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Solomon Islands

National Parliament

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: No

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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: Some
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance: None
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site: Some
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website: All
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: Yes
The annual report is available on the parliamentary web site: Yes
Parliament publishes the parliamentary budget: Yes
Level of detail of the parliamentary budget made available to the public: A summary of the main elements
The parliamentary budget is available on the parliamentary web site: Yes

Access to parliament

Plenary meetings are open to the public: Yes
Committee meetings are open to the public: No

Notes: Committee deliberative meetings are not open to the public, but committee hearings are open.
There is a dedicated channel for broadcasting parliamentary meetings: Yes
Media used for the dedicated channel: Radio
Meetings broadcast on the dedicated channel: Plenary sittings

Committee meetings

Freedom of information

There is a freedom of information law in the country: No

Lobbying

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