PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI ORDER PAPER MONDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2019 AT 9.30AM
1. Prayer 2. Election of Speaker 3. The Leader of the Government in Parliament to move “That this Parliament expresses its deep sadness at the death of the Hon. Speaker, Dr Jiko Luveni and expresses its deep condolences to her family; acknowledges her distinct services and contribution to this nation and especially during her distinguished tenure as the first female Speaker of the Fijian Parliament.” 4. Confirmation of Minutes. The Leader of the Government in Parliament to move – “That the Minutes of the sitting of Parliament held on Friday, 30 November 2018, as previously circulated be taken as read and be confirmed.” 5. Communications from the Chair 6. Presentation of papers and certain documents (see Schedule 1) 7. Questions (see Schedule 2) 8. Ministerial Statements 9. Consideration of Bills SCHEDULE 1 — PRESENTATION OF PAPERS AND CERTAIN DOCUMENTS 1. Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit – 2017 Annual Report (Parliamentary Paper No. 73 of 2018). 2. Fiji National Provident Fund – Annual Report 2018 (Parliamentary Paper No. 125 of 2018). 3. Fiji Public Trustee Corporation Limited – Annual Report 2017 (Parliamentary Paper No. 86 of 2018). 4. Pacific Fishing Company PTE Limited – Annual Report 2017 (Parliamentary Paper No. 87 of 2018). 5. Report of the Auditor-General of the Republic of Fiji – Follow-up of Selected 2016 Auditor-General’s Reports for various sectors. (Parliamentary Paper No. 133 of 2018). 6. Report of the Auditor-General of the Republic of Fiji – Follow-up Audit on Management of the Land Reform Program (Parliamentary Paper No. 134 of 2018). 7. Report of the Auditor-General of the Republic of Fiji – Audit Report on Municipal Councils for 2013 (Parliamentary Paper No. 135 of 2018). 8. Report of the Auditor-General of the Republic of Fiji – 2017 Audit Report on General Administration Sector (Parliamentary Paper No. 07 of 2019). 9. Report of the Auditor-General of the Republic of Fiji – 2017 Audit Report on Social Services Sector (Parliamentary Paper No. 08 of 2019). 10. Report of the Auditor-General of the Republic of Fiji – 2017 Audit Report on Economic Services Sector (Parliamentary Paper No. 09 of 2019). 11. Report of the Auditor-General of the Republic of Fiji – 2017 Audit Report on Infrastructure Sector (Parliamentary Paper No. 10 of 2019). 12. Ministry of Youth and Sports – Annual Report 2016-2017 (Parliamentary Paper No. 102 of 2018). 13. Ministry of Fisheries – 2016/2017 Annual Report (Parliamentary Paper No. 130 of 2018). SCHEDULE 2 — QUESTIONS Oral Questions
1/2019 Inosi Kuridrani to ask the Prime Minister and Minister for iTaukei Affairs and Sugar Industry – Sugar production has been on a declining trend from 310,140 tons in 2006 to 139,502 tons in 2016 despite the heavy input of resources financially and technically. Can the Prime Minister explain the reason for this decline. 2/2019 Rohit Sharma to ask the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation – Can the Minister inform Parliament on the programme of work undertaken by the Ministry on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2018. 3/2019 Mosese Bulitavu to ask the Minister for Defence, National Security and Foreign Affairs – Can the Minister inform the House on how he intends to eradicate the brutal treatment of suspects in custody. 4/2019 Sanjay Kirpal to ask the Minister for Health and Medical Services – Can the Minister elaborate on the recent typhoid outbreak. 5/2019 Viliame Gavoka to ask the Attorney-General and Minister for Economy, Civil Service and Communications – With a number of airlines serving Fiji and neutrality being critical – Can the Minister explain the reason why the CEO of Fiji Airways sits in the position of Chair for Tourism Fiji. 6/2019 Dr Salik Govind to ask the Minister for Employment, Productivity, Industrial Relations, Youth and Sports – Can the Minister explain to Parliament as to what initiatives has the Ministry of Youth and Sports done to address the issue of drug abuse amongst the youths in the sports community. 7/2019 Biman Prasad to ask the Minister for Industry, Trade, Tourism, Local Government, Housing and Community Development – Can the Minister inform Parliament on the progress achieved on the Memorandum of Understanding and Joint Feasibility Studies conducted by the Governments of Fiji and the Peoples’ Republic of China on the proposed Free Trade Agreement as contained on page 64 of the Supplement to the 2018-2019 Budget Address. 8/2019 Vijendra Prakash to ask the Minister for Health and Medical Services – Can the Minister update Parliament on the Meningococcal vaccination that was carried out Fiji-wide last year.
Written Questions 9/2019 Viliame Gavoka to ask the Prime Minister and Minister for iTaukei Affairs and Sugar Industry – The leases for the FNPF hotel properties at Denarau have been recently renewed and lease premiums paid to landowners at some eight million dollars – Can the Prime Minister indicate whether the percentage of gross receipts paid to the landowners is 3.5% or 5.5 per cent. 10/2019 Mikaele Leawere to ask the Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations – Can the Minister enlighten Parliament on the status of the seasonal workers programme and how many have benefitted from it.