Relations between the Committee of Ministers
and the Assembly
Rule 62Questions
to the Committee of Ministers
62.1. Representatives
and substitutes, individually, or several representatives and/or
substitutes may at any time address to the Committee of Ministers,
or to its Chairperson-in-office, written questions that have a bearing
on matters within the competence of the Committee of Ministers.
The President of the Assembly shall decide whether those questions
are in order and shall transmit them to the Committee of Ministers.
62.2. Following
the presentation to the Assembly of a report of the Committee of
Ministers on its activities, representatives and substitutes may
submit oral questions for oral answer by the Chairperson of the
Committee of Ministers. This exercise requires the consent of the
Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers.
Representatives and substitutes, individually, or several
representatives and/or substitutes may also submit written questions.
These must be tabled at least one week before the opening of the part-session.
The Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers shall answer them
orally or in writing.
Oral and written answers shall be published.
The President of the Assembly shall decide whether questions
are in order.
No representative or substitute may put more than one oral
or written question to the Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers
at any one part-session.
The guidelines for questions to guest speakers shall apply
to the implementation of this Rule.
