Article 27. Parliamentary inquiries and questions of the Constitutional Law on the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Status of its Deputies

     1. A deputy's request is a request officially addressed at a joint and separate session of the Chambers of Parliament by a deputy to government officials to provide a reasoned explanation or position on issues within the competence of this body or official at a parliamentary session.

     2. A member of Parliament has the right to make inquiries to the Prime Minister and members of the Government, the Chairman of the National Bank, the Chairman and members of the Central Election Commission, the Prosecutor General, the Chairman of the National Security Committee, the Chairman and members of the Supreme Audit Chamber, akims of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital. At the same time, a request addressed to the Prosecutor General or the first heads of law enforcement and special state bodies cannot relate to issues related to the implementation of criminal prosecution functions. Requests addressed to the Chairman of the National Security Committee are considered at closed meetings of the Parliament or its Chambers.

     3. A request may be submitted in writing and must be announced at a session of Parliament.

     4. The officials to whom the request is addressed are obliged to give an oral or written response to it at the session of the Parliament. A written response to the request is submitted within a period of no more than one month and is announced at the session. A debate may be opened on the response to the request. The deputy has the right to express his attitude to the response to the request.

     5. If necessary, a resolution of the Parliament or its respective Chamber is adopted based on the response to the request and the results of its discussion. The request and the response to it may be published in the mass media.

     6. Deputies may, at a joint and separate session of the Chambers, address oral questions to the Prime Minister and members of the Government, the Chairman of the National Bank, the Chairman and members of the Central Election Commission, the Prosecutor General, the Chairman of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Chairman and members of the Supreme Audit Chamber. The answer to the question is given at this meeting, and if additional preparation for the answer is necessary, within three days.

Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 16, 1995 No. 2529.

     This Constitutional Law, in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, defines the organization and activities of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the legal status of its deputies.

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