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The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on May 6th, 2016 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of May 2016 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, May 17th 2016 |
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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 Present Situation of Sri Lankan Airline Ltd. and its Future (Government) |
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Wednesday, May 18th 2016 |
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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. | Continuation of the Adjournment debate on the Present Situation of Sri Lankan Airline Ltd. and its Future |
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Thursday, May 19th 2016 |
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| 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.30 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | (i) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Agreement (Ratification) Bill - Second Reading (ii) Order under the Ports & Airports Development Levy Act (Vide Item No. 157 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 68 of 06.05.2016) (iii) Notification under the Excise Ordinance (Vide Item No. 158 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 68 of 06.05.2016) (iv) Seven Resolutions under the Appropriation Act (The above Resolutions were included in the Addendum No. 3(1) of Parliament issued on 06.05.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
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Friday, May 20th 2016 |
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| 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. | Resolution under the Constitution (Media Guidelines to be followed/ policies to be observed by the electronic and print media during referenda and elections) (The above Resolution published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1955/19 of 25.02.2016 was presented to the Parliament on 06.05.2016 and the motion thereon was included on the Addendum No. 3(1) of Parliament issued on 06.05.2016) |
| 01.30 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Two Regulations under the Imports & Exports (Control) Act (Vide Item Nos. 160 and 161 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 68 of 06.05.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on April 5th, 2016 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of May 2016 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, May 03rd 2016 |
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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. | Registration of Persons (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item No. 8 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 62 of 05.04.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UPFA) |
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Wednesday, May 04th 2016 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 01.30 p.m. | Prime Minister's Question Time |
| 01.30 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 02.00 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Microfinance Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item No. 6 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 62 of 05.04.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Government) |
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Thursday, May 05th 2016 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Second Sitting of the Constitutional Assembly |
| 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.30 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Supplementary Sum - Head 240 - Programme 2 (Vide Item No. 13 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 62 of 05.04.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time |
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Friday, May 06th 2016 |
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| 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.30 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Private Members' Motions |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on April 5th 2016, after discussion, agreed to revise the Business of the House for Thursday the 7th of April, 2016 as follows:-
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Thursday, April 7th 2016 |
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| 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. | Regulations under the Convention against Doping in Sport Act (Vide Item No. 4 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 62 of 05.04.2016) |
| 01.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on the "Power Crisis" (Government) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on March 23rd, 2016 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of April 2016 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, April 05th 2016 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers (Adjournment of the House) |
| 02.00 p.m. onwards | First Sitting of the Constitutional Assembly |
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Wednesday, April 06th 2016 |
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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. | Prescription (Special Provisions) Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item No. 3 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 60 of 23.03.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. | Motion for the appointment of a Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report the possibility of enabling Sri Lankans employed overseas to exercise their franchise in future elections and matters incidental thereto (Vide Item No. 2 (Motion No. P. 152/'15) of the Order Book of Parliament No. 2 of 29.01.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UPFA) |
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Thursday, April 07th 2016 |
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| 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.30 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | (i) Two Regulations under the Imports & Exports (Control) Act (Vide Item Nos. 10 & 11 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 60 of 23.03.2016) (ii) Regulations under the Convention against Doping in Sport Act (Vide Item No. 8 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 60 of 23.03.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
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Friday, April 08th 2016 |
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| No sitting of Parliament | |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on March 09th, 2016 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of March 2016 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 |
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| No sittings of Parliament (Poya day - Public Holiday) | |
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Wednesday, March 23rd 2016 |
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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 the Prime Minister's Statement made on 08.03.2016 regarding the current situation of the Economy in the Country (JVP) |
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Thursday, March 24th 2016 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Continuation of the Adjournment Debate on the Prime Minister's Statement made on 08.03.2016 regarding the current situation of the Economy in the Country |
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Friday, March 25th 2016 |
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| No sittings of Parliament (Good Friday - Public Holiday) | |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on March 9th 2016, after discussion, agreed to revise the Business of the House for Friday the 11th of March, 2016 as follows:-
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Friday, March 11th 2016 |
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| 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.30 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | (i) Three Orders under the Sri Lanka Export Development Act (ii) National Minimum Wage of Workers Bill - Second Reading (iii) Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item Nos. 22 to 24 and 16 & 17 respectively of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 57 of 09.03.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UPFA) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on February 26th, 2016 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of March 2016 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, March 08th 2016 |
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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 Missing Persons and Persons in Custody (ITAK) |
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Wednesday, March 09th 2016 |
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| 01.00 p.m. to 01.30 p.m. | Prime Minister's Question Time |
| 01.30 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 02.00 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Adjourned Resolution on the Appointment of the Constitutional Assembly (09th January, 2016) (Vide Item No. 1 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 55 of 26.02.2016) |
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Thursday, March 10th 2016 |
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| 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.30 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | (i) Three Orders under the Excise (Special Provisions) Act (ii) Seven Orders under the Excise Ordinance (iii) Order under the Finance Act (iv) Order under the Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act (Vide Item Nos. 8 to 19 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 55 of 26.02.2016) (v) Two Resolutions under the Customs Ordinance (Vide Item No. (v) above published in the Gazettes Extraordinary Nos. 1941/42 and 1952/10 of 20.11.2015 and 01.02.2016 respectively and the Motions thereon were published in the Addendum No. 2(3) issued on 26.02.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time |
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Friday, March 11th 2016 |
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| 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.30 a.m. to 06.30 p.m. | (i) National Minimum Wage of Workers Bill - Second Reading (ii) Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers - Second Reading |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (UPFA) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on February 23rd, 2016 agreed to revise the Business of the House during this week as follows:-
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Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 |
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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. | Adjourned Resolution on the Appointment of the Constitutional Assembly (09th January, 2016) (Vide Item No. 1 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 52 of 23.02.2016) |
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Wednesday, February 24th 2016 |
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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. | Continuation of the Adjourned Resolution on the Appointment of the Constitutional Assembly |
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Thursday, February 25th 2016 |
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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 Problems faced by the Tamil Community in the Estate Sector (JVP) |
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Friday, February 26th 2016 |
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| 01.30 p.m. to 02.30 p.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 02.30 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Adjournment debate on the Bill entitled, "Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment)" which was passed on 12.02.2016 (Opposition) |
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