November 10
The replies to five interpellations were heard in the Riigikogu.
Prime Minister Juhan Parts replied to the interpellation concerning the principles of citizenship policy, submitted on October 6 by Members of the Riigikogu Tõnis Lukas, Andres Herkel, Helir-Valdor Seeder, Peeter Tulviste and Trivimi Velliste; to the interpellation concerning the deprivation of Aleksandr Beloussov of citizenship (implementation of § 28 (4) of the Citizenship Act), submitted on September 24 by Members of the Riigikogu Tunne Kelam, Andres Herkel, Helir-Valdor Seeder and Trivimi Velliste and to the interpellation concerning the procedure for the payment of representation allowances to and submission of expense receipts by the members of the Government of the Republic, submitted on November 3 by Members of the Riigikogu Sven Mikser, Mark Soosaar, Jaanus Marrandi, Olev Laanjärv, Toomas Varek, Mailis Reps, Siiri Oviir, Arnold Kimber, Küllo Arjakas, Kaarel Pürg, Toivo Tootsen and Ain Seppik.
Minister of Internal Affairs Margus Leivo replied to the interpellation concerning the citizenship of Aleksandr Beloussov and the Bill on Amendments to the Citizenship Act, initiated by the Estonian Centre Party Faction, submitted on September 24 by Members of the Riigikogu Tunne Kelam, Andres Herkel, Helir-Valdor Seeder and Trivimi Velliste, also to the interpellation concerning the borderline between Estonia and Russia on the Narva River, submitted on October 14 by Members of the Riigikogu Mihhail Stalnuhhin and Robert Lepikson.
The Riigikogu also approved the amendments to the agenda for the working week. The first reading of the Bill on Amendments to § 281 of the Language Act (149 SE), initiated by Members of the Riigikogu Mihhail Stalnuhhin, Mailis Reps, Vladimir Velman, Toivo Tootsen, Heimar Lenk, Olev Laanjärv, Arnold Kimber and Vilja Savisaar and the first reading of the Bill on Amendments to the Language Act (163 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic, are on the agenda on Thursday instead of Wednesday. The second reading of the Parental Benefits Bill (125 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic, is on the agenda on Wednesday instead of Thursday as the 16th item on the agenda. At the same time the Bill on Amendments to the Citizenship Act (68 SE), initiated by Members of the Riigikogu Evelyn Sepp, Ain Seppik, Mihhail Stalnuhhin and Vladimir Velman, was withdrawn from Wednesday?s agenda.
During the open microphone Urmas Reinsalu and Mihhail Stalnuhhin took the floor.
The Riigikogu Press Service