To the Diet debate over the appointment of candidate members of the Science Council of Japan October 7, 6:22
Regarding the fact that some of the candidates for membership of the Science Council of Japan have been postponed, the opposition party has a policy of pursuing the reasons for the postponement in the closing examination of the Diet starting on the 7th, while the government side Will explain and seek understanding based on the fact that Prime Minister Suga "judged from the perspective of ensuring comprehensive and informal activities."
In the Diet, the Cabinet Committee of both Houses of Representatives will conduct a closing review for two days on the 7th and 8th to discuss measures for the new coronavirus.
Among them, the opposition party said that Prime Minister Suga had forgotten the appointment of some of the new member candidates recommended by the Science Council of Japan, saying that it would violate academic freedom and the reasons and circumstances for the appointment. It is a policy to pursue.
In addition, the government said in the past that it had put together a document stating that the Prime Minister was not obliged to appoint members as recommended by the meeting. The person does not refuse, "he said, which is inconsistent with the answer.
On the other hand, on the government side, Deputy Minister Mitsubayashi of the Cabinet Office, who is in charge of the Science Council of Japan, responded to questions and allocated a budget of about 1 billion yen per year to the Science Council of Japan, and the members are nations with special jobs. I will point out that becoming a civil servant and that the current members can effectively appoint a successor.
After that, he explained that he had forgotten to appoint some of the member candidates, based on the fact that Prime Minister Suga made a decision from the perspective of ensuring comprehensive and informal activities, and asked for his understanding. I will.