"In order to fulfill the EC’s recommendations, the Rules and Procedural Issues Committee created a working group, which conducted a study of normative acts. The state of the use and practice of the mechanisms that are provided for by the Rules of Procedure of the parliament was thoroughly studied", - the Chair of the Rules and Procedural Issues Committee, Irakli Kadagishvili, stated at the briefing today.

Irakli Kadagishvili discussed the decisions taken following debate and agreement within the working group, which were already elaborated by the committee as a legislative initiative.

At the briefing, the Chair put a lot of emphasis on several key directions.

He claims that in order to ensure accountability, the number of visits made by government officials to the Parliament would rise, which will be reflected in the interpellation mechanism.

Instead of the current four interpellations, a monthly interpellation will be held during the Parliament's plenary sessions, giving lawmakers the chance to ask questions to the prime minister, cabinet members, and other officials.

Several adjustments will be made in response to the MP's question to the representatives of the executive power.

In particular, the 15-day timeframe will be shortened to 10 working days, during which the official is required to respond to the MP's query. If they are unable to do so within this time, they may submit a letter requesting a 10-day extension of the deadline.

The Committee also agrees to monitor the situation proactively and check in on the MP's query every three months.

The changes will also affect the presentation of the report of the ministers regarding the implementation of the government program.

In particular, five days before submitting the report to the Parliament, the minister will deliver the report to the deputies in writing. Procedural changes have also been made to the issues of thematic inquiry, and the term of thematic inquiry has been specifically written, and the conditions for starting the research have been simplified.

"How many control mechanisms the Parliament possesses was well demonstrated during the working group's work. 28 external reports and 30 internal reports are heard by the legislative body during the 72 working plenary days of the parliament. It can be claimed that the Parliament has pretty strong oversight levers typical of contemporary parliamentary functioning, and throughout the work process, we observed which mechanisms still need strengthening", - Irakli Kadagishvili noted.

According to him, part of the parliamentary opposition and representatives of the civil sector took part in the work of the working group along with the majority members.