A parliamentary committee tasked with establishing the facts about the issue of black dust over Fgura and other locaities wil be headed by the Speaker and include two members from both sides of the House, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told Parliament this afternoon.

He said that it was hoped that the relevant motion wuld be presented to the House next week.

Speaking in Parliament, Dr Gonzi also announced that former minister Jesmond Mugliett had agreed to chair the new Parliamentary Planning and Environment Committees, provided for under the new Mepa Act.

He hoped that the new committee would achieve cross party consensus on the most important party policies.

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