Established under the provisions of S.O. No. 171, the House Business Committee consists of: -

• the Speaker (chairperson);
• the Leader of the Majority Party;
• the Leader of the Minority Party; and

not less than twenty one and not more than twenty-nine members, nominated by parliamentary parties and approved by the House at the commencement of every Session, reflecting the relative majorities of the seats held by each of the parliamentary parties in the National Assembly and taking into consideration the interests of Independents.

The Liaison Committee is established under the provisions of S.O. No. 217 and consists of the Deputy Speaker as chairperson, a member of the Speaker’s Panel who is also the First Chairperson of Committees who shall be the Vice-chairperson and the chairpersons of all committees of the House.

The Liaison Committee shall-