ISLAMABAD, April 23, 2014: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly held debate on budget formulation process for the next fiscal year 2014-15 during fifth sitting of 12^th session on Wednesday, says Free and Fair Election Network in its Daily Factsheet.

Minister for Auqaf, Hajj, Religious & Minority Affairs introduced the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Charitable & Religious Trusts Bill, 2014.

Sponsored by JUI-F lawmakers, the House took up two calling attention notices (CANs) regarding financial loss occurring due to the closure of mines in Buner and termination of employees of Focus Grammar Schools.

The House took up eight of 17 starred questions (requiring oral as well as written replies) while five questions were responded to. The lawmakers asked seven supplementary questions as well.

The members spoke on seven points of order consuming 19 minutes of the proceedings. The House was adjourned to meet again on May 8, 2014.

Members’ Participation in House Proceedings:

• The KP Assembly met for four hours and 57 minutes, taking two breaks of an hour and 13 minutes.
• The sitting started at 1525 hours against the scheduled time of 1400 hours, witnessing a delay of an hour and 25 minutes.
• The Speaker chaired the sitting for two hours and five minutes while the Deputy Speaker presided over the rest of the proceedings.
• The Chief Minister did not attend the sitting while the slot for Leader of the Opposition is still vacant.
• The parliamentary leaders of AJIP, ANP, PPPP, JUI-F and QWP attended the proceedings.
• Fifty-three members were present at the outset, 35 at the adjournment while a maximum of 72 were there at the adjournment of the sitting.
• Three minority members attended the sitting.
• Sixteen members applied for leave.

Output

• Minister for Auqaf, Hajj, Religious & Minority Affairs introduced the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Charitable & Religious Trusts Bill, 2014.

Representation and Responsiveness

• Seven lawmakers- JUI-F and QWP (2 each) and one each of ANP, PPPP and PTI- held debate on budget formulation process for the next fiscal year 2014-15. The debate continued for an hour and 34 minutes.

• Sponsored by JUI-F lawmakers, the House took up two calling attention notices (CANs) regarding financial loss occurring due to the closure of mines in Buner and termination of employees of Focus Grammar Schools.

• The House took up eight of 17 starred questions (requiring oral as well as written replies) while five questions were responded to. The lawmakers asked seven supplementary questions as well.

Order and Institutionalization

• The members spoke on seven points of order consuming 19 minutes of the proceedings.

Transparency

• ‘Orders of the Day’ was available to the legislators, observers and others.
• Information on members’ attendance was not available to observers and the public.

The Daily Factsheet is based on direct observation of KP Assembly proceedings conducted by PAIMAN, a member organization of FAFEN