On April 23, the National Assembly Standing Committee gave its opinion on reporting on a number of issues on the drafting of a Resolution amending and supplementing a number of articles of the National Assembly Session Regulations.
Reporting this content, General Secretary, Chairman of the National Assembly Office Le Quang Tung said that the Drafting Board proposes to stipulate the case necessary to meet the practical requirements, the opening day of the National Assembly's regular session may be different from the time set in the rules and decided by the National Assembly Standing Committee.
Some other important issues are also supplemented and revised, such as not having strict regulations on the time allowed for extension of the session (Current regulations only allow for extension of no more than 30 minutes of the morning session and 60 minutes of the afternoon session).
Speaking at the meeting, Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man highly appreciated the Drafting Committee for having prepared a dossier to draft the Resolution very fully.
The National Assembly Chairman said that it is necessary to publicize the discussion minutes for National Assembly deputies, including group discussion and hall discussion.
At the same time, improve the quality of discussions, stipulate time to avoid spreading, each opinion must focus on the focus of the issue.
"There are days when we discuss one session but there are many problems. Meanwhile, it is only necessary for the drafting unit to be clear. Therefore, we should apply it flexibly to switch to other items to avoid wasting time - the National Assembly Chairman said and emphasized that to avoid the situation of having articles ready and then having to read them in the National Assembly.
The National Assembly Chairman added that delegates are encouraged to speak but must be carefully prepared, even sent to the Secretariat in advance to facilitate the synthesis.
In addition, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man added that in the coming time, the National Assembly must increase interaction with voters, not just National Assembly deputies who meet voters periodically before and after each session.
How often voters interact. This time in the digital National Assembly, this section must be calculated" - the National Assembly Chairman emphasized.
Another issue mentioned by the National Assembly Chairman is ensuring discipline and order of National Assembly deputies.
"Clarify that the phone must be in vibration mode. The 15th National Assembly has improved the use of phones compared to the 13th and 14th National Assemblies. So now that we can use it, we must strictly regulate how it is used to ensure that it does not cause noise or disorder" - said the National Assembly Chairman.
At the meeting, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh stated that the Standing Committee of the National Assembly basically agreed on the scope of amendments to supplementing the rules and the drafting briefing coordinated with the agencies of the National Assembly to complete the draft.
Note to clarify the rights and responsibilities of delegates speaking and giving opinions in writing, whether attending or absent. Responsible for applying information technology to interact with voters, best fulfilling the responsibility of delegates.
The amendment and supplementation of a number of articles of the National Assembly Session Regulations will be submitted to the National Assembly for comments at the 9th Session opening on May 5.
