(VOVworld)- The National Assembly has worked out a plan to reform its activities in line with a state governed by law. The issue was discussed at the just concluded meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee, which stressed the need to focus on improving Q&A sessions and meetings with voters.
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| The 6th session of the 13th National Assembly Standing Committee concludes on March 28 |
According to National Assembly deputies, the number of Q&A sessions at meetings of the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Ethnic Minority Council, and other Committees should be increase, at least twice a year. "We have all the necessary legal backgrounds and conditions to organize these activities on a regular basis at meetings of the National Assembly Standing Committee. To this end, we need the strong determination of deputies, especially fulltime deputies and close cooperation with cabinet members and heads of sectors. Such Q&A sessions will help the National Assembly Standing Committee fulfill its tasks of supervision and monthly meetings will help the National Assembly address voters’ concerns more effectively", said Dao Trong Thi, Head of the National Assembly’s Commission for Culture, Education, Youth and Pioneers.
Many deputies said it’s important to reform question times by shortening reports and increase direct questions and answers focusing on specific issues. The deputies also suggested diversifying meetings between deputies and voters. Deputies should spend from 3 days a month meeting and learning more about their lives and aspirations. "Unless we meet voters, we won’t be fully informed. Some voters submit their problems, but the deputies don’t have the authority to resolve them, so they can’t help much. It’s difficult for some deputies to respond to voters’ concerns about electricity, roads and other infrastructure, so if the deputies promise and then can not help, their prestige will suffer", said Phung Quoc Hien, Head of the National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Commission.
The deputies agreed that one National Assembly session should last 20 to 25 days instead of the current 30 to 35 days. "We can shorten the time of plenary meetings but it’s important to ensure agenda and procedures by shifting part of the agenda to regular activities of full time deputies or National Assembly commissions and increasing online meetings. In that way, workload of each meeting, especially the law making process will take less time", said National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.
Hong Van