Lawmakers asked 75 questions to ministers in the last session

As many as 75 questions were asked by the parliamentarians to the ministers during the fifth legislative term, it emerged. This was revealed by official statistics. Housing Minister Baseem Al Hamer and Health Minister Faeqa Al Saleh received the maximum number of questions.

Majority of the questions addressed to the Housing Minister were related to housing needs of different constituencies while the Health Minister received questions regarding the functioning of health centers in various constituencies. Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Essam Khalaf also received a good number of questions.

Both Education Minister Majid Al Nuaimi and Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan received nine questions each. All of them were related to Bahrainisation. Dr. Abdulhussain Mirza, the Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs, was presented with four questions by the lawmakers during the term.

Shura Council and Parliament Affairs Minister Ghanim Al Buainain also received four questions while the Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa and Finance Minister Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa received three questions each.