Question- and- answer sessions at the National Assembly had been declared
closest to the interests of voters by Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong who said these
included questions involving public discontent.

Trong said the sessions were
animated, responsible and democratic and deeply impressed voters nationwide.

He noted that deputies brought up
hot issues that reflected what was happening in reality.

“This proves the NA is more and
more relevant to life and people,” he said. “Discussions were productive both in
groups and during plenary sessions.”

His comments came as the NA
Standing Committee yesterday, Dec 3, reviewed the results of sessions held over
the last two months and prepared for next year’s sessions.

Head of the NA Office Tran Dinh Dan
noted that all bills were submitted according to schedule and that they were
compiled and examined carefully and responsibly.

In two months, the NA passed nine
bills with high approval rates and made revisions to other nine bills.

Trong noted that the conduct of the
sessions was also much improved. He agreed with many Standing Committee members
that the question-and-answer periods were the highlights of the sessions.

“Levels of dialogue and debate
between enquirers and respondents increased,” he noted.

However, the NA Office report also
cited some shortcomings, including inadequate preparation of bills and baffling
reports by ministries, including one on Vinashin.

Some questions were unfocused while
some answers were rambling, general and not to the point, the report noted.

“Overlapping ideas brought up by
deputies were yet to be checked, thus making the sessions time-consuming,” read
the report.

Heads of the NA Committee of
Defence and Security Le Quang Binh and Ombudsman’s Committee, Tran The Vuong
hailed the sessions as the most successful so far during the term by the
incumbent NA.

Head of the NA Office Tran Dinh Dan
also presented a report on preparations for next year’s sessions, scheduled to
start in March and last in two weeks.

The Assembly plans to discuss and
pass five bills concerning anti-human trafficking, independent auditing, capital
city, sea and civil litigation.

It will also hold hearings to
review Government reports on achievements and execution of socio-economic
development targets and the State budget.

About one-third of the sessions
will be devoted to hearing reports on the NA’s performance since 2007, including
that of the President, Prime Minister, Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court
and Head of the Supreme People’s Procuracy.

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