Health minister, deputy questioned over absence from parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: Several opposition members of parliament today questioned the absence of the Health Minister and his deputy during the Dewan Rakyat's oral question-and-answer session.
Several opposition members of parliament expressed concern over the absence of Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad and his deputy during a recent oral question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat. The issue came to light when the Health Ministry was slated to respond to a question filed by Zahir Hassan (PH-Wangsa Maju) concerning plans to increase primary healthcare capacity.
Deputy Speaker Alice Lau announced that both the Health Minister and Deputy Health Minister were not present in the chamber when Question 3 was raised.
Zahir Hassan attempted to ask whether he could submit his question if the ministers arrived later, but Deputy Speaker Alice Lau denied his request. Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (PN-Masjid Tanah) pointed out that such an occurrence had never taken place before. Additionally, Wan Saiful Wan Jan (PN-Tasek Gelugor) called for the matter to be noted and recorded, emphasizing that it was unprecedented for neither the minister nor deputy minister to be present in the House to address questions.
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