Deputy law and institutional reform minister Ramkarpal Singh said based on feedback received, particularly the Public Services Commission (SPA), there is a need for further research on the salary and pension aspects for officers under the parliamentary service scheme.

Therefore, he said a meeting chaired by chief secretary to the government Zuki Ali, involving the public services department (JPA), finance ministry and the legal affairs division, would be held soon to discuss the matters raised by SPA.

“From there, a more comprehensive memorandum will be prepared for presentation at the Cabinet meeting,” he said when winding up debate on the 2024 supply bill for the ministry in the upper house.

According to him, the unity government was committed to enacting a new Parliamentary Services Act that covers aspects of administrative and financial autonomy, as well as the establishment of a parliamentary service council.

The Parliamentary Services Act 1963 was introduced to allow the Dewan Rakyat to function as an independent body, managing its own affairs, selecting its staff, and controlling its expenditures. However, it was abolished in 1992.