Economic challenges and preparations for floods will be among the key areas of focus on the first day of the third meeting of the fifth session of the 14th Parliament today.
According to the order paper on the Parliament’s website, Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (BN-Pasir Salak) is set to ask the prime minister about the government’s course of action to deal with such challenges.
This will be followed by Anwar Ibrahim (PH-Port Dickson) who will ask the prime minister for the latest statistics on household income category details according to B40, M40 and T20 groups from 2019 to 2022.
Also listed is a question to the prime minister from Rubiah Wang (GPS-Kota Samarahan) regarding the status of district disaster management committees nationwide ahead of the possibility of floods at the end of the year, Bernama cited.
Meanwhile, Fong Kui Lun (PH-Bukit Bintang) will ask the federal territories minister about its preparedness to deal with the flood disaster expected to hit Kuala Lumpur by the end of the year.
The meeting will witness the tabling for first reading of the Road Transport (Amendment) Bill 2022, the Land Public Transport Bill 2022, the Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Bill 2022 and the Environmental Quality (Amendment) Bill 2022.
In addition to a motion to elect a deputy speaker, the meeting is also expected to focus on the tabling of a statement of the Special Select Committee to Consider Bills relating to the Tobacco and Smoking Products Control Bill 2022.
A statement containing proposed improvements to the bill is expected to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat no later than Oct 6 unless the health ministry obtains an extension to the date of presentation of the statement.
On Aug 2, the Special Select Committee chaired by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin comprising 13 members of Parliament from the government and opposition said that the statement must be presented no later than the date of the first day of the third meeting of the fifth term of the 14th Parliament sitting.
Another focus of the conference will be the tabling of the Supply (Budget) Bill 2023, which is scheduled to be done by Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz at 4pm this Friday.
The bill is scheduled be debated at the policy level for eight days and will be answered by ministers for four days before being debated at the committee level for 12 days.
The Dewan Rakyat sitting will run for 32 days, until Nov 29.
