Parliament gets 29 hours to debate govt policies

A total of 29 hours will be allocated for a two-day debate on the government’s policy statement in parliament, starting on Monday, according to parliament president Wan Muhamad Noor Matha.

He was speaking after a meeting yesterday with government, opposition and Senate whips to discuss the timeframe for the debate.

Mr Wan, who also serves as House speaker, said the debate on Monday will be held from 9am until midnight and the next day, it will start at 9am and run until 11pm. The cabinet will be given five hours to spell out the policy statement and respond to…