Speaking in Parliament

Letters

PARLIAMENT Speaker Job Pomat told Parliament recently that Madang MP Hon Bryan Kramer has been asking most questions, supplementary questions and points of order since the inception of Parliament sitting after the general election.
Every MP has the prerogative to ask questions for the benefit of their electorate.
What our MPs are doing in Parliament?
I’ve heard many MPs and other candidates campaign during election period that they will be the mouthpiece and represent the silent majority.
If you do not have the venom, do not bite.
Being silent in the Parliament tells otherwise: that the electorate you represent may have received sufficient funding and basic services have reached the entire electorate.
Parliament sitting is an optimum period.
It serves as an avenue for political representatives to address their grievances in terms of funding and services delivery in their respective electorates and regions.
This is where our responsible state minister(s) would be held accountable and responsible for the grievances raised.
For instance, in an electorate where the network of roads is deteriorating and needs urgent upgrade and maintenance.
This is where our elected MP should intervene by seeking funds from relevant agencies (Department of Works).
Also address issues through Parliament about their disappointments.
Apart from making policies and legislations, it is also imperative to consider addressing this issue on floor of Parliament.
The most vibrant MP to date is Madang’s Bryan Kramer.
In the last term of Parliament, some MPs hardly delivered a speech or even addressed issues faced by their electorates.

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