Antigua and Barbuda

House of Representatives

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
No

Openness and transparency

Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.

Parliamentary documents

The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance
None
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance
None
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site
None
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website
None
Citizens can submit comments on draft legislation on the parliamentary web site
No

Annual reporting by parliament

Parliament publishes an annual report on its activities
No
The annual report is available on the parliamentary web site
No
Parliament publishes the parliamentary budget
No

Access to parliament

Plenary meetings are open to the public
Yes
Committee meetings are open to the public
Yes

Notes: Open only by invitation (members, advisors, consultants, etc.)

There is a dedicated channel for broadcasting parliamentary meetings
No
Media used for the dedicated channel
No information available
Meetings broadcast on the dedicated channel
No information available

Freedom of information

There is a freedom of information law in the country
Yes
Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law
Yes
Parliament has an office/division dedicated to FOI requests
No
Categories of Information that are exempt from disclosure
No information available

Lobbying

There are rules about the activities of lobbyists in parliament
No
There is a register of accredited lobbyists
No

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No