Parliament reconvenes October 25

Parliament is set to resume from recess on Tuesday, 25th October 2022.

A total of 66 Bills are expected to be presented before the House.

These include; Affirmation Action Bill, 2022, Ghana Housing Authority Bill, 2022, Minerals and Mining (Amendment), 2022, Small Scale Mining Bill, 2022, Petroleum Revenue Management (Amendment Bill, 2022), The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana (Amendment) Bill, 2021, a Private Members Bill which was referred to the Council of State will also be presented before the House.

Eleven (I1), Bills are currently at the committee level. Seven (7) of them are Public Bills and four (4) Private Members Bill. Among them include; Intestate Succession Bill, 2022 (Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs) • Armed Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (Committee on Defence and Interior) • Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 (Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs) • Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2021(Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)

A statement issued by Kate Addo, Public Affairs Director of Parliament said “There are also Instruments at various stages to be presented before the House.

“The Speaker is expected to admit Papers, Petitions, Motions for Debates and Questions to be answered by sector Ministers during this meeting.”