The Parliamentary secretariats

Following the 2017 elections, a new Parliamentary Secretariat was introduced within the Ministry with the task to monitor the execution of the European Capital of Culture. This secretariat also has the Cleansing and Maintenance Division under its helm, which has been providing us with positive results for these much-needed and essential tasks. The MCCAA and the Medicines Authority both form part of this secretariat, and provide the public with protection and knowledge regarding their respective areas.

A big thank you goes to Dr Deo Debattista for the huge input he has given.

The Secretariat dedicated to local government and communities, headed by Silvio Parnis, has also done a great deal of work to revitalise local councils . Just last November, the Commonwealth Local Government Conference was held for the first time in Malta. This is the second largest conference organised by the Commonwealth and focuses on local government, to which more than 400 delegates from 40 countries were present. Once again, our country was at the centre where decisions were taken.

This Secretariat is currently working on a much-needed local government reform, a reform that will provide a better product and service to our communities. I must also mention the recent LESA reform, where now local wardens have become public employees.

The Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government truly embodies the vivid spirit of our nation, not only because it is entrusted with its soul via the culture portfolio but also due to the fact that through its other sectors, it keeps on producing a better, efficient service which a modern democratic country truly deserves.