Notice has been served by Parliament Office that Prime Minister Sam Hinds will move a motion seeking to have the House ensure that Members of Parliament submit annual declarations in keeping with the provisions of the Integrity Act of 1997.
Hinds, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, also wants the House to call on President Donald Ramotar to disclose the name of defaulting MPs to the Speaker of the National Assembly and for the defaulters to be sanctioned by Parliament’s Committee of Privileges.
The PPP/C and the PNCR – the main constituent in APNU – have skirmished for a number of years over the Integrity Commission and the requirement for MPs to submit annual declarations. The PNCR had de-recognised the Integrity Commission because of concerns
