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Promise 16: Restore the dignity of the Parliament

Parliament is an important institution to check executive powers. The

institution of Parliament must have sufficient infrastructure and funding.

The Pakatan Harapan Government will reintroduce the Parliamentary

Services Act 1963, with improvements in certain matters so that the Act is

suitable for today’s environment.

The Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat and the President of Dewan Negara will be

members whose integrity and credibility are respected by their peers. The
Speaker of Dewan Rakyat and President of Dewan Negara must retire from

partisan politics as soon as they accept their posts. To ensure that their
decisions are fair, a special committee will be formed to receive and examine

complaints from members of parliament.

The Leader of the Opposition will be granted the status and provisions

equivalent to a Federal Minister.

We will provide funding based on a transparent formula to all members of

the Dewan Rakyat so that they can carry out the responsibilities in their
respective constituencies and to run their service centers.

To enable Parliament to play its proper role, sittings will take place at a
minimum of 100 days per year.

We will institutionalize the Select Committee system in Dewan Rakyat and
Dewan Negara, complete with suitable provisions and appropriate support

staff to enable them to function effectively. Temporary Committees can also

be created for ad hoc matters.

A Dewan Rakyat Select Committee will be established to monitor every

Ministry, with the power to call Ministers and senior officials to testify.

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