KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed grave concern over Tuesday’s sitting of the House of Representatives, describing it as the latest in a troubling pattern of procedural inconsistency, selective enforcement of the Standing Orders, and conduct that undermines Parliament’s constitutional role as Jamaica’s principal forum for accountability, scrutiny and debate.

In a statement on Thursday, the PNP cited three incidents in particular which it said underscore its concerns.

In the first incident, the PNP said the Leader of Opposition Business, Phillip Paulwell had sought recognition to raise a procedural matter regarding the absence of the Integrity Commission’s latest report from the order paper despite being submitted to Parliament.