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Preamble:

Acknowledging that transparency creates a greater sense of trust in the regional governing bodies,
Recognizing that there can be a disconnect between the average citizen of the New Western Atlantic and the individuals who govern the region,
Believing that further efforts can be made to increase government transparency and the rights of the general citizenry to actively participate in the politics of the NWA,

Article I - Establishment:

Section I:
Establishes the Regional Transparency Initiative; an initiative aimed at increasing communication and transparency between the differing levels of Government, and the general citizenry of the region.

Section II:
The Regional Transparency Initiative shall encompass

Article II - Frequency:

Section I:
The Regional Transparency Initiative will publish questions and answer on the 16th of each month, unless the scheduled date happens to fall on an NWA holiday in which the Senate does not assemble. Should this be the case, the Regional Transparency Initiative will be rescheduled for the day immediately following the intended date.

Section II:
Due to the international structure of this region, there will be no set time in which the Queries must be posted. Instead, only a stipulation that they must be posted by the specified date in which they are scheduled to occur.

Article III: - Selection of Questions:

Section I:
Recognizing that the Prime Minister holds a demanding position, they are hereby obligated to answer no more than 12 questions submitted to the Regional Transparency Initiative. Should the Prime Minister be unable to participate in a set

Section II:

of which no caucus should have more than one question. Should a caucus fail to submit a question by the deadline, they shall forfeit their right to an answer until the next scheduled date of Prime Ministerial Queries.

Section III:
Should a caucus submit more than one question, the Senate Clerk will reach out to the caucus leader to determine which question they would like to be answered.

Article IV - Submission of Queries to the Minister:

Section I:
All queries are to be submitted to the Senate Clerk through Telegram.

Section II:
Senators are not obligated to submit a question, but are encouraged to do so.

Section III:
Should a Senator wish to submit a question to Prime Ministerial Queries, they should do so no later two days before the scheduled date of PMQ release.

Article V - The Senate Clerk:

Section I:
It is the duty of the Senate Clerk to collect and compile all questions from Senators.

Section II:
Following the collection and organization of Senate questions, the Senate Clerk is to forward questions to the Prime Minister.

Article VI - Release of Prime Ministerial Queries:

Section I:
The Prime Minister’s responses are to be published on the Senate RMB and the Senate Discord channel on the date in which Prime Ministerial Queries are scheduled.

Section II:
The Senate Clerk is hereby obligated to keep a factbook in which the Senate’s questions and Prime Minister’s responses will be recorded. Questions and responses are to be organized by the date in which the given Prime Ministerial Queries occured.

Article VII - The Monarch:

Section I:
The Monarch shall submit a statement to be included with each occurance of Prime Ministerial Queries. It is at the Monarch’s discretion what statement they wish to make, whether that be a comment on the state of the region, a clever simile or anything in-between.