Functions of the Committee

1. The Committee shall be appointed at the commencement of each Parliament.
2. The Committee shall consist of Mr. Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and five other elected Members (who shall not be Ministers).
3. The functions of the Committee are;
   • To meet on each Wednesday during meetings of the Parliament to examine all notices of motion submitted to the Committee under Standing Order 130, and o determine whether the term of the motion are of a parochial nature or of a matter of national importance; and
   • On determining that a notice is of national importance to deliver a copy of the notice to the Clerk for reporting to the Parliament; and
   • On determining that a notice is of a parochial nature, to return the notice to the Member proposing the motion with a recommendations;
     • That the Member consult with the Minister or authority concerned; or
     • That the Member places a question relation to the subject matter on the Question Paper; or
     • That the Member may otherwise achieve more quickly and effectively the action sought by him; and
   • To determine the order in which notices and orders of the da on the Notice Paper shall be considered on sitting days when private business has precedence.
4. Should a quorum of Member s of the Committee not be available before 1.45 pm, the functions and duties of the Committee under Subsection (3) (a), (b) and (c) shall be carried out by Mr Speaker.
5. The quorum for a meeting of the Committee is three.

Committee Members