KUALA LUMPUR – Efforts to eradicate underage marriage in the country is expected to be the focus of the Dewan Rakyat today.
According to the Order Paper, the matter will be raised through a question by Kasthuri Patto (Batu Kawan-PH) to the Youth and Sports Ministry during the Ministers’ Question Time.
During the same session, Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (Baling-BN) will raise questions to the Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry on approaches to control and manage changes in the price of fertilisers and pesticides, as well as special initiatives to increase the income of farmers and growers to absorb increasing costs of agricultural inputs.
This will be followed by the question-and-answer session, and among its focus is a question from V. Sivakumar (Batu Gajah-PH) to the Health Ministry on whether non-clinical specialist doctors with professional qualifications are given equal treatment as clinical specialist doctors in terms of appointment, employment, promotion, and so forth.
In addition, Datuk Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub (Machang-BN) will seek clarification from the Human Resources Ministry on measures to be implemented to overcome the problem of p-hailing workers who are not provided social security protection, have no fixed salary, not recognised as employees, and not protected under the Employment Act 1955.
After the question-and-answer session, the lower House will continue with the debate session on the Supply Bill 2022 at the committee level for the Rural Development Ministry.
Yesterday, the Dewan Rakyat approved an estimated operating expenditure of RM1,526,793,800 to the Transport Ministry and RM520,275,300 to the Science, Technology, and Innovation Ministry in Budget 2022.
The Dewan Rakyat will sit until December 16. – Bernama, December 2, 2021
