Suspension of Standing Orders to Speak More than Once and for Time Limit for Speech

5.25 pm

The Deputy Leader of the House (Mr Zaqy Mohamad): Mr Deputy Speaker, may I seek your consent and the general assent of Members present to move that the proceedings on item No 1 under Orders of the Day in the Order Paper for today be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No 48(3), so far as it is necessary to enable Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and the Minister for Law, Ms Rahayu Mahzam, to speak more than once?

In the course of the debate, Members of Parliament have directed queries to Senior Parliamentary Secretary Rahayu Mahzam and I wish to move this Motion so that Senior Parliamentary Secretary Rahayu Mahzam can respond to Members' queries on the specific elements of the Bill and related matters.

Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Deputy Speaker: I give my consent. Does the Deputy Leader of the House have the general assent of hon Members present to so move?

Hon Members indicated assent.

With the consent of Mr Deputy Speaker, and the general assent of Members present, question put, and agreed to.

Resolved, "That, notwithstanding the Standing Orders, the proceedings on item No 1 under Orders of the Day in the Order Paper for today be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No 48(3) in respect of Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and the Minister for Law, Ms Rahayu Mahzam, to speak more than once." – [Mr Zaqy Mohamad]

Mr Deputy Speaker : Deputy Leader.

Mr Zaqy Mohamad: Mr Deputy Speaker, may I seek your consent and the general assent of Members present to move that the proceedings on the item under discussion be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No 48(8) to remove the time limit in respect of Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and the Minister for Law, Ms Rahayu Mahzam's speech, please?

Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Deputy Speaker: I give my consent. Does the Deputy Leader of the House have the general assent of hon Members present to so move?

Hon Members indicated assent.

With the consent of Mr Deputy Speaker, and the general assent of Members present, question put, and agreed to.

Resolved, "That the proceedings on the item under discussion be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No 48(8) in respect of Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and the Minister for Law, Ms Rahayu Mahzam's speech." – [Mr Zaqy Mohamad]

Mr Deputy Speaker : Senior Parliamentary Secretary Rahayu Mahzam.