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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) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on February 11th, 2016 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of February 2016 and agreed 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. | Adjournment debate on Missing Persons and Persons in Custody (ITAK) |
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Wednesday, February 24th 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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Thursday, February 25th 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. | Adjourned Resolution on the Appointment of the Constitutional Assembly (09th January, 2016) (Vide Item No. 8 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 50 of 11.02.2016) |
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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) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on January 28th, 2016 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of February 2016 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, February 09th 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. | Local Authority Elections (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (This Bill appears as Item No. 5 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 46 of 28.01.2016) Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (This Bill was presented to the Parliament on 26.01.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
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Wednesday, February 10th 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. | Regulations under the Registrations of Persons Act (These Regulations published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1946/31 of 22nd December, 2015, were presented to the Parliament on 26.01.2016 and the motion thereon was published in the Order Book of Parliament No. 2 issued on 29.01.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Government) |
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Thursday, February 11th 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. | Regulation under the Wages Boards Ordinance (This Regulation appears as Item No. 1 of the Order Paper of Parliament No. 46 of 28.01.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time |
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Friday, February 12th 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. | 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 January 19th, 2016 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of January 2016 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, January 26th 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 twelve Resolutions under Article 157 of the Constitution approved by Parliament on 19.12.2015 |
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Wednesday, January 27th 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. | (i) Order under the Customs Ordinance (Published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1933/15 of 22nd September, 2015) (ii) Six Orders under the Special Commodity Levy Act (Published in the Gazettes Extraordinary Nos. 1932/54, 1933/18, 1934/32, 1935/45, 1938/4 and 1941/43 of 17.09.2015, 22.09.2015, 01.10.2015, 09.10.2015, 28.10.2015 and 20.11.2015 respectively) (iii) Resolution under the Inland Revenue Act (Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Government of the Republic of Poland for the avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on Income entered into on 6th October, 2015) (The above Orders and the Resolution were presented to Parliament on 12.01.2016 and the Motions thereon were published in the Addendum No. 1(13) issued on 12.01.2016) |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Government) |
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Thursday, January 28th 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 Motion on the "Conduct of the Police in the recent past" (Opposition - JVP) |
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Friday, January 29th 2016 |
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| 01.30 p.m. to 06.30 p.m. | Votes of Condolence on the late (i) Hon. George Pelpola and (ii) Hon. Abdul Azees |
| 06.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Government) |
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