Board of House of Representatives Holds Meeting on Monday, April 26, 2021

The Board of the House of Representatives held its weekly meeting under the chairmanship of Speaker of the House Habib El Malki on Monday, April 26, 2021. The meeting was devoted to control, legislation, and the House’s work program.

At the onset of the meeting, Speaker of the House Habib El Malki recalled the occasion of Ramadan 10^th, which coincides with the anniversary of the passing the Father of the Nation, the late His Majesty King Mohammed V, may his soul rest in peace. It is an occasion, adds the Speaker, where all Moroccans recall the enormous sacrifices of the late King for his country and people and his unwavering struggle for freedom and independence, in addition to the strong bond that links the Moroccan people to the glorious Alaouite Throne.

Upon the passing of the Father of the Nation, the heir of his throne, and his companion in the struggle, the late His Majesty King Hassan II, may his soul rest in peace, carried the torch with the view of consolidating these gains and reinforcing institutions.

On the same path, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God protect him, pursues with determination the process of building, which is reflected through the major economic and social projects in the various regions of the country, in addition to the political reforms that culminated in a new constitution, which constitutes an important turning point in the contemporary history of Morocco.

As for control, the House's Board has set the agenda of the sitting of May 3, 2021, to cover the departments of foreign affairs, equipment, energies, mining, and tourism. The Board has also set the agenda of the monthly sitting for oral general policy questions to the Head of Government, scheduled for Monday, May 10, to cover:

“The Government measures to implement the social protection generalization project”

Concerning legislation, the Board reviewed and referred to the Finance and Economic Development Committee Government Bill 51.20 amending and supplementing Law 103.12 on credit institutions and similar organs.

Also, the Board reviewed and referred a parliamentary bill amending and Supplementing Articles 6, 10, and 23, of Law 7.81 on expropriation for public utility and temporary exploitation to the Justice, Legislation, and Human Rights Committee; a parliamentary bill amending and supplementing Article 8 of Law 10.03 on accessibilities to the Social Sectors Committee; and a parliamentary bill amending Article 326 of Law 15.95 relative to the Commercial Code to the Productive Sectors Committee.

The Board then reviewed the Government and parliamentary bills under examination by the standing committees and recalled the monthly sitting devoted to the examination and vote on parliamentary bills. It also decided to invite the committees and the Government to set a schedule for the parliamentary bills that would highlight the legislative effort of the representatives and contribute to entrenching the monthly sitting within the House's legislative agenda.