The Fijian Parliament will be sitting this week and will be conducted virtually with Members of Parliament either attending in-person or connecting remotely.
According to an advisory by the Parliament Civic Education & Media Unit, access to the Parliament complex for the August sitting of Parliament shall be limited only to Members of Parliament, authorised Government officials, authorised caucus and Parliament staff with strict adherence to all the COVID-safe measures and protocols in place nationwide.
Additionally, the Sitting will be aired live on the Parliament website – www.parliamentlive.gov.fj, Parliament Facebook page, Parliament Channel on the Walesi platform, FBC TV and Fiji One.
SCHEDULE — QUESTIONS
Oral Questions
145/2021 Hon. Pio Tikoduadua to ask the Prime Minister and Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Sugar Industry and Foreign Affairs – Can the Prime Minister inform Parliament whether the Ministry was consulted by the Fiji Sugar Corporation on its submission to FCCC (Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission) seeking a 100% rise of processed sugar.
146/2021 Hon. Alexander O’Connor to ask the Minister for Employment, Productivity, Industrial Relations, Youth and Sports – Can the Minister inform Parliament on the actions currently taken by the Ministry in implementing the Health and Safety at Work (General Workplace Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 in workplaces throughout the country.
147/2021 Hon. Aseri Radrodro to ask the Minister for Health and Medical Services – Can the Minister clarify the 14-day wait period for recovered patients who contracted COVID-19 after receiving one dose of the vaccine.
148/2021 Hon. Alipate Nagata to ask the Minister for Fisheries – Can the Minister explain what the Government is doing to address the challenges faced by our coastal subsistence and commercial fishermen during this pandemic.
149/2021 Hon. Ro Teimumu Kepa to ask the Minister for Health and Medical Services – Can the Minister inform Parliament if expenditures towards the Government’s COVID-19 pandemic response are recorded using a reporting framework that enhances monitoring and evaluation.
150/2021 Hon. Vijay Nath to ask the Minister for Health and Medical Services – Can the Minister clarify when the COVID-19 positive patients should receive their vaccination.
151/2021 Hon. Tanya Waqanika to ask the Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts – Can the Minister update Parliament on the measures taken by the Ministry to ensure that students without access to internet connection and electronic devices, can still undertake lessons from their teachers for the duration of this second wave of COVID-19 infections.
152/2021 Hon. Veena Bhatnagar to ask the Attorney-General and Minister for Economy, Civil Service and Communications – Can the Minister update Parliament on the deployment of television services on the Walesi platform in the maritime areas.
Written Question
153/2021 Hon. Inosi Kuridrani to ask the Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Environment – Can the Minister provide an update to Parliament on the Ministry’s beef extension and beef breeding programme for the periods 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 –
(a) the annual average ratio of livestock officers to farmers;
(b) distribution of the new beef cattle breed by Division and
Province; and
(c) the effect of the programme on domestic beef production.
