The Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, the Speaker took the Chair.
Presentation of Papers
(i) Annual Performance Report of the Sri Lanka Air Force for the year 2019
(ii) Annual Performance Report of the Sri Lanka Army for the year 2019
(iii) Annual Performance Report of the Ministry of Women & Child Affairs and Dry Zone Development for the year 2018
(iv) Annual Report of the Colombo Commercial Fertilizers Ltd for the year 2018
(v) Recommendations of the Finance Commission for the year 2021 to His Excellency the President in terms of the Article 154R (4) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialistic Republic of Sri Lanka
(vi) Order made by the Minister of Trade under Section 14(1) of the Sri Lanka Export Development Act, No. 40 of 1979, relating to CESS Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2210/9 of 12th January 2021
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
The Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport was presented by the Hon. Mohomad Muzammil, member of the Committee on behalf of the Chair of the Committee Hon. Gamini Lokuge.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) Hon. Hon. Vasudeva Nanayakkara - Nine Petitions
(ii) Hon. (Major) Pradeep Undugoda - Three Petitions
(iii) Hon. Kins Nelson - Two Petitions
(iv) Hon. D. Weerasingha
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
(i) The Hon. Sajith Premadasa
Banning of importation of tiles and sanitary ware items
(ii) The Hon. Anura Dissanayaka
Salary issues faced by tourist guides
Hon. Prasanna Ranatunga, Minister of Tourism replied to the above Question.
(iii) The Hon. (Ven.) Athuraliye Rathana Thero
Problems faced by Sri Lankan workers in Middle East countries
Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Labour replied to the above Question.
Presentation of Bills
(i) The Minister of Labour moved the Bill entitled
“National Minimum Wage of Workers (Amendment)”
to amend the National Minimum Wage of Workers Act, No. 3 of 2016.
(ii) The Minister of Justice moved the Bill entitled
“Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment)”
to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No.15 of 1979.
Main Business of the House for Today
Two Regulations under the Motor Traffic Act (appearing as Item Nos. 1 and 2 of today’s Order Paper)
were approved by the House.
Motion at the Adjournment Time
Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Archaeological research at Sivan Kovil situated at Uruththirapuram in Kilinochchi” was proposed by the Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan.
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1730 Hrs. until 1000 Hrs. on Thursday 25th March 2021.
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