WILL the government renegotiate with concessionaires to take over the highway concessions in the country will be answered in Parliament today.

Based on the order paper, the question will be raised by Mahdzir Khalid (BN-Padang Terap) to the senior works minister.

Ahmad Faizal Azumu (Bersatu-Tambun) will pose a question to the prime minister on the status of the application to upgrade the Pulau Pangkor jetty and also on the move to shorten the duty-free condition on Pulau Pangkor from 48 hours to 24 hours.

There will also be a question from Nor Azrina Surip (PH-Merbok) to the tourism, arts and culture minister on measures to promote the Sg Batu archaeological site, which has proven to be the world’s earliest civilisation compared to the Borobudur temple in Central Java and Angkor Wat in Cambodia, as a tourist attraction.

Issues on health will also be raised through a question by Fuziah Salleh (PH-Kuantan) to the women, family and community development minister on the status of the cooperation with the Health Ministry to address issues of second-hand smoke, which is affecting the health of other family members.

This will then be followed by the debate on the Supply Bill 2021, which concerns Budget 2021, for the ninth day before the winding up by the minister concerned.

Parliament will sit for only four hours, from 10am to 2pm daily from Monday to Thursday, with only 80 MPs – 41 from the government and 39 from the opposition and independent – are allowed in the house at any one time.

It is a precautionary measure following the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The meeting ends on December 15. – Bernama, November 23, 2020.