BES: definition of Educational System

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BUNGENI

SECOND MEETING, 2011

Friday, 10th June 2011

The House met at 10.02 a.m.

[MR. SPEAKER IN THE CHAIR] PRAYERS MOTIONS Mr. Alfa:

Mr. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move to the following Motion-

THAT this House do grant leave to introduce a Bill for.....(30 pages of dabate)

 QUORUM Mr. Epsilon:

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are discussing the President's Speech. The mere fact that we do not have enough hon. Members might mean that it is not a popular Speech. There is no quorum in this House and could you ensure that there is quorum and then we can continue in order to show that themPresident's Speech is popular and he is also a popular President as well?

 The Speaker:

Hon. Members, yes, I have checked and apparently the House lacks quorum at the moment. Ring the Division Bell.

 (The Division Bell was rung) The Speaker:

Order, hon. Members! We have a quorum now. Please, proceed with the Division!

 DIVISION (Question put and the House divided) Mr. Speaker:

Order! Order! 15 minutes are now over and those who wish to vote must be in the lobbies. If you are not wihtin the lobbies, you will not allowd to vote any more

 (Loud consultation) Mr. Speaker:

Order! Order! The Division is now over and it is time to receive the results

 (Question carried by 72 to 56 votes)

AYES: Mr. Alfa, Mr. Beta, Mr. Delta, etc.

NOES: Mr. Gamma, Mr. Epsilon, Mr. Zeta, etc.

RECOUT OF VOTES Mr. Speaker

Order! Order! Hon. Members, Mr. Theta is entitled to recount the votes.

 (Proceed with the recount.) Mr. Beta

Mr. Speaker, we made an error in the vote numbers: we have AYES 76 instead of 72.

(Applause)

10.30 a.m.

STATEMENTS Flood into the Republic of BUNGENI Minister for the Interior (Mr Iota):

Mr. Speaker, in a report from the BUNGENI Immigration Service dated 6th May, 2011, addressed to the Ministry of the Interior, covering the period, 15th April to 5th May, 2011, it was reported that following the flood in the Northern Region on March 18 and April 21, 2011, calm has returned to the district.

 ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS Professional Training in the Republic of BUNGENI Mr. Kappa

asked the Minister for Education and Sports the organic relations between the BUNGENI National Association of Teachers (BNAT) and the International Association of Graduate Teachers (IAGRAT) in pursuance of the professional and trade union rights of teachers in the country and trade union rights of teachers in the country, because the two are not the same. And in his Answer, he referred to professional rights of both members. Does it mean that the IAGRAT has no trade union rights as his Answer states? Because, the two are not the same. Professional rights are different from trade

 Mr. Eta

Mr. Speaker, BNAT was the only umbrella professional body for teachers in the country until when some graduate teachers started agitation for recognition and finally broke away and formed the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT).

Currently, there are two (2) associations serving the interest of teachers in the BES. Whereas members of IAGRAT consist of a section of graduate teachers, BNATcovers nongraduates as well as graduate teachers.

The professional rights of both members of BNAT and IAGRAT are assured as outlined in the Conditions and Scheme of Service for teachers. In the event, where a member of the Service has a problem, he approaches the association to which he belongs and that association handles the problem with BES in the light of the Conditions of Service.

In the area of professional development, BNAT organizes in-service training for its members.

Mr. Speaker, BNAT joins the ‘FORUM’ comprising the Judicial Service Staff Association of BUNGENI (JUSSAB), the Registered Nurses Association (BRNA) and the Civil Servants Association (CSA) for the negotiation of salaries for all teachers.

 (Applause) ADJOURNMENT

The House was at 2.07 p.m. till 11th June, 2011 at 10.00 a.m.

Date, 10th June, 2011