Cabinet passes regulation limiting ministers’ interactions with parliament
07 Aug 2010, 9:52 AM
Ahmed Nazeer
The cabinet has approved a new set of procedures governing its interactions with parliament.
“After discussing the draft Cabinet rules of procedure, the Cabinet passed relevant clauses for communications with the People’s Majlis,’’ said the president’s office in a statement last week.”
Foreign Minister Dr Ahmed Shaheed said the regulations “are quite important in terms of how the government will interact with parliament from now on. It draws a clear boundary.”
Referencing article 115 (f) of the Constitution, the new regulations state that a cabinet member can only be summoned to the parliament on mention of a the appropriate article in the constitution, and shall answer questions only during a parliament meeting.
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