Parlament Ta' Malta

Nr 9 Ġunju 2015 June 2015 PARLAMENT TA’ MALTA mill‑PARLAMENT Perjodiku maħruġ mill‑Uffiċċju tal‑Ispeaker Periodical issued by the Office of the Speaker mill-PARLAMENT - Ġunju 2015 L-ewwel seduta parlamentari li nżammet fil-binja l-ġdida The first parliamentary sitting which was held in the new li ġiet miftuħa b’mod uffiċjali fl-4 ta’ Mejju 2015. parliamentary building opened officially on 4 May 2015. Ħarġa Nru 9/Issue No. 9 3 Daħla Ġunju 2015/June 2015 Foreword Ippubblikat mill‑Uffiċċju tal‑Ispeaker 4 Diskors mill-Ispeaker fl-okkażjoni tas-Sette Giugno Published by the Office of the Speaker Speech by the Speaker on the occasion of the Sette Giugno Bord Editorjali Editorial Board 12 Attivitajiet tal-Parlament Ray Scicluna Activities in Parliament Josanne Paris Ancel Farrugia Migneco 26 It-Triq lejn Parlament Ġdid 1921 -2015 - L-Ewwel Parti Eleanor Scerri The Road to a New Parliament House 1921 - 2015 - Part 1 Sarah Gauci Eric Frendo 38 Attivitajiet Internazzjonali Indirizz Postali International Activities Postal Address House of Representatives Republic Street Valletta VLT 1115 Malta +356 2559 6000 Qoxra: Veduta esterna tal-binja l-ġdida tal-Parlament. www.parlament.mt Cover: Exterior view of the new [email protected] parliamentary building. ISSN 2308‑538X ISSN (online) 2308‑6637 Ritratti/Photos: Parlament ta’ Malta/DOI 2 mill-PARLAMENT - Ġunju 2015 Daħla Foreword Qegħdin inwasslulkom l-ewwel ħarġa ta’ dan il-perjodiku minn meta This is the first issue of this periodical which is being brought to l-Parlament mexa għall-binja l-ġdida tiegħu fid-daħla tal-Belt. Bla you since Parliament moved to its new building at the entrance of dubju, il-perjodu li fih saret din il-mixja kien wieħed li jirrikjedi sforzi Valletta. Undoubtedly, the migration period required considerable kbar minn dawk li b’xi mod kienu involuti, iżda b’sodisfazzjon ngħid li efforts from all those who were somehow involved, but I am pleased t-transizzjoni saret mingħajr diffikultajiet kbar. to say that the transition was done without major difficulties. Matul dawn l-aħħar xhur, minbarra s-seduti parlamentari u t-tlaqqigħ Over the last few months, in addition to the regular parliamentary ta’ diversi kumitati parlamentari, kellna wkoll tliet delegazzjonijiet sittings and meeting of the various parliamentary committees, three parlamentari li żaru l-Parlament Malti u li pparteċipaw f’diversi parliamentary delegations have visited the Maltese Parliament and laqgħat bilaterali importanti. participated in several important bilateral meetings. F’Ġunju nżamm f’Malta l-5th Westminster Workshop tal-Kumitati tal- In June, the 5th Workshop Westminster Public Accounts Committee Kontijiet Pubbliċi tal-Commonwealth. Din kienet l-ewwel darba li dan of the Commonwealth was organised in Malta. This was the first time il-Workshop nżamm barra minn Londra, u għal din l-okkażjoni kien that the Workshop was held outside London, and on this occasion organizzat flimkien mal-Parlament Malti. Matul dan il-Workshop was organised together with the Parliament of Malta. During this ġiet imwaqqfa l-Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Workshop the Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committee, magħrufa aħjar bħala l-CAPAC. Din l-assoċjazzjoni sa Committee, better known as the CAPAC, was founded. Until now this issa għandha aktar minn 27 membru. Matul il-Workshop saret ukoll association has over 27 members. During the Workshop elections l-elezzjoni għall-ħatra tal-Kumitat Eżekuttiv ta’ din l-assoċjazzjoni. for the appointment of the Executive Committee of this association L-Onor. Tonio Fenech ġie maħtur bħala l-ewwel chairperson ta’ din were held. Hon. Fenech was appointed as the first chairman of l-assoċjazzjoni. Din hija ħatra ta’ preġju għal Membru Parlamentari this association. This is a prestigious appointment for a Member of minn Malta, speċjalment fid-dawl tal-fatt li l-Commonwealth Heads Parliament from Malta, especially in light of the fact that the next of Government Meeting (CHOGM) li jmiss ser jitlaqqa’ f’Malta Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be f’Novembru li ġej. organised in Malta this November. Għall-ewwel darba wkoll il-Parlament fetaħ il-bibien tal-binja l-ġdida For the first time since the migration, Parliament also opened its tiegħu għall-pubbliku fuq jumejn, fejn waqt dawn l-open days eluf doors to the public for two days. During these open days thousands ta’ Maltin kellhom l-opportunità jżuru l-binja u jaraw mill-qrib il- of people had the opportunity to visit the new Parliament building faċilitajiet li toffri. and observe the facilities it offers. Matul dawn it-tliet xhur tlaqqgħet ukoll is-sessjoni tal-Eko Skola, During these three months, Parliament also hosted the Eko Skola li saret opportunità annwali sabiex tfal tal-iskola jżuru l-binja tal- activity, which has become an annual opportunity for school children Parlament u jorganizzaw numru ta’ sessjonijiet proprju fis-Sala tal- to visit Parliament and organise a number of sessions in the plenary Parlament. hall of Parliament. Attività annwali oħra li nżammet ix-xahar li għadda kienet il- Another annual activity which was held last month was the kommemorazzjoni tal-avvenimenti tas-Sette Giugno. Fid-diskors commemoration of the events of the Sette Giugno. In my speech, tiegħi, minbarra li enfasizzajt l-importanza tat-tifsira dan il-jum I emphasised the importance of the meaning of this national day nazzjonali għad-demokrazija parlamentari, appellajt sabiex for parliamentary democracy, and appealed to the authorities to do l-awtoritajiet jagħmlu dak li hemm bżonn sabiex nindirizzaw id- what is necessary to tackle the many challenges ahead, including diversi sfidi li għandna quddiemna, ewlenin fosthom li x-xandir taking forward the broadcasting of parliamentary sittings to the televiżiv tas-seduti tal-Parlament jimxi l-pass naturali li jmiss, ċjoé li natural next step, namely making it available to everyone for free. bi dritt ikun disponibbli b’xejn għal kulħadd. Hemm ukoll sfidi oħrajn. There remain, however, other challenges. There is no doubt that M’hemmx dubju li rridu naraw kif intejbu x-xogħol parlamentari billi we want to look at how the parliamentary work can be improved, naraw li l-ħin tas-seduti parlamentari jintuża aħjar u bl-aktar mod especially making sure that the best use is made of parliamentary vantaġġjuż, dan sabiex ix-xogħol isir b’aktar armonija u effiċjenza. time, thereby ensuring that we perform our work with greater Nittama li fix-xhur li ġejjin ikun hemm aġġornament tajjeb tal- efficiency and harmony. I trust that in the coming months the Ordnijiet Permanenti biex, ngħidu hekk, inkunu dejjem f’pożizzjoni li Standing Orders will undergo a thorough review, which will enable mmexxu l-ħidma tagħna b’mod aħjar u aktar effiċjenti. us to manage our work better and more efficiently. F’din il-ħarġa hemm ukoll diversi rapporti dwar il-ħidma ta’ diversi In this issue you will find a number of reports on the work of membri parlamentari u S-Sedja f’numru ta’ laqgħat interparlamentari several MPs and the Chair on their participation in a number of barra minn Malta. interparliamentary meetings abroad. F’din il-ħarġa qegħdin inwasslulkom ukoll l-ewwel parti minn artiklu In this issue you can also read the first part of an article by Professor dwar l-istorja tal-binja tal-Parlament kif żvolġiet bejn l-1921 sal-lum, Godfrey Pirotta about the various discussions concerning the 2015, mill-Professur Godfrey Pirotta. Parliament building, dating back from 1921 to date. Fl-aħħar nett, filwaqt li nieħu l-okkażjoni biex nawgura lil kulħadd, Finally, whilst taking the opportunity to wish everyone, particularly partikolarment lill-Membri Parlamentari taż-żewġ naħat tal-Kamra, to the MPs from both sides of the House, a restful period so that il-mistrieħ meħtieġ biex b’hekk meta nerġgħu niltaqgħu jkollna aktar when we meet again we will be full of energy to carry on with enerġija biex inkomplu x-xogħol parlamentari, nittama li sa tmiem our parliamentary work, I hope that by the end of this year the din is-sena naraw li l-Att dwar is-Servizz Parlamentari jsir realtà biex Parliamentary Service Act will become a reality so that Parliament b’hekk il-Parlament verament ikollu d-dinjità li tixraqlu. can really have the dignity it deserves. Anġlu Farrugia Anġlu Farrugia 3 mill-PARLAMENT - Ġunju 2015 Diskors fl‑Okkażjoni tas‑Sette Giugno Bħal kull sena, il‑Parlament ta’ Malta ċċelebra l‑avvenimenti fuq is-suldati. Fil-fatt, il-kummissjoni li stħarrġet x’ġara tas‑Sette Giugno, b’ċerimonja li din is‑sena nżammet fil‑5 dakinhar, fir-rapport tal-inkjesta tagħha tgħid hekk: ta Ġunju quddiem il‑monument tas‑Sette Giugno li jinsab fil‑ġonna ta’ Hastings. “That shots have been fired [by the Maltese] is borne out by the evidence of Major General Hunter Dan li ġej huwa d‑diskors tal‑Ispeaker Anġlu Farrugia f’din Blair, Colonel Saville, one soldier and by two civilian l‑okkażjoni. gentlemen.” Din hija evidenza li mill-bidu nett kienet inkjesta dubjuża, tant li ntbagħtet ittra anonima lill-istess gvern fis-16 ta’ Prim Ministru, Settembru 1919, fejn l-awtur tagħha akkuża lil Hunter Kap tal-Oppożizzjoni, Blair li kien qed jivvinta gidba. Mill-bidu kien jidher ċar li Presidenti Emeriti, Speakers Emeriti, kien hemm reżistenza għal din l-inkjesta militari. Fil-fatt, Onorevoli Membri, għalkemm il-gazzetti kollha dak iż-żmien kellhom ħalqhom Membri Anzjani, magħluq biċ-ċensura - għaliex kulħadd kien jibża’ - kien Eċċellenzi, hemm għaqda ta’ politiċi- magħrufa aħjar bħala Comitato Mistiedna distinti. Patriottico - li dejjem irreżistew li jikkoperaw mal-Gvern Kolonjali u li dejjem emmnu li t-tmexxija ta’ pajjiżna kellha Kull sena jkollna appuntament hawnhekk biex niċċelebraw tkun f’idejn il-Maltin. Dawn kienu jsostnu- u bir-raġun - li Jum is-Sette Giugno li bla dubju jibqa’ dejjem jum għandha ssir inkjesta oħra, inkjesta pubblika, inkjesta li speċjali marbut ma’ ġrajja ta’ importanza kbira.

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