Hon Penn asks public to submit questions for HoA
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“If you have questions for any Minister of Cabinet for the upcoming House of Assembly (HOA) meeting on Monday, 23rd August 2021, please forward via email or private message by Thursday, 12th August 2021 to meet the required deadline,” he said on an August 11, 2021, post.
According to the Opposition Leader, the move is also an opportunity to ask questions of the Government through the Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition.
“We are committed to keeping you updated and ensuring your participation in the business of the HoA, which is being conducted on your behalf,” he said.
Rules for question submission
According to the House of Assembly's Standing Orders, questions may be put to ministers relating to public affairs for which they are officially responsible.
Questions also must be directed at one subject and must not include the names of persons or any statement of fact, unless they are necessary to render the question intelligible.
If a question is based on facts, the member asking shall make himself responsible for the accuracy of the statement and statements cannot be based on a newspaper report or an unofficial publication.
Questions can also not include arguments, inferences opinions, imputations, epithets, ironical expressions or hypothetical cases amongst other rules.
Questions can be submitted via email to marlonpenn@hotmail.com.
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16 Responses to “Hon Penn asks public to submit questions for HoA”
1. Any update about BVI Airways
2. Should politicians be sent to HMP for misusing tax money
enquiring mind want to know
Why didn't you invest more in healthcare during your short stint as minister of Health and why was it more important to rename the hospital? Why did you support the BVI Airways project?
How come, Hon. Marlon Penn, now leader of the opposition, are now asking such a request from the public?
You were and are being paid asked questions on our behalf, not request questions from us to ask. HoA is not for that setting, public metings are. As a leader, you should know better. If not, you don't deserve to be in the position that you now hold.
In my honest opinion, you need to exercise better judgment. If I was an advisors to you, I would have advised you differently. Why? Because I know that an employee should never ask their boss, the people, to do what you have requested of them.
A good and wise oppostion is very helpful, if its mind is set to please those that it represents over self intrest
Now to the flip side: A good and wise governing cabinet is very helpful, if its mind is set to please those that its represent over self intrest.
Note: This is why we need the CoI. Colour of skin, ethnicity, and place of birth has little to do with it.
We the people demands better governance, beginning Now!
The people need to know, before next general election.
sound like he had personal issues with his own country folks because not hearing hon penn or opposition leader questioning the sever corruption within law enforcement, the ones who arrived in BVI to uphold our laws
The poor chat brings nothing to the table associated with the future of our territory. Please inform penn not because he labeled opposition leader means he have to opposed things
This place being going through some unfamiliar circumstances from 2017 hurricanes; followed by the now global pandemic
The BVI do not print money some how penn thinks so