all government borrowings shall be laid before Parliament and shall not come into operation unless the terms and conditions are approved by a resolution of Parliament in accordance with article 181 of the Constitution;</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Pursuant to the provisions of the said article 181 of the Constitution and Sections 55 and 56 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), at the request of the Government of the Republic Ghana acting through the Minister responsible for Finance, there has been laid before Parliament a Term Loan Facility Agreement amongst the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Finance), Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt (as Arranger and Original Lender) and TMF Global Services (UK) Limited (as Facility Agent) for an amount of Thirty-Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ninety-Eight Euros (€38,928,898.00) to finance the Construction and Equipping of 40-Bed District Hospitals at Ayensuano, Effiduase and Offinso, and the Completion and Equipping of Old Tafo Maternity and Kumasi South Maternity Blocks.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>THIS HONOURABLE HOUSE HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS</strong>:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">In accordance with the provisions of the said article 181 of the Constitution and Sections 55 and 56 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), this House approves, by resolution, the Term Loan Facility Agreement amongst the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Finance), Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt (as Arranger and Original Lender) and TMF Global Services (UK) Limited (as Facility Agent) for an amount of Thirty-Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ninety-Eight Euros (€38,928,898.00) to finance the Construction and Equipping of 40-Bed District Hospitals at Ayensuano, Effiduase and Offinso, and the Completion and Equipping of Old Tafo Maternity and Kumasi South Maternity Blocks.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">(Minister for Finance)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">16. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That this Honourable House adopts the Report of the Committee on Health on the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Health) and Golden Mainland Ghana Limited for an amount of Thirty-Eight Million Euros (€38,000,000.00) for the Construction and Equipping of 40-Bed District Hospitals at Ayensuano, Effiduase and Offinso, and the Completion and Equipping of Old Tafo Maternity and Kumasi South Maternity Blocks.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">(Chairman of the Committee)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">17. RESOLUTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>WHEREAS</strong><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">1. By the provisions of article 181(5) of the Constitution the terms and conditions of any international business or economic transaction to which the Government of Ghana is a party shall not come into operation unless the said terms and conditions have been laid before Parliament and approved by Parliament by a Resolution supported by the votes of a majority of all Members of Parliament;</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Pursuant to the provisions of the said article 181(5) of the Constitution, and at the request of the Government of Ghana acting through the Minister responsible for Health, there has been laid before Parliament the terms and conditions of an Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Health) and Golden Mainland Ghana Limited for an amount of Thirty-Eight Million Euros (€38,000,000.00) for the Construction and Equipping of 40-Bed District Hospitals at Ayensuano, Effiduase and Offinso, and the Completion and Equipping of Old Tafo Maternity and Kumasi South Maternity Blocks.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>THIS HONOURABLE HOUSE HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS</strong>:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">In accordance with the provisions of the said article 181(5) of the Constitution this House approves the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Health) and Golden Mainland Ghana Limited for an amount of Thirty-Eight Million Euros (€38,000,000.00) for the Construction and Equipping of 40-Bed District Hospitals at Ayensuano, Effiduase and Offinso, and the Completion and Equipping of Old Tafo Maternity and Kumasi South Maternity Blocks.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Minister for Health)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">18. PRIVATE MEMBERS’ MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That this Honourable House investigates the recruitment practices of the state security agencies of Ghana between the period 2013 and 2020 and to establish the levels of transparency and fairness of those practices and make consequential recommendations.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Mr. Haruna Iddrisu; Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka; Mr. Mahama Ayariga; Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa; Mr. Suhuyini Alhassan Sayibu; Mr. James Agalga)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">19. PRIVATE MEMBERS’ MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That this Honourable House investigates the ethnic, gender, regional and other sectional backgrounds of persons recruited into the security forces since January 1993, to establish the level of ethnic, regional and gender balance in the recruitment and appointment to such public offices, and make appropriate recommendations.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Mr. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin; Mr. Frank Annoh-Dompreh; Mr. Samuel Atta Akyea; Mr. Osei Bonsu Amoah)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">20. PRIVATE MEMBERS’ MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That this Honourable House investigates the inappropriate interferences by members of the state security agencies of Ghana in the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections of Ghana in 2020, and in particular, the violence perpetrated against citizens, causing injuries and leading to loss of the lives of Tajudeen Alhassan (39 years), Abdallah Ayaric (18 years), Emmanuel Dompreh (36 years) Samira Zakaria (36 years), Ibrahim Abass (30 years), Rita Otto (15 years), and Fuseini Musah (14 years) in the 2020 Elections and make consequential recommendations.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Mr. Haruna Iddrisu; Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka; Mr. Mahama Ayariga; Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa; Mr. Suhuyini Alhassan Sayibu; Mr. James Agalga)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">21. PRIVATE MEMBERS’ MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That this Honourable House investigates the alleged interferences by some Members of the security agencies and some vigilante groups before, during and after presidential and general elections since 1993 resulting in injuries and loss of lives and make consequential recommendations.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Mr. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin; Mr. Frank Annoh-Dompreh; Mr. Samuel Atta Akyea; Mr. Osei Bonsu Amoah)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">22. PRIVATE MEMBERS’ MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p class="20" align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That this Honourable House constitutes a bi-partisan committee chaired by a Member of the Minority Caucus to</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(i) investigate the conduct of the confirmation or approval process by the various Assemblies of the President’s nominees for the position of Chief Executive for the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the following Assemblies (i) Sekyere/Kumawu (ii) Assin South (iii) Cape Coast (iv) Awutu Senya West (v) Sefwi-Bekwai-Anhwiaso (vi) Juaboso (vii) Shama, and any other Assembly where violence or disruption occurred;</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(ii) enquire into the circumstances leading to the deployment of huge numbers of police and other security personnel who obstructed or prevented some Honourable Assembly Members from participating in the voting process, and Members of Parliament from witnessing the exercise as ex-officio members;</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(iii) determine whether laid down procedures were followed or abuses occurred during the process; and</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(iv) make consequential recommendations for the consideration of the House.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Mr. Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye; Mr. Benjamin Komla Kpodo; Mr. James Agalga)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">23.<em> </em>PRIVATE MEMBERS’ MOTION<em></em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That this Honourable House constitutes a bi-partisan parliamentary committee chaired by a Member of the Minority Caucus to enquire into the expenditures made by Ghana Government in relation to COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Mr. Haruna Iddrisu; Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka; Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">24. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2021 be now read <em>a</em> <em>second </em>time<em>.</em><em></em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Minister for Finance)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">25. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 128(1) which require that when a bill has been read a second time it shall pass through a consideration stage which shall not be taken until at least forty-eight hours have elapsed, the consideration stage of the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2021 may be <em>taken today.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Minister for Finance)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">26. SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL, 2021</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">- <em>At the Consideration Stage</em><em></em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">27. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 131(1) which require that when a Bill has passed through the Consideration Stage, the third reading thereof shall not be taken until at least twenty-four hours have elapsed, the motion for the third reading of the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2021 may be <em>moved today.</em><em></em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Minister for Finance)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">28. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2021 be now read <em>the third </em>time<em>.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Minister for Finance)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">29. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That the Students Loan Trust Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2021 be now read <em>a</em> <em>second </em>time<em>.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Minister for Education)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">30. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 128(1) which require that when a bill has been read a second time it shall pass through a consideration stage which shall not be taken until at least forty-eight hours have elapsed, the consideration stage of the Students Loan Trust Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2021 may be <em>taken today.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Minister for Education)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">31. STUDENTS LOAN TRUST FUND (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">- <em>At the Consideration Stage</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">i. <strong>Clause 5 –</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Amendment proposed</strong> – Paragraph (a),</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">subsection (2), line 1, after “notice”, <em>insert</em> “of demand” and in line 2, after “address”, <em>insert</em> “of the borrower”</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Chairman of the Committee)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">ii. <strong>Clause 5 –</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Amendment proposed</strong> – Paragraph (b),</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">subsection (3), line 2, <em>delete</em> “demand notice” and <em>insert</em> “notice of demand”</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Chairman of the Committee)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">iii. <strong>Clause 5 –</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Amendment proposed</strong> – Paragraph (c),</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">subsection (4), opening phrase, <em>delete</em> “subregulation” and <em>insert</em> “subsection”</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Chairman of the Committee)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">iv. <strong>Clause 5 –</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Amendment proposed</strong> – Paragraph (c),</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">subsection (4), subparagraph (a), <em>delete</em> and <em>insert</em> the following:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">“(a) the amount owed;</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(b) time within which to pay the amount owed; and</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(c) failure to pay the amount owed as stated in subparagraph (a), shall attract a monthly penalty of interest of five per cent until the date of final payment.”</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Mr. Rockson-Nelson E. K. Dafeamekpor)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">v. <strong>Clause 5 –</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Amendment proposed</strong> – Paragraph (c),</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">subsection (4), subparagraph (a), line 2, <em>delete</em> “should” and <em>insert</em> “shall”</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Chairman of the Committee)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">vi. <strong>Clause 5 –</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Amendment proposed</strong> – Paragraph (d),</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">subsection (5), line 2, <em>delete</em> “execute or enforce the judgement for the recovery of” and <em>insert</em> the following:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">“institute legal action to recover”</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Mr. Rockson-Nelson E. K. Dafeamekpor)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">vii. <strong>Clause 5 –</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Amendment proposed</strong> – Paragraph (e),</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">subsection (6), <em>delete</em> and <em>insert</em> the following:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">“Subject to any other relevant laws, the Board in the execution of a court judgement obtained against a borrower, may attach the contributions of the borrower made to any scheme under the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 776) or any pension scheme operated and managed by any institution in the country.”</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Mr. Rockson-Nelson E. K. Dafeamekpor)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">viii. <strong>Clause 5 –</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Amendment proposed</strong> – Paragraph (g),</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">subsection (7), <em>delete</em> and <em>insert</em> the following:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">“The Board may, pursuant to a court order, request any scheme established under the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 776) or any pension scheme operated and managed by any institution in the country to provide information on any contribution made by a borrower to that scheme and the contributions shall be attached for the repayment of a loan under this Act.”</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Mr. Rockson-Nelson E. K. Dafeamekpor)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">ix. <strong>New Clause –</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Amendment proposed</strong> – <em>Add</em> the following</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">Clause after clause 6:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">“<strong>Liabilities and recoveries</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">#. (1) The liabilities of a guarantor under a loan contracted before the coming into force of this Act shall continue to remain in force until the loan is repaid in full.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(2) The procedure for the recovery of a loan contracted before the coming into force of this Act shall continue to remain in force until the loan is repaid in full.”</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Chairman of the Committee)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">x. <strong>Long Title –</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Amendment proposed</strong> – Lines 1 and 2, <em>delete</em> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">“repeal section 19 of Act 820 to”</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Chairman of the Committee)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">32. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 131(1) which require that when a Bill has passed through the Consideration Stage, the third reading thereof shall not be taken until at least twenty-four hours have elapsed, the motion for the third reading of the Students Loan Trust Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2021 may be <em>moved today.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Minister for Education)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">33. MOTION</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">That the Students Loan Trust Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2021 be now read <em>the third </em>time<em>.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Minister for Education)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">34. COMMITTEE SITTINGS</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Date:</em><em> </em><em> </em>Friday, 11<sup>th</sup> February 2022</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Time:</em> 9:00 a.m.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Venue:</em> Committee Rooms 1 & 2 (Administration Block)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Agenda:</em> To continue the consideration of the Report of the Auditor-General on the Public Accounts of Ghana (Ministries, Departments and other Agencies of the Central Government) for the Year ended 31<sup>st</sup> December 2018.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Date:</em><em> </em><em> </em>Tuesday, 15<sup>th</sup> February 2022</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Time:</em> 11:00 a.m.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Venue:</em> Committee Rooms 10E, (East Wing, 10<sup>th </sup>Floor, Job 600 Building)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Agenda:</em> To consider the Committee’s programme of activities for the Meeting.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 60px;"> </p> </div> </td><td class="col2"> <img src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('pb/ORD. 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SCIENCES, KINTAMPO BILL, 2024 (1).pdf');">UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH, AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES, KINTAMPO BILL, 2024 (1)</a></p></td> </tr><tr> <td style="width: 50%"><p class="doc-a"><img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('bills/NATIONAL_ROADS_AUTHORITY_BILL,_2024[1].pdf');">National Roads Authority Bill, 2023</a></p></td> <td style="width: 50%"><p class="doc-a"><img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('bills/NATIONAL_SERVICE AUTHORITY_BILL_2024.pdf');">National Service Authority Bill, 2024</a></p></td> </tr><tr> <td style="width: 50%"><p class="doc-a"><img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('bills/Rent Bill, 2023.pdf');">Rent Bill, 2023</a></p></td> <td style="width: 50%"><p class="doc-a"><img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('bills/INTESTATE_SUCCESSION_BILL,_2022[1].pdf');">Ghana Industrial Property Office Bill, 2023</a></p></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </fieldset> <fieldset id='p5'> <div style="float: left; margin-right:50px"> <h5>BUSINESS STATEMENTS</h5><br/> <img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('pb/BUS. 6TH WK (15-19 JUL 2024).pdf');">Business Statement 6th Week (15th July- 19th July, 2024)</a><br/><br/> <img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('pb/BUS. 5TH WK (9-12 JUL 2024).pdf');">Business Statement 5th Week (9th July- 12th July, 2024)</a><br/><br/> <img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('pb/BUS. 4TH WK (2-5 JUL 2024).pdf');">Business Statement 4th Week (2nd July- 5th July, 2024)</a><br/><br/> <img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('pb/BUS. 3RD WK (25-28 JUN 2024) - Final.pdf');">Business Statement 3rd Week (25th June- 28th June, 2024)</a><br/><br/> <img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('pb/BUS. 2ND WK (18-21 JUN 2024).pdf');">Business Statement 2nd Week (18th June- 21st June, 2024)</a><br/><br/> </div> <div> <h5>EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM </h5><br/> <img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('pb/Explan-4WK 20-24 November 2023.pdf');">Explanatory Memorandum 4th Week 20th November - 24th, November 2023)</a><br/><br/> <img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('pb/Explan-3WK 13- 17 November 2023.pdf');">Explanatory Memorandum 3rd Week (13th November - 17th, November 2023)</a><br/><br/> <img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('pb/Explan-2WK 7- 10 November 2023.pdf');">Explanatory Memorandum 2nd Week (7th November - 10th, November 2023)</a><br/><br/> <img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('pb/Explan-1WK 31 October 2023 -3rd November 2023.pdf');">Explanatory Memorandum1st Week (31st October - 3rd, November 2023)</a><br/><br/> <img class="pdf-ico" src="images/pdf.png"/><a onclick="showPDF('pb/Explan-8 WK 28 March -31 March 2023.pdf');">Explanatory Memorandum 8th Week (28th- 31st March, 2023)</a><br/><br/> </div> </fieldset> </fieldsets> 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