KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat proceedings came to a brief halt at 4.30pm Thursday (July 11) due to the lack of quorum during debates on the Evidence of Child Witness Amendment bill.
Datuk Awang Hashim (PN-Pendang) informed Deputy Speaker Datuk Ramli Mohd Nor, who was presiding over the House’s order of business, that there was a lack of quorum.
Ramli then ordered for the bell to be rung, after receiving confirmation that there were only 22 MP’s in the House.
Under Standing Order 13, there must be at least 26 MPs in the 222-seat Dewan Rakyat for proceedings to be held.
The proceedings resumed at about 4.33pm once 26 MPs were in the House.
There were also incidents of a lack of quorum in the Dewan Rakyat last year and in the last meeting in March this year.
