Live-streaming House proceedings given go-ahead in principle
Government still has reservations about Members playing to the gallery; says Hansard is a full record for those interested
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THE government has agreed "in principle" to the live streaming of Parliamentary proceedings, but is still harbouring its earlier reservations to the idea.
Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran, who announced the move on Friday, during Parliament's debate on the President's Address, said the government has noted the global and technological trends which have made online streaming commonplace; legislatures in other countries are already live-streaming proceedings.
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