AMENDMENT OF STANDING ORDERS

5.51 p.m.

The Leader of the House (Mr E. W. Barker): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move,

That this Parliament resolves that the following amendment, as recommended in paragraph 5 of the First Report of the Standing Orders Committee and contained in Paper Parl. 4 of 1974, be and is hereby made to the Standing Orders of Parliament:-

Standing Order No. 95:

Paragraph (2): In line 10, leave out "as Parliament may refer to the Committee" and insert "a5 the Committee may think fit".

Sir, hon. Members will have noticed that the Standing Orders Committee had in its Report, Parl. 4 of 1974, recommended an amendment to Standing Order 95 (2) for the purpose of improving on the accountability of statutory institutions by making the Statements of Accounts for such institutions which are laid before this House stand referred to the Public Accounts Committee for examination. It is now necessary to adopt this amendment, hence this motion.

Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

That this Parliament resolves that the following amendment, as recommended in paragraph 5 of the First Report of the

Standing Orders Committee and contained in Paper Parl. 4 of 1974, be and is hereby made to the Standing Orders of Parliament: --

Standing Order No. 95:

Paragraph (2) : In line 10, leave out "as Parliament may refer to the Committee" and insert "as the Committee may think fit".