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Chaired by Her Excellency Mrs. Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal Speaker of the House of Representatives the House of Representatives held on Tuesday morning January 11th its fifteenth session from the fourth regular annual session of the fifth legislative term. Following the session His Excellency Dr. Yasser Saqr Al-Shirawi Assistant Secretary-General for Resources and Services made the following statementMinisterial responses to parliamentary questionsAt the beginning of the session the Council presented the ministerial responses to the parliamentary questions which areThe answer of His Excellency the Minister of Transport and Communications to the question submitted by His Excellency Deputy Adel Abdul Rahman Al-Asumi regarding Gulf Air.The answer of His Excellency the Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs to the question submitted by His Excellency Representative Mohammed Khalifa Buhamoud regarding Monitoring the change and rise in the amounts of electricity and water bills.The answer of His Excellency the Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs to the question submitted by His Excellency Deputy Falah Hashem Falah regarding The amount of electrical and water units supplied to the government water and electricity networks by private electricity and water production companies.Decrees by lawAfter that the Council discussed the reports of the parliamentary committees regarding decrees by law which are Report of the Services Committee regarding Decree-Law No. 21 for the year 2021 AD amending some provisions of Law No. 19 for the year 2006 AD regarding regulating the labor market and the Council decided to approve the decree-law and refer it to the Shura Council.projects by lawAfter that the Council discussed the reports of parliamentary committees regarding projects by law which areReport of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Defense and National Security regarding A draft law approving the accession of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Agreement on Immunities and Privileges of the Organization of the Islamic Conference currently Islamic Cooperation attached to Decree No. 87 for the year 2021 AD and the Council decided to take a final opinion on the draft law as a matter of urgency in the same session and to approve it as a whole and refer it to the Shura Council.Report of the Services Committee regarding A draft law on mental health attached to Decree No. 80 for the year 2013 AD and the Council finished discussing articles 21 to 46-41 after renumbering the Council decided to postpone the decision on Article 31-27 After renumbering for a week the council decided to postpone the discussion of the remaining articles of the draft law to the next session.Law proposalsThe Council then moved to discussing the reports of the parliamentary committees regarding the proposals for a law which areReport of the Services Committee regarding A proposal for a law as amended to add a new item No. 6 to Paragraph c of Article 8 of Decree-Law No. 78 for the year 2006 AD regarding Unemployment insurance and the Council decided to approve the response of the report To the committee for two weeks for further study.Report of the Public Utilities and Environment Committee regarding A proposal for a law to amend some provisions of Decree-Law No. 14 for the year 1973 AD regarding regulating advertisements and the Council decided to reject the proposal for a law.what comes new of businessesIn an item on any other business the Council agreed to issue a statement on the occasion of Bahraini Diplomacy Day.Then the council discussed the proposals willingly which were presented as a matter of urgency and the council decided to approve the proposals and refer them to the esteemed government which are regardingThe esteemed government has postponed the installments of all housing services for a period of six months.Restoration and rehabilitation of the Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Mosque in Muharraq.Regarding the opening of Gulf Air airlines between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republics of Iraq and Syria.Regarding increasing the capacity of the Umrah campaign holders.Regarding the Hoora ownership apartments to be 4 rooms instead of 3 rooms.Regarding dropping the premiums for housing services for damaged homes due to rainfall for a period of one year.On tightening control over companies and institutions in prices and applying the provisions of the Value Added Law.Regarding amending the import time period to be ten years from the date of manufacture for private cars similar to private transport cars and locomotives. Concerning solving the sewage problem in the Muharraq Oasis area.Regarding the Central Bank of Bahrains effective supervision of banks to ensure that interest is not increased or new interest is imposed or fees are charged for the postponement period.
