Jakarta – Leaders of the House of Representatives have pledged to start its future plenary sessions on schedule even if the sessions fail to meet quorum, as a response to lawmakers' lack of discipline in attending the House's highest decision-making forum.

Speaking at the opening of a plenary session on Thursday, House deputy speaker Priyo Budi Santoso said the House leaders had received approval from the leaders of the House's 11 Commissions and nine factions to begin plenary sessions as scheduled, regardless of how many lawmakers are in attendance.

"We will start our next plenary session on time, with one or a 100 lawmakers. Do you all agree?" said Priyo, his proposal answered by a chorus of agreement from hundreds of lawmakers in the House's plenary hall.

The Thursday plenary session, which is scheduled to approve bills on Zakat Management and the Financial Services Authority, commenced at 10.45 a.m. or almost two hours behind schedule, since there were too few legislators present in the plenary hall when it was supposed to start at 9 a.m.