Marlene Farrugia reacts as Busuttil says he will nominate her to continue chairing House environment committee

Opposition leader Simon Busuttil said today that he will nominate Marlene Farrugia to continue to serve as chair of the Parliamentary Environment Committee. Dr Farrugia resigned her chairmanship on Monday when she quit the Labour Parliamentary group. The Standing Orders say that: "There shall be a Standing Committee on Environment and Development Planning which shall consist of five members appointed by the House, of whom three shall be members supporting the Government, one of whom shall be appointed as Chairman, and the other two shall be members from the Opposition. The appointment of the chairman, therefore, needs to be approved by the government. The website of the House of Representatives no longer lists Dr Farrugia as a member of the committee.  In a reaction, Dr Farrugia said that while she was grateful to Dr Busuttil, prior to accepting this nomination, she wanted to hear the views of ENGOs and others who have environment and development planning at heart. "If these agree with my nomination, I am prepared to take over this duty again in order to keep raising awareness and strengthening the participation of society at large in environmental and planning stewardship,"...