Dijkhoff (VVD): House Had to Keep up with the Pace • Role of the House of Representatives Under the Microscope
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The House of Representatives could have met digitally more often during the corona pandemic, but all plans in that direction were blocked by, among others…
Was the House of Representatives still capable of holding the cabinet accountable during the corona crisis? That is the question the parliamentary inquiry committee into corona is focusing on after a summer break. On Monday, a notable witness will appear immediately: former Clerk Simone Roos, about whom former Speaker of the House Khadija Arib previously spoke out strongly.
The signals regarding the societal consequences of the coronavirus measures were never given equal weight to the recommendations of the Outbreak Management Team, according to Klaas Dijkhoff. The former VVD parliamentary party leader said during a hearing by the parliamentary committee on coronavirus inquiry that measures were taken first, and only then was there room to look at what it meant for people.
For nine weeks, Members of Parliament are questioning nearly fifty key figures in coronavirus policy. You can read the latest news in this live blog.
Shortly after Carnival in 2020, it was already clear in Brabant what the virus had wrought. This is what former VVD parliamentary party leader Klaas Dijkhoff said during his questioning by the parliamentary committee on coronavirus inquiry. That committee is investigating how the government made choices between public health and other societal interests during the pandemic. During the 2020 Carnival celebrations, many people in Brabant became inf…
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