KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry and Communications and Multimedia Ministry are among ministries scheduled to wind up the debate on the Supply Bill 2022 (Budget 2022) on Wednesday (Nov 17).

       It will be the third day of the winding up of the debate, which will also include the Foreign Ministry; Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry and Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry.

       The winding up, by the minister or deputy minister concerned, will answer issues raised by 131 government and opposition MPs who debated the bill at the policy-level during during the seven-day debate on the bill which started on Nov 1.

       For the winding up, it is scheduled for four days starting last Monday, and so far, 17 ministries had participated.

       Meanwhile, for the question-and-answer session, according to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, three of the first 10 questions would be for the Rural Development Ministry.

       They include on the allocation for three Orang Asli villages in the Tebrau parliamentary constituency from 2020 until September this year and why the ministry did not provide prefabricated houses for the Orang Asli in Kampung Pasir Putih.

       The other is on why piped water was not connected to Kampung Pasir Salam.

       Other questions would include by P. Prabakaran (PH-Batu) to the National Unity Minister on whether the Race Relation Act would be fair and equitable for all races in Malaysia. - Bernama