HOUSE SPEAKER TALKS VIRTUAL PARLIAMENT

House speaker Andy Daniel says he intends to talk to the leaders of government and opposition business on the possibility of a virtual house sitting. The standing orders of the house do not make provisions for remote proceedings. However,given the challenges of the Covid-19, pandemic, Daniel admits such a move deserves consideration. But social distancing is just one of a number of issues facing the house as the fifth session of the eleventh parliament gets underway.