P.M. Weighs in On Opposition’s Privilege Motion

In response to the motion, the deputy speaker of the House noted that the standing orders do not include a timeframe within which notice must be given. He further clarified that questions to ministers can be submitted at any time. Considering these facts, it was determined that the matter presented by the opposition leader does not affect the privileges of the House of Representatives. Prime Minister John Briceño also weighed in.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“This is a special sitting so the reason why is because we need to pass legislation. As you are aware by the end of this month all of this is going to be removed, demolished because we are going be refurbished. But the George Price Center where we will be having the meetings will not be ready by September. So we have to have a meeting now. So that is the only reason. It is not a matter that we are abusing. The only other time this happened was the last house meeting. I want to make it clear that our good friend the Cabinet Secretary reached out to you to explain what happened. It was human error. There was no ill intent or trying to pull something on you. It was a human error why you was not given enough notice.”