Trotman to push for full parliamentary autonomy

Raphael Trotman

The National Assembly must be taken out of the control of government as is demanded by the doctrine of the separation of powers if it is to effectively execute its mandate as the law making arm of government, says House Speaker Raphael Trotman.

Recently, Trotman as well as the National Assembly’s Clerk Sherlock Isaacs stressed the importance of retaining the services of a Legal Counsel to serve Parliament.

If this is done, bills passed by the National Assembly will no longer have to be