THE issue on permanent appointments for contract doctors and the government’s move in facing the second wave of the Hartal Doktor Kontrak, a movement by Health Ministry contract doctors, will be among the focus at today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.

According to the Order Paper, Anwar Ibrahim (Port Dickson-PH) will pose the question to the health minister during the ministers’ question time.

Meanwhile, Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli (Dungun-PAS) will ask the works minister on preparations made by the ministry to prevent untoward incidents, especially in east coast states, on roads and slopes that have the potential to collapse, in view of the approaching monsoon season.

There will also be a question for science, technology and innovation minister from Hasan Arifin (Rompin-BN), who wanted to know about the country’s export of hydrogen energy for 2020 to June 2021, as well as measures taken by the ministry to strengthen the industry.

During the question and answer session, Rohani Abdul Karim (Batang Lupar-GPS) will ask the education minister on measures taken by the ministry to ensure pupils who cannot follow online learning methods, especially level one pupils, to master reading, writing and counting skills.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub (Machang-BN) will pose a question to the higher education minister on the percentage of marketability of graduates who graduated in 2019 to 2021.

The Dewan Rakyat sitting, which enters its 10th day today, will continue with the debate on the Supply Bill 2022.

The bill, which was tabled by Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz on October 29, has been debated by 64 MPs as of yesterday.

According to the Dewan Rakyat calendar, the debate on the bill at the policy level will be held until this Thursday before the winding-up session by the relevant ministers begins next Monday.

The Dewan Rakyat will sit until December 16. – Bernama, November 9, 2021.