-but financial independence is key, says Ramjattan
The opposition is in favour of a full-time legal office for the National Assembly to offer legislative drafting assistance to parliamentarians and to advise the Speaker and Clerk, but AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan believes that the parliament’s financial independence is essential to making it a reality.
With APNU and the AFC holding a one-seat majority in the House, enabling them to pass legislation without the support of the ruling party, the issue of legislative drafting has been identified as critical, particularly in light of the specialised training needed because of the highly technical nature of laws.
Last week, Speaker Raphael Trotman said that the government “is going to give its consent” for the establishment of a legislative department to assist both sides of the National Assembly in
