On July 10, NARS completed its 10,000th research request under the 20th National Assembly. It only took 13 months to reach its 10,000th request, which is the shortest on record compared to previous parliaments. The record of reaching its 10,000th was shortened by six months compared to the 19th National Assembly (which lasted for 19 months) and 14 months compared to the 18th National Assembly (27 months). Monthly average research request amounted to 750, which is an increase by 42% compared to 528 under the 19th National Assembly and more than two-fold compared to the 18th National Assembly.
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National Assembly Term |
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Date Reached 10,000th Research Request |
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Time Period (in months) |
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Completed Research Request Monthly Average |
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18th National Assembly |
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30 August 2010 |
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27 months |
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370 |
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19th National Assembly |
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26 December 2013 |
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19 months(△8 months) |
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528 (43% increase) |
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20th National Assembly |
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10 July 2017 |
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13 months(△6 months) |
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750 (42% increase) |
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This rapid increase in research request was driven by a couple of factors: the enhanced reputation home and abroad and its credibility of the National Assembly Research Service as a comprehensive policy research service, and active legislative and policy movements by the MPs and committees. In fact, as of July 27th there have been 7,333 legislative bills proposed by current lawmakers of the 20th National Assembly. It has already reached 47.5% of the total bills (15,444) proposed by legislators of the 19th National Assembly.
NARS will continue to work hard to provide quality research services necessary for MPs' legislative and policy activities and spare no efforts in realizing a policy-driven National Assembly.
