2002 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 37th Parliament
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No. 14
OF THE
Wednesday, February 27, 2002
Two o'clock p.m.
Prayers by Mr. Mayencourt.
The Speaker delivered his reserved decision as follows:
Honourable Members:
On Monday last following Question Period, the Honourable Member for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant rose on a point of order relating to the interpretation of Practice Recommendation No. 11 dealing with Public Written Questions.
The point of order concerned the interpretation of the second sentence in paragraph 2 of the Sessional Order which reads as follows:
"The Member from whose constituency the question comes will have first refusal to put such question to the appropriate Minister."
The Sessional Order further provides that a question which conforms to the guidelines "shall be printed on 2 consecutive weeks unless answered". It is the Chair's ruling that the "first refusal" accorded to the Member from whose constituency the question arises will remain intact for the first week the question is published on Orders of the Day.
During the second week any Private Member may put the qualified question (unless previously answered) to a Minister during Question Period.
Paragraph 2 of the Sessional Order provides that the Minister may answer the question orally or in writing by filing with the Clerk of the House. When the question is answered, either orally or in writing, the question itself is dropped from the Orders of the Day.
Written answers will be published in the Votes and Proceedings.
Claude Richmond, Speaker
The Hon. R. Neufeld (Minister of Energy and Mines) presented to the Speaker a Message from Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:
Iona Campagnolo
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 5) intituled Vancouver Island Natural Gas Pipeline Amendment Act, 2002 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House
February 25, 2002
Bill introduced and read first time.
Bill Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
Order called for "Members' Statements."
Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."
By leave, the Hon. G. Collins moved --
That, notwithstanding the motion approved on February 13, 2002 regarding the Select Standing Committee on Education, the Committee be hereby instructed to prepare a Report to the House no later than March 28, 2002.
Motion agreed to.
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion "That the Speaker do now leave the Chair" for the House to go into Committee of Supply.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Ms. Brice, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 5.57 p.m.
CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker
NOTICE OF MOTIONS
Monday, March 4
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