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The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on July 17th 2018, after discussion, agreed to revise the Business of the House for Friday the 20th of July, 2018 as follows:-
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Friday, July 20th 2018 |
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| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Bribery (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item No.18 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 21 of 17.07.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (ITAK) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on July 5th, 2018 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of July 2018 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, July 17th 2018 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 02.00 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on the “Free Trade Agreement between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Singapore” (UPFA) |
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Wednesday, July 18th 2018 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 02.00 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. |
(i) Nation Building Tax (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (JVP) |
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Thursday, July 19th 2018 |
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| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. | Demutualization of the Colombo Stock Exchange Bill - Committee (Vide Item No. 6 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 19 of 05.07.2018) |
| 12.00 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on the “News Report of the ‘New York Times’ regarding funding by a Chinese Company for the Presidential Election in 2015” (UNP) |
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Friday, July 20th 2018 |
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| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | (i) Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (ii) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item Nos. 7 and 8 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 19 of 05.07.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (ITAK) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on June 21st, 2018 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of July 2018 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, July 03rd 2018 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 02.00 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Regulations under the National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act (Vide Item No. 7 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 15 of 21.06.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (JVP) |
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Wednesday, July 04th 2018 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 01.30 p.m. | Prime Ministers' Question Time (4 Questions) |
| 01.30 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers (8 Questions) |
| 02.00 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. |
(i) Eight Orders under the Special Commodity Levy Act (ii) Five Resolutions under the Customs Ordinance (iii) Order under the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act (iv) Two Orders under the Excise (Special Provisions) Act |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UNP) |
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Thursday, July 05th 2018 |
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| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | National Audit Bill — Second Reading (Vide Item No. 9 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 15 of 21.06.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UPFA) |
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Friday, July 06th 2018 |
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| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on “Provincial Council Elections and Electoral System” (ITAK) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on June 19th 2018, after discussion, agreed to revise the Business of the House for Wednesday the 20th and Thursday the 21st of June, 2018 as follows:-
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Wednesday, June 20th 2018 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 02.00 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (Special Provisions) Bill – Second Reading (Vide Item No. 1 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 13 of 19.06.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (ITAK) |
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Thursday, June 21st 2018 |
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| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | (i) 1990 Suwaseriya Foundation Bill - Second Reading (ii) Two Notifications under the Excise Ordinance (iii) Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act (Vide Item Nos. 5, and 2 to 4 respectively of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 13 of 19.06.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UNP) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on June 7th, 2018 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of June 2018 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, June 19th 2018 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 02.00 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on “Reports of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA)” (JVP) |
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Wednesday, June 20th 2018 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 02.00 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | (i) General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (Special Provisions) Bill – Second Reading (This Bill was presented to Parliament on 08.06.2018) (ii) Two Notifications under the Excise Ordinance (These Notification Nos. 08 and 09/2018 published in the Gazette Extraordinary Nos. 2066/2 and 2065/57 dated 09.04.2018 and 06.04.2018 respectively, were presented to Parliament on 05.06.2018 and the motions thereon were published in the Addendum of Parliament No. 1(3) issued on 08.06.2018) (iii) Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act (Vide Item No. 7 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 11 of 07.06.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (ITAK) |
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* If the above Bill entitled “General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (Special Provisions)” is challenged in the Supreme Court, Item Nos. (ii) and (iii) above will be taken up for debate on this day and if the said Bill is not challenged in the Courts, it will be taken up for debate and the other two Items above will be taken up for debate on 21.06.2018 after having decided by the Committee on Parliamentary Business. |
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Thursday, June 21st 2018 |
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| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | 1990 Suwaseriya Foundation Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item No. 18 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 11 of 07.06.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UNP) |
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Friday, June 22nd 2018 |
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| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Votes of Condolence on the Late — (i) Hon. A. R. M. Abdul Cader, ex-MP, (ii) Hon. (Mrs.) Renuka Herath, ex-MP, (iii) Hon. (Mrs.) Mallika Ratwatte, ex-MP |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UPFA) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on June 5th 2018, after discussion, agreed to revise the Business of the House for Thursday the 7th and Friday the 8th of June, 2018 as follows:-
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Thursday, June 07th 2018 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 01.30 p.m. | Five Notifications under the Excise Ordinance (Vide Item Nos. 3 to 6 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 9 of 05.06.2018) |
| 01.30 p.m. to 07.00 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on “Prevailing crisis in respect of Financial Institutions in the country” (JVP) |
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Friday, June 08th 2018 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | National Defence Fund (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item No. 7 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 9 of 05.06.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UPFA) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on May 24th, 2018 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of June 2018 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, June 05th 2018 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 02.00 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on “Prevailing crisis in respect of Financial Institutions in the country” (JVP) |
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Wednesday, June 06th 2018 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 01.30 p.m. | Prime Ministers' Question Time (4 Questions) |
| 01.30 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers (8 Questions) |
| 02.00 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | (i) Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (ii) Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item Nos. 22 and 23 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 7 of 24.05.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UNP) |
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Thursday, June 07th 2018 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Five Notifications under the Excise Ordinance (These Notifications published in the Gazette Extraordinary Nos. 2054/41 and 2054/42 dated 18.01.2018; 2055/9 dated 23.01.2018; 2059/32 dated 21.02.2018 were presented to Parliament on 22.05.2018 and the motions thereon were published in the Addendum of Parliament No. 1(2) of 25.05.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UPFA) |
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Friday, June 08th 2018 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | National Defence Fund (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item No. 17 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 7 of 24.05.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (ITAK) |
The Leaders of the Political Parties who met on May 17th, 2018 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of May 2018 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Two Orders under the Strategic Development Projects Act (Vide Item Nos. 16 and 17 of the Order Book of Parliament No. 1 of 11.05.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (JVP) |
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Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Seven Orders under the National Environment Act (Vide Item Nos. 9 to 15 of the Order Book of Parliament No. 1 of 11.05.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UNP) |
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Thursday, May 24th 2018 |
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| 10.30 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Sri Lanka Tea Board (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item No. 30 of the Order Book of Parliament No. 1 of 11.05.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UPFA) |
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Friday, May 25th 2018 |
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| 10.30 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | (i) Notification under the Excise Ordinance (ii) Seven Resolutions under the Appropriation Act (Vide Item Nos. 1 to 8 of the Order Book of Parliament No. 1 of 11.05.2018) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (ITAK) |
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