The National Assembly Standing Committee wrapped up its 36th session in Hanoi on March 16 with several important legislations under discussion in preparation for the 9th session of the legislature.
Before the closing ceremony, lawmakers debated the draft Law on Supervisory Activities of the National Assembly and People’s Councils. In his speech, NA Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son suggested adding regulations on the responsibility of supervisors. Under the bill, supervision includes not only oversight and evaluation of activities of individuals and organisations but also settling issues within authorities or transferring to relevant authorities. It dictates that only the NA performs the highest supervisory function and all top supervisory activities are to be conducted in NA sessions. The document also specifies the procedures of supervising the settlement of complaints and denunciations. During the seven-day sitting, Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court Truong Hoa Binh and Minister-Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Affairs Giang Seo Phu fielded questions under their charge in the question-and-answer sessions.-VNA
