Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andrii Parubii opened the morning plenary meeting of the Ukrainian Parliament. They started the so-called Hour of Questions to the Government.
A total of 283 deputies registered to participate in the plenary meeting.
Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andrii Parubii opened the morning meeting.
Parubii said that yesterday MPs managed to approve all the key decisions for reshuffling the Cabinet. According to his words, symbolic is the fact that only few hours has passed since the formation of the Government, but the members of the Government are already present in the Parliament to answer questions of the people’s deputies.
In the Government's box are present Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman and members of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Parubii announced that he was addressed by several people’s deputies with a proposal to give a possibility today to during the Hour of Questions to the Government ask the members of the Government more questions to allow them to inform about their vision concerning the fields they have taken charge of.
Parubii said that he turned to the Prime Minister with a request to give more time to communicate with the parliamentarians.
"Communication between the Verkhovna Rada and the Cabinet of Ministers has to become a key guarantee of our cooperation, quality of the preparation of draft laws and the approval of decisions. So I expect this cooperation from the very first day to be close and productive, and very effective," he stressed.
The Chairperson said that today, traditionally on Friday, held is the Hour of Questions to the Government.
The Chairperson gave the floor to Minister of Youth and Sports Ihor Zhdanov.
The Cabinet member briefed the present on the state of Ukraine's preparations for the Olympics 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and the Paralympic Games.
Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelian informed on the situation in the Ministry and development plans for 2016.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman and members of the Cabinet of Ministers answered questions of people’s deputies.
There the Hour of Questions to the Government was over.
First Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Iryna Heraschenko announced inquiries of people’s deputies.
People's deputies addressed the colleagues with statements, announcements and proposals.
After the speeches, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Chairperson Andrii Parubii closed the plenary meeting.
The next plenary meeting of the fourth session will be held on Tuesday, April 19.