PARLIAMENT

The Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, the Speaker took the Chair.


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Annual Report of the Public Service Commission for the year 2017
(ii)    Annual Report of the Finance Commission for the year 2017
(iii)    Annual Report of the National Lotteries Board for the year 2016
(iv)    Annual Report of the National Housing Development Authority for the year 2014

(v)    Resolution under Section 10 of the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) relating to Import Duties
    (Gazette Extraordinary No. 2080/42 of 19th July 2018)
(vi)    Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the Report presented to Parliament by the Committee on Public Accounts regarding the performance of the Ministry of Finance and Mass Media in the year 2016
(vii)    Regulations made by the Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine under Section 142 read with the Sections 3 and 118 of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act, No. 5 of 2015 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary  No. 2086/37 of 31st August 2018
(viii)    Order made by the Minister of Justice & Prison Reforms under Section 7(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Act, No. 2 of 2013 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2106/7 of 16th January 2019


Presentation of Petitions

(i)    Hon. Sagala Ratnayaka                    
(ii)    Hon. Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma         -       Three Petitions

(Petitions stands referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Ministerial Statements

Minister of Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs, the Hon. Sajith Premadasa replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 20.02.2019 regarding problems in local film industry.


Presentation of Bills

The Hon. Gayantha Karunatileka, the Chief Government Whip presented the Bill entitled

“Judicature (Amendment)”

to amend the Judicature Act, No. 2 of 1978.


Main Business of the House for Today

Appropriation Bill (2019) - Second Reading (Adjourned Debate) (appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)

Today is the First Allotted Day on the Second Reading Debate of the Appropriation Bill (2019).


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on the “Political victimization in government institutions” was proposed by the Hon. Jayantha Samaraweera.


Thereafter, the Second Reading Debate on the Appropriation Bill (2019) was adjourned at 1900 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Thursday 7th March 2019.


[Budget 2019]

*  This is an unedited version. For the official record of this day's proceedings, please refer the Hansard.