NA concludes question-and-answer session

The question & answer session of the 15th National Assembly’s 6th sitting wrapped up in Hanoi on November 8 after two and a half days.
NA concludes question-and-answer session ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the session. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The question & answersession of the 15th National Assembly’s 6th sitting wrapped up inHanoi on November 8 after two and a half days.

A total of 457 turns of deputies registered to join the session, of whom 152 raised questions and 39 others participatedin debates, according NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

For those who registered to put questions, yet to havesuch chances due to time limitations, the top legislator asked them to send thequestions to the Prime Minister, Cabinet members and leaders of agencies to getwritten answers in line with regulations.

For the first time in the 15th tenure, the PM, all Deputy PMs, 21 ministers and heads of sectors directly answered questions relatedto 21 different fields grouped into four areas, namely general economics –macroeconomics, sectoral economics, socio-culture, and judiciary matters,internal affairs and state audit.

Based on the results of the session, the legislaturewill consider issuing a relevant resolution at the end of the meeting, Huesaid, urging the Government, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People'sProcuracy, ministers and heads of sectors to absorb as much as possible the raisedopinions and continue to concertedly, resolutely and comprehensively implement theNA’s resolutions on supervision and questioning, focusing on overcomingshortcomings in each sphere.

For law building and enforcement, the NA Chairmansuggested improving the efficiency of coordination between agencies and localities,and strictly handling individuals and collectives with wrongdoings in the work.

He stressed the need to step up economic restructuringand growth model reform, spur growth, raise growth reform, generate more jobs andincrease income of labourers on the basis of maintaining the macro-economicstability, and ensuring major economic balances, and social welfare.

It is necessary to quickly approve and implement a planto materialise the National Energy Master Plan and National Power Development PlanVIII, ensuring energy security, while accelerating administrative reform tofacilitate exports and imports, he said.

The leader also ordered reviewing and amending the setof criteria for new-style rural areas for 2021 – 2025, and removing obstacles totransport infrastructure projects.

Hue also urged greater efforts to implement the newsalary regime from July 2024, and mobilise more resources for education, training andculture, saying a national target programme on Vietnamese culture developmentshould be outlined and submitted to the legislature for issuance at the latestsession.

At the same time, ministries, agencies and localitiesneed to pay more attention to disease prevention and control, and the protectionof public health, he said, noting that budget should be prioritised to preventiveand grassroots health care, and solutions should be taken to completely handlethe shortage of drugs and medical equipment at public hospitals./.
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