MPs to be sworn in on April 28
NST (28/4/08): The 222 newly-elected members of parliament will be sworn in on April 28, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said yesterday.
Yang di-Pertuan Agung Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin will open both houses of parliament on April 29.
Nazri told the New Straits Times that the Dewan Rakyat will sit for 16 days.
He said notices were being prepared to be sent to the MPs.
Nazri said the three opposition parties -- DAP, Pas and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) -- will also have their own offices in the parliament complex.
Previously, only a single office was provided for the opposition.
Another change will see the establishment of between 16 and 20 functional offices for the various cabinet portfolios and their ministers.
"This will be their office when parliament is in session," he said, adding that this would also enable the ministers to attend the parliament sessions.
On the seating arrangement in the Dewan Rakyat, which will see a drastic change this time compared with previous parliaments, Nazri said it was still being finalised.
The seating arrangement in the Dewan Rakyat is in the form of a horse shoe comprising eight blocks.
In the 12th general election, BN won 140 seats, PKR 31, DAP 28 and Pas 23 seats.
The opposition will occupy three-and-a-half blocks, with the remainder going to the BN.
Yang di-Pertuan Agung Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin will open both houses of parliament on April 29.
Nazri told the New Straits Times that the Dewan Rakyat will sit for 16 days.
He said notices were being prepared to be sent to the MPs.
Nazri said the three opposition parties -- DAP, Pas and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) -- will also have their own offices in the parliament complex.
Previously, only a single office was provided for the opposition.
Another change will see the establishment of between 16 and 20 functional offices for the various cabinet portfolios and their ministers.
"This will be their office when parliament is in session," he said, adding that this would also enable the ministers to attend the parliament sessions.
On the seating arrangement in the Dewan Rakyat, which will see a drastic change this time compared with previous parliaments, Nazri said it was still being finalised.
The seating arrangement in the Dewan Rakyat is in the form of a horse shoe comprising eight blocks.
In the 12th general election, BN won 140 seats, PKR 31, DAP 28 and Pas 23 seats.
The opposition will occupy three-and-a-half blocks, with the remainder going to the BN.
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