MOTIONS

1*. 2020 SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES OF ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

To be moved by the Honourable Camillo Gonsalves, Minister of Finance.

WHEREAS Section 70(3) of the Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines provides for the laying of Supplementary Estimates before the House of Assembly if in respect of any financial year it is found that the amount appropriated by the Appropriation Law to any purpose is insufficient or that a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose to which no amount has been appropriated by that Law; or that any moneys have been expended for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated to that purpose by the Appropriation Law or for a purpose to which no amount has been appropriated by that Law;

AND WHEREAS Supplementary Estimates 2020 have been prepared and laid in the House of Assembly.

BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House do approve the Supplementary Estimates 2020. 7th April, 2020

1*. Private Member’s Motion on the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Management of the Economic and Social Consequences of the Pandemic

To be moved by Dr the Honourable Godwin Friday, Leader of the Opposition

WHEREAS the quality of life in SVG has deteriorated over the last two decades.

AND WHEREAS employment for young people coming out of school is seldom available.

AND WHEREAS business activity and the economy have suffered from the arbitrary rule of the present Government.

AND WHEREAS economic activity has further suffered severely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

AND WHEREAS this Government has a practice of distributing aid and Government resources on a partisan political basis.

AND WHEREAS in order to ensure transparent and effective use of relief funds it is essential that all international aid and all funds approved by Parliament for COVID-19 relief be managed by a permanent select committee of Parliament.

AND WHEREAS to promote full, effective and speedy recovery from the COVID-19 crisis it is beneficial, practical and sensible to involve persons from various sectors of the economy and civil society who bring insight, experiences and expertise that would help the Government to fashion meaningful and effective policies and measures to promote and achieve economic and social recovery from the crisis.

BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House establish a permanent select committee of the House to supervise and report on the use of funds voted by Parliament for COVID-19 relief.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Government establish a broad-based task force that involves persons from various sectors of the economy and civil society who would bring insight, experiences and expertise that would help the government to fashion meaningful and effective policies and measures to aid and achieve economic and social recovery from the crisis.

Dated this 8th day of June, 2020

22nd June, 2020

1*. 2020 SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES OF ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

To be moved by the Honourable Camillo Gonsalves, Minister of Finance.

WHEREAS Section 70(3) of the Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines provides for the laying of Supplementary Estimates before the House of Assembly if in respect of any financial year it is found that the amount appropriated by the Appropriation Law to any purpose is insufficient or that a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose to which no amount has been appropriated by that Law; or that any moneys have been expended for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated to that purpose by the Appropriation Law or for a purpose to which no amount has been appropriated by that Law;

AND WHEREAS Supplementary Estimates (No. 2) 2020 have been prepared and laid in the House of Assembly. BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House do approve the Supplementary Estimates (No.2) 2020.

13th August, 2020