The National Assembly conducts a question and answer session.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and leaders of the National Assembly and Government before the opening of the question and answer session. Photo: Nam An

The question and answer session will last for 2.5 days, from the morning of June 6 to the morning of June 8, with the content of the questions focusing on 4 groups of issues in the field of state management of the Ministries: Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, Science and Technology, Transport and the Ethnic Committee. At the end of the question and answer session, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai will, on behalf of the Government, report and clarify issues of concern to National Assembly deputies and directly answer questions from National Assembly deputies.

The National Assembly will also consider and vote to pass the Resolution on questioning activities to serve as a basis for implementing agencies, National Assembly agencies and National Assembly deputies to supervise the implementation.

Overview of the working session on the morning of June 6 at Dien Hong Hall, National Assembly House. Photo: Nam An

With the motto of continuing to innovate the methods and ways of organizing questioning and answering questions, the National Assembly Standing Committee has directed the Secretary General of the National Assembly and agencies to deploy the preparation work very early so that the selection of questioning issues is thorough, careful, in accordance with legal regulations, closely following the key tasks set out in the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party, resolutions and directives of the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat; closely following practical issues; reflecting the thoughts, aspirations, and wishes of the People and voters.

Based on the complete statistics of information on the responses to questions by Ministers and Heads of sectors and the content of groups of issues questioned during the term of the 15th National Assembly; based on the proposals of the National Assembly delegations on 136 groups of issues related to the management fields of 23 ministries and ministerial-level agencies and the opinions and recommendations of voters and the People sent to the 5th Session, the National Assembly Standing Committee selected and submitted 5 groups of issues for the National Assembly to decide on 4 groups of issues to be questioned at this Session. These are major and important issues, not only necessary and urgent in the short term, but also of strategic and long-term significance.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue delivers the opening speech at the question and answer session. Photo: Nam An

Speaking at the opening of the question-and-answer session, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue emphasized: Questioning and reviewing the answers to questions is a particularly effective form of supervision, clearly demonstrating democracy, rule of law, professionalism, publicity and transparency in the activities of the National Assembly; it is an opportunity for voters and people nationwide to evaluate the capacity, responsibility, performance of duties and tasks of National Assembly deputies and those holding positions and titles elected or approved by the National Assembly.

The National Assembly Chairman requested that National Assembly deputies, based on careful and thorough preparation, with rich practice in the industry, field of work and experience accumulated during their activities at the National Assembly, continue to promote the spirit of "Dedication - Effort - Proactiveness - Passion - Responsibility" in questioning activities.

Delegates at the question and answer session on the morning of June 6 at Dien Hong Hall, National Assembly House. Photo: Nam An

At the same time, we request that Ministers and heads of sectors uphold their sense of responsibility before the National Assembly, voters and people nationwide, clearly explain the causes, responsibilities and remedies, so that the questioning session is truly effective, substantive, in-depth and highly constructive; not only contributing to promptly resolving current and urgent issues, but also identifying and proposing solutions to fundamental and long-term problems, creating substantive changes in each field being questioned.

The National Assembly Chairman expressed his belief that with the spirit of working with utmost concentration, dedication, frankness, openness, effective use of time, and strict compliance with the regulations of the National Assembly Session, the question and answer session will be a great success, meeting the practical requirements and expectations of voters and the people.