Shoura Council to discuss annual performance report for social, family and youth affairs

RIYADH: The Shoura Council will hold its 61st, 62nd and 63rd ordinary sessions next week with a number of items on the agenda.

The council will discuss in its 61st ordinary session next Monday the report of the Committee for Social, Family and Youth Affairs regarding the annual report of the General Authority for Sports for the fiscal year 2015-2016.

It will also discuss the Energy and Economy Committee’s report regarding the annual report of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund for the fiscal year of 2015-2016.

The council will also discuss the report of Committee of Transport, Communications and Information Technology regarding the annual report of the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology for the fiscal year of 2015-2016.

In the recommendations it raised to the council, the committee requested the ministry to draft an executive plan and performance indicators to turn the communications and information technology sector into a productive national industry operating with a Saudi workforce within a specific time frame, and study the separation of the Saudi PostfromtheMinistryofTelecommunications and Information Technology.

In its 62nd ordinary session on Tuesday, the council will vote on the recommendations of the Committee of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, requesting the General Authority of Civil Aviation to find a solution to the high prices of tickets inside the Kingdom. The council will also listen to the committee’s remarks about a council member’s opinion regarding the committee’s report of the previous session.

The council will also discuss the report of the Health Committee regarding the annual report of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center for the fiscal year of 2015-2016.

In its 63rd session on Wednesday, the Shoura Council will discuss the report of the Fiscal Committee regarding the study of criminal activities related to companies listed on the Saudi stock market, in order to control crimes of forgery, fraud and fake financial statements, and implement the necessary mechanisms to deal with the problem.

The council will also discuss the report of Human Rights Committee and regulatory bodies regarding the Human Rights Commission’s annual report for the fiscal year of 2015-2016. The committee called on the Human Rights Commission to coordinate with media in order to avoid false information.

Another issue listed on the council’s agenda for this session is the report of the Committee of Islamic and Judicial Affairs regarding the annual report of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance for the fiscal year of 2015-2016. The committee called on the ministry to reinforce its control on mosques.