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ORDER PAPER OF THE TOBAGO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ____________________________________________________
2017 – 2021 SESSION ____________________________________________________
8TH SITTING at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday October 26th, 2017 at Assembly Chamber Jerningham Street, Scarborough, Tobago
Members of the 2017 – 2021 Session:
Presiding Officer - Dr. Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus ========================================== Assemblyman Kelvin Charles- Member for Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden Assemblyman Joel Jack –Member for Bacolet/Mt. St. George Assemblyman Marslyn Melville-Jack – Member for Scarborough/Calder Hall Assemblyman Ancil Dennis – Member for Buccoo/Mt. Pleasant Assemblyman Marisha Osmond – Member for Plymouth/Golden Lane Assemblyman Clarence Jacob – Member for Canaan/Bon Accord Assemblyman Sheldon Cunningham – Member for Providence/Mason Hall/Moriah Assemblyman Jomo Pitt – Member for Lambeau/Signal Hill Assemblyman Shomari Hector – Member for Bethel/Mt. Irvine Assemblyman Hayden Spencer – Member for Goodwood/Belle Garden West Assemblyman Watson Duke – Member for Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delaford Assemblyman Farley Augustine – Member for Parlatuvier/L’Anse Fourmi/Speyside
======================================== Councillor Kwesi Des Vignes Councillor Dr. Agatha Carrington Councillor Nadine Stewart-Phillips Councillor Dr. Faith B. Yisrael
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ORDER OF BUSINESS (a)
PRAYERS
(b)
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE OF A NEW MEMBER
(c)
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
(d)
ASSEMBLY BILLS SENT BACK FROM CABINET
(e)
ASSEMBLY LAWS BROUGHT BACK FROM PARLIAMENT
(f)
PETITIONS
(g)
PAPERS Monthly Budget Report as at the end of July 2017
(h)
PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM: (i)
Dispute Resolution Commission
(ii)
Select Committees Code of Conduct Report as at May 2017
(i)
QUESTIONS TO SECRETARIES Questions for Oral Answer
* QUESTION NO. 14 TO THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, WELLNESS AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT (By the Minority Councillor) What is the contractual rental/lease arrangement between the Tobago House of Assembly and owners/agents of the Habib Building (Wilson Road, Scarborough, Tobago) including: (a) the commencement of the contractual arrangement; (b) the rental/lease monthly rates from start date to present; and (c) the estimated contractual end date? 3
* QUESTION NO. 15 TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY (By the Minority Councillor) In July 2017 the Chief Secretary and Secretary of Education, Innovation and Energy announced that a Post-SEA Remedial Programme will be implemented to treat with the SEA students who were identified as “underperforming”. Please provide an update on the implementation of that remedial programme, including: (a) the number of remedial teachers specially assigned to treat with those students; and (b) the schools they have been assigned to? * QUESTION NO. 16 TO THE SECRETARY OF FINANCE AND THE ECONOMY (By the Minority Councillor) Please provide an update on the balance on the Consolidated Fund of the Tobago House of Assembly as at 30th September 2017, compared to the balance as at 30th September 2016? (j) (k)
REQUESTS FOR LEAVE TO MOVE THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE ASSEMBLY ON DEFINITE MATTERS OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE STATEMENTS BY SECRETARIES OR ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
(l)
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
(m)
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
(n)
MOTIONS RELATING TO THE BUSINESS OR SITTINGS OF THE ASSEMBLY AND MOVED BY A SECRETARY OR ASSISTANT SECRETARY PUBLIC BUSINESS
(o)
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BUSINESS MOTION
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PRIVATE BUSINESS WHEREAS the majority of the Tobago House of Assembly’s revenues come from the Central Government of Trinidad and Tobago; AND WHEREAS consistent with Section 41 of the Tobago House of Assembly Act of 1996 the Tobago House of Assembly’s 2018 Fiscal Budget request from the Central Government, which totalled $5.041 billion, was made; AND WHEREAS this Central Government in response allocated $2.1936 billion, with a promise to allow the Tobago House of Assembly to borrow; AND WHEREAS this represents a budget shortfall of $2.8474 billion; BE IT RESOLVED that this House mandate the Executive Council to present a new budget at the November 2017 sitting, using the actual Central Government allocations to forecast new recurrent expenditure, capital expenditure, CEPEP and URP expenditure; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Executive Council also present to this House, plans for revenue generation outside of monies allocated from Central Government.
(By the Minority Leader Watson Duke)
(p) MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT SHARON IRVINE-COMBIE CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY (AG.) ASSEMBLY LEGISLATURE SECRETARIAT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING JERNINGHAM STREET SCARBOROUGH TOBAGO
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