Parliamentary Services

The term parliamentary services ( French Services du Parlement , Italian Servizi del Parlamento ) is used for

a staff unit of the Swiss Federal Assembly , the Swiss Parliament
for staff units of Swiss cantonal and city parliaments, e.g. B. in the canton of Bern or the city of Zurich. Some parliaments use the term parliamentary service in the singular, e.g. B. in the canton of Basel-Stadt
a subdivision in the administrative structure of the German Bundestag , the German parliament
a management lecture by the director of the German Federal Council (the chamber of the Federal Republic of Germany )
a staff unit of the state parliament of the Principality of Liechtenstein ( parliamentary service )

Switzerland

In Switzerland, the Swiss Parliamentary Services are under the direction of the Secretary General of the Federal Assembly. He is also the secretary of the National Council and his deputy is the secretary of the Council of States. Around 310 people work in 217 full-time positions for the parliamentary services (as of 2017).

tasks

They support the two councils of the Federal Assembly ( National Council and Council of States ) and their organs (e.g. commissions ). Your responsibilities include:

Planning and organization of sessions (the councils) and committee meetings
Prepare secretarial tasks such as reports, minutes and translations
Procurement and archiving of documents
Advising council members on technical and procedural issues
Inform the public about the Federal Assembly
Plan parliamentary trips
Take care of foreign delegations
Document negotiations

The 1999 Federal Constitution says in Article 155 that the Federal Assembly has parliamentary services. In the past, the Federal Chancellery was not only a staff unit for the government, but also for parliament.

Web links

Presentation of the Swiss Parliamentary Services

Individual evidence

↑ Parliamentary Services (Parliamentary Services) Grand Council - Canton of Bern. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
↑ Parliamentary Services | Zurich City Council. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
^ Parliamentary Service - Grand Council of the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
^ Parliamentary Service - Liechtenstein Parliament. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .

[1] Parliamentary Services (Parliamentary Services) Grand Council - Canton of Bern. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .

[2] Parliamentary Services | Zurich City Council. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .

[3] Parliamentary Service - Grand Council of the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .

[4] Parliamentary Service - Liechtenstein Parliament. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .