Order Paper
Wednesday, 18 April 2018 at 9.30am
1. Prayer 2. Confirmation of Minutes. The Leader of the Government in Parliament to move – “That the Minutes of the sitting of Parliament held on Tuesday, 17 April 2018, as previously circulated be taken as read and be confirmed.” 3. Communications from the Chair 4. Presentation of papers and certain documents 5. Presentation of reports of committees 6. Questions (see Schedule 1) 7. Ministerial statements 8. Consideration of Bills 9. Motions for which notice has been given (see Schedule 2)
SCHEDULE 1 — QUESTIONS
Oral Questions 132/2018 Hon. Parmod Chand to ask the Minister for Fisheries – Would the Minister outline in Parliament what sort of awareness programme, if any, has the Ministry carried out, throughout the past one year following fatalities caused by eating common species of fish like Daniva in early 2017. 133/2018 Hon. Mataiasi Niumataiwalu to ask the Attorney-General and Minister for Economy, Public Enterprises, Civil Service and Communications – Can the Minister advise the House of the functions of the newly established Credit Information Reporting Agency PTE Ltd and how will it benefit consumers. 134/2018 Hon. Aseri Radrodro to ask the AttorneyGeneral and Minister for Economy, Public Enterprises, Civil Service and Communications – Can the Minister inform the House if Government would consider enforcing a percentage of intakes for school leavers as Job attachments depending on the size of the firms and companies. 135/2018 Hon. Netani Rika to ask the Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations – Can the Minister inform the House on the measures that have been taken and will be taken by the Ministry to promote and improve Occupational Health in Fiji. 136/2018 Hon. Viliame Gavoka to ask the Minister for Industry, Trade, Tourism, Lands and Mineral Resources – MEN-C has the potential to harm Fiji’s tourism industry in the same way SARS devastated Asian tourism in the late 2002 to mid-2003. Can the Minister inform the House what the Government is doing together with the industry to assure and comfort those planning to visit Fiji not to be alarmed. 137/2018 Hon. Ashneel Sudhakar to ask the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation – The recent data given by the Ministry shows that a total of 292 cases of Child Sexual Abuse had been reported under the Child Welfare Act from January to November in 2017. Can the Minister further elaborate on the trends in child abuse in the last 5 years. 138/2018 Hon. Ro Teimumu Kepa to ask the Minister for Local Government, Housing, Environment, Infrastructure and Transport – Many passengers are concerned about the high decibel level of the sound system on public buses, how is the Minister dealing with this issue. 139/2018 Hon. Jilila Kumar to ask the Minister for Local Government, Housing, Environment, Infrastructure and Transport – Can the Minister inform the House on the waiver of the Municipal Market Stall fees.
WRITTEN QUESTIONS
140/2018 Hon. Jiosefa Dulakiverata to ask the Minister for Waterways – In order to properly identify the flooding areas and find ways and means of controlling or minimising flooding, does the Ministry take any aerial survey of the flooded areas and compile data for future reference and whether that data could be made available to the stakeholders and the general public. 141/2018 Hon. Dr Mere Samisoni to ask the Minister for Health and Medical Services – Can the Minister inform the House what are the Maternal and Foetal Mortality and Morbidity Rates since 1994. 142/2018 Hon. Ratu Suliano Matanitobua to ask the Minister for Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management and Meteorological Services – Can the Minister update the House on the development and plans of the Government for seawalls along the villages and settlements.
SCHEDULE 2 — MOTIONS FOR DEBATE
1. Hon. Lorna Eden to move – “That Parliament debates the ‘Report on the Fiji Development Bank Annual Report 2014 and 2015’ which was tabled on 22 March 2017.” (Parliamentary Paper No. 55 of 2017) 2. Hon. Netani Rika to move – “That Parliament debates the ‘Review Report of the Committee on the Fiji Police Annual Report 2013’ which was tabled on 25 April 2017.” (Parliamentary Paper No. 50 of 2016)