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SUPERVISORY TOOLS
government question time (qag)
Averages over the Parliamentary year
Every other Thursday, Senators question Ministers.
in-depth thematic questions (qct)
51
information reports
Every other Thursday, a session is dedicated to questions on a specific topic.
oral questions
180 15
hours dedicated to supervision
These are put forward during public sessions on Tuesday mornings twice a month.
written questions
6,120
(QAG) sessions
written questions tabled
A Senator may send these to every Minister who has a month in which to reply.
investigative committees and joint fact-finding missions
Government Question Time
These allow specific subjects to be studied in depth and for reforms to be proposed.
budgetary control
The members of the Finance and Social Affairs Committees may be required to travel in order to carry out document-based, on-the-spot checks. This prerogative may be granted to other Senators by order of the Senate.
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