It stated that the required information requires returning to the database, while preserving the privacy of citizens' data
The Ministry of Housing explained that the meeting that took place this morning - Tuesday - with the Parliamentary Verification Committee regarding the fairness of the distribution criteria for housing requests and the cost of building housing units and taking into account the technical conditions in the design of housing units in the House of Representatives took place in accordance with the request of the committee regarding a visit to the headquarters of the Ministry, which was welcomed In spite of the current circumstances, which require taking the highest levels of prevention in order to preserve the safety of employees and auditors, the reception was indeed attended by the presence of His Excellency the Minister and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Housing "Chairman of the Housing Committee" and senior officials of the Ministry in addition to representatives of legal affairs.
The ministry indicated that it did not refrain from providing the information that the committee members submit with the request to obtain it, but rather asked gentlemen to address the ministry formally in accordance with the established procedures provided that the ministry provides the committee with information and the committee's requests formally.
The ministry also stated that it does not refrain at all from informing the committee of housing information provided that the privacy of citizens' personal data is preserved, and that the required information cannot be answered in a timely and oral manner without referring to the database and extracting the information accurately.
The Ministry also indicated that there was information requested by the Ministry that had already been answered in writing in the Ministry's responses to the Committee's questions during the past period, noting that what was provided to the Committee with information, data and statistics indicates the extent of cooperation with the representatives.
The ministry said that it confirmed at the beginning of the meeting that the doors of the ministry are open to gentlemen deputies to conduct the field visit and see the mechanism of the ministry, and an explanation was provided about the departments and their locations in the ministry to facilitate the committee’s access to obtain all inquiries without any interference from the higher management of the ministry, but the questions that The response required to be answered in writing and in an official manner, indicating that there are a number of issues, requests and inquiries received from the committee. In response to them, legal affairs were required to make use of the extent of their conformity with the axes of the investigation committee and housing regulations, and that the ministry, upon the end of the meeting, had already begun to prepare to respond to the information and data Required.
The Ministry of Housing reaffirms its full readiness to continue to cooperate with the investigation committee because of its impact on achieving the public interest and the interests of citizens, and enhances the democratic experience in the Kingdom, expressing its full appreciation for the role of the committee and the recommendations that will be issued from it that contribute to enriching the housing file.
