Wednesday 12 / February / 2025
Muscat: Majlis Al Shura Office held its 22nd meeting for the third annual sitting (2017-2018) of the 8th term under the chair of Khalid bin Hilal Al Maawali, Chairman of Majlis Al Shura.
The meeting discussed forming a German parliamentary friendship group with the Arabic speaking countries in the Middle East and reviewed the letter of the Arab Parliamentary Union on the regional symposium of the International Parliamentary Union.
The meeting also discussed the inquiry for the Minister of Education about mechanisms used by the Ministry to ensure compliance with the guidelines for implementing the student educational projects and the procedures taken in case of failure to comply with such regulations.
The meeting also discussed the desire to make the pre-marriage medical examination for the genetic diseases mandatory as it will help in avoiding many hereditary diseases that will be suffered by children's.
The pre-marriage examination will also save the cost incurred in the treatment of such hereditary diseases.
The Office decided to refer the issue to the Social Services and Development Committee for further study.
The Majlis Al Shura Office also reviewed the reply of the Council of Ministers on a proposal to increase the inpatient rooms at the hospitals.
The Ministry of Health said that it is taking this issue into consideration while designing and building hospitals.
It added that the number of beds will be increased from 20 per cent to 50 per cent in the existing and future hospitals.
Members of the Majlis Al Shura Office also reviewed the reply of the Minster of Housing on the inquiry about delay in distributing the lands allocated for animal stockyards and hamlets.
The Minister of Housing said that the Ministry in coordination with the relevant authorities have completed the lay outs for the hamlets in some governorates.
Work is underway to complete the layout for the other governorates and the results will be announced soon for cattle and camel breeders.
