SECTOR 1 in the House, shall be presented unless it has been published once in the Gazette and — (a) thirty days has elapsed since the date of publication….” While this does not specify activities within the 30 days, it is understood that within this time, elected Members of Parliament are meant to take the Bill to their respective constituencies. A parliamentary handbook prepared for aspirant women MPs as part of the 2008 ‘Vote for a Woman’ campaign, confirms this, and states, once a Bill, whether from Government or from a Private Member, has been published in the gazette in accordance with the Standing Orders, each member of Parliament must take it to his/her constituency for consultation, in order to get the views of the people on the particular Bill. Such views will be the basis for his/ her debates in Parliament. This does not happen in practice. Scores: Individual scores: 28 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 1.2 (2005: n/a; 2007: n/a; 2009: 1.8; 2011: 3.2) Average score for sector 1: 1.9 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER Swaziland 2014