Prepare “early, from afar” to ensure the quality of the 8th Session

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said that the 36th Session took place after the National Assembly Standing Committee held a specialized legal session in August 2024 and the upcoming Conference of full-time National Assembly Deputies (from August 28-30) will discuss draft laws to be submitted to the National Assembly at the 8th Session.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man delivered the opening speech of the session. Photo: Quochoi.vn

Regarding legislative work, the National Assembly Standing Committee will give its first opinions on three draft laws: the Electricity Law (amended); the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Technical Standards and Regulations; and the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army.

In addition, the addition of the draft Law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Health Insurance and the draft Law on Disease Prevention to the Law and Ordinance Development Program was also considered and decided at the meeting.

The National Assembly Chairman emphasized that if the Government prepares well and the discussion process at the National Assembly reaches a high consensus, the Draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army will be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval according to the process at one session and according to the shortened order and procedures. The Draft Law on Electricity (amended) will be submitted to the National Assembly for approval at the 8th session according to the process at one session.

The National Assembly Chairman requested that the drafting and reviewing agencies from now on must prepare very carefully and review many rounds to ensure quality.

The National Assembly Chairman emphasized the requirement: For the Law Projects that have been added to the Law and Ordinance Development Program, it is recommended that the drafting agencies prepare very carefully; the reviewing agencies review according to the correct procedures and regulations. Issues that are mature and clear should be included in the Law, and issues that are not mature, unclear, or have not been proven by practical testing should continue to be studied. Do not skip the steps according to the procedures of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents because of the urgent time.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized the need to ensure quality in law-making. Photo: Quochoi.vn

The National Assembly Chairman noted that in the near future, there will be a law amending many laws, so the issue of law-making must be carefully reviewed; leaders of ministries must consider each clause, each article, each chapter, and cannot delegate the task to a certain department or division. “There are still 3 sessions of the National Assembly, so we must do it carefully and firmly. Any law that is issued must ensure quality and longevity,” National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man further emphasized.

Regarding supervision work, the National Assembly Standing Committee spent 1.5 days organizing questioning and answering activities of National Assembly deputies on the implementation of the thematic resolution on questioning from the beginning of the term to the end of 2023 related to 9 areas in two groups: socio-economic (industry and trade, culture, sports and tourism, agriculture and rural development) and internal affairs (justice, internal affairs, security and order, inspection, court, and procuracy).

The question and answer session will be broadcast live on television and radio for voters to follow. The National Assembly Standing Committee will pass a resolution to serve as a basis for agencies to implement and monitor.

Delegates attending the meeting. Photo: Quochoi.vn

At the meeting, the National Assembly Standing Committee reviewed the report of the Supervisory Delegation and approved the National Assembly Standing Committee's thematic supervision resolution on "Implementation of policies and laws on innovation of the organizational and management system, improving the quality and efficiency of public service units in the period of 2018-2023". After discussion, the National Assembly Standing Committee will vote to approve this draft thematic supervision resolution.

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly also commented on the draft Supervision Plan and the outline of the report of the Supervision Delegation of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on "Implementation of policies and laws on development and use of human resources to meet the requirements of socio-economic development, especially high-quality human resources"; reviewed the report on the National Assembly's public petition work in July 2024.

Regarding the decision on important issues, the National Assembly Standing Committee considered and approved the draft Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee stipulating a number of contents related to the resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee on urban classification, standards of administrative units and classification of administrative units, arrangement of district-level and commune-level administrative units in the period of 2023-2030 to implement the arrangement of urban administrative units in the period of 2023-2025.

Along with that, the National Assembly Standing Committee gave opinions on organizing the National Assembly Forum on supervisory activities; considered and approved the Prime Minister's proposal on appointing the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; considered and decided on supplementing the 2024 state budget estimate of the Ministry of Health.

Emphasizing the large workload of the session, with many difficult, complicated and demanding contents, the National Assembly Chairman requested that agencies report briefly and clearly, within the allowed time; members of the National Assembly Standing Committee focus on speaking directly to the point; focus on discussing important issues with different opinions; ensure the progress and quality of the session. This is also a step of preparation "early, from afar" to ensure the quality and effectiveness of the 8th Session.

At the same time, the Government is requested to direct ministries and branches to ensure the progress of preparing draft laws according to requirements, avoiding the situation of registering for the program but not preparing in time, leading to having to adjust the meeting program, affecting other contents.

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