The National Assembly Standing Committee wrapped up its 36th sessionin Hanoi on March 16 with several important legislations underdiscussion in preparation for the 9th session of the legislature.
Before the closing ceremony, lawmakers debated thedraft Law on Supervisory Activities of the National Assembly andPeople’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 evaluationof activities of individuals and organisations but also settling issueswithin authorities or transferring to relevant authorities. It dictates that only the NA performs the highest supervisory functionand 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’sCourt Truong Hoa Binh and Minister-Chairman of the Committee for EthnicAffairs Giang Seo Phu fielded questions under their charge in thequestion-and-answer sessions.-VNA