Question us more, PM tells NLA
The prime minister has asked National Legislative Assembly (NLA) members to question the government more, saying this is a good way to communicate state policies to the people, an assembly member said.
Wallop Tangkananurak said yesterday that Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont had asked the NLA to question the government and allow ministers to explain their actions. He asked the NLA to give ministers ample time to prepare answers to assembly questions. Surayud lunched with Wallop and more than 20 members of an NLA committee at his Ban Phitsanulok official residence. The committee asked Surayud to make a priority list for legislation, which the government would send to the NLA. The government should send essential and urgent bills to the Assembly rather than controversial ones, he said. Anti-corruption and conflict-of-interest bills should be given priority and controversial ones such as amendments to lottery legislation or the university autonomy bill should go to the back of the line, the committee advised. Wallop said the committee asked Surayud to speed up government action and be more proactive. Prime Minister's secretary-general Weerachai Weeramethikul said the government and NLA members would meet over lunch once or twice a month to exchange views. He denied discussions touched on politics. NLA members were keen to discuss economic issues, he said. Piyanart Srivalo The Nation
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