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The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on August 8th 2024 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of August 2024 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, August 20th 2024 |
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| No Sitting of Parliament | |
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Wednesday, August 21st 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | (i) Notification under the Excise Ordinance (ii) Regulations under the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act (Vide Item Nos. 20 & 21 of the Order Paper No. 44 of 08.08.2024) Immediately after the Government Business are over: Second Reading of the following Private Members’ Bill to be moved — (iii) Institute of World Life Line Yoga (Incorporation) (Vide Item No. 46 of the Order Paper No. 44 of 08.08.2024) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time (Two Questions) |
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Thursday, August 22nd 2024 |
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| No Sitting of Parliament | |
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Friday, August 23rd 2024 |
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| No Sitting of Parliament | |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on August 2nd, 2024 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of August 2024 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, August 06th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. | Second Reading of the following Private Members’ Bill to be moved — Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Bill (This will be included as Item No. 1 of the Order Paper No. 42 of 06.08.2024) |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on the failure of the levee barrier along the Nilwala River (Opposition) |
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Wednesday, August 07th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on the Mid – Year Fiscal Position Report – 2024 (Government) |
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Thursday, August 08th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | Two Medical (Amendment) Bills — Second Reading (Vide Item Nos. 7 & 8 of the Order Paper No. 41 of 26.07.2024) |
| 5.00 p.m. | Resolution under the Essential Public Services Act – To be approved (without debate) (if a new Gazette Extraordinary is issued by the President after the expiration of the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2391/27 dated 04.07.2024, it will be presented to Parliament on 07.08.2024 and the Resolution thereof will be included in the Order Paper of Parliament of 08.08.2024 having suspended the Standing Order 27 of the Parliament) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time (Two Questions) |
| Friday, August 09th 2024 | |
| 09.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Votes of Condolence on the late — Hon. Ronnie De Mel, ex-M.P. |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on July 18th, 2024 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of July 2024 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, July 23rd 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | (i) Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading (ii) Two Regulations under the Judicature Act (Vide Item Nos. 47, 59 & 60 of the Order Paper No. 37 of 12.07.2024) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
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Wednesday, July 24th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on the “Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology on the National Security, All Religions, and the Culture of the Country and to take Immediate Measures” |
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Thursday, July 25th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. | (i) Public Financial Management Bill— Second Reading (ii) Economic Transformation Bill — Second Reading (Vide Item Nos. 48 & 49 of the Order Paper No. 37 of 12.07.2024) |
| Friday, July 26th 2024 | |
| 09.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Votes of Condolence on the late — (i) Hon. A. H. M. Alawi, ex-M.P. (ii) Hon. M. N. Abdul Majeed, ex-M.P. (iii) Hon. Palitha Thewarapperuma, ex-M.P. (iv) Hon. Milroy Fernando, ex-M.P. |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on July 3rd and 10th, 2024 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of July 2024 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, July 09th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | (i) Sri Lanka Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill —Second Reading |
| 5.00 p.m. | (ii) Annual Report of the GSMB Technical Services (Pvt) Ltd (2021) (iii) Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Tower Hall Theatre Foundation (2021) (iv) Annual Report of the National Transport Medical Institute (2022) (Vide Item Nos. 5, 13, 15 & 19 of the Order Paper No. 33 of 02.07.2024) Above item Nos. (ii) – (iv) - To be approved Without Debate Immediately after the Government Business are over: Consideration of the following Private Members’ Bills to be moved — (v) Matara Season Organization (Incorporation) Bill (vi) Shaili Edutainment Foundation (Incorporation) Bill (Vide Item Nos. 20 & 21 of the Order Paper No. 33 of 02.07.2024) (vii) Samadhi Meditation and Yoga Centre (Vide Item No. 7 published in the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament No. 1(12) issued on 20.06.2024) Second Reading of the following Private Members’ Bill to be moved — (viii) Institute of Drafting Technologists Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Bill (Vide Item No. 36 of the Order Paper No. 33 of 02.07.2024) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Government) |
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Wednesday, July 10th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | (i) Two Notifications under the Excise Ordinance (ii) Two Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act (Vide Item Nos. 3, 4, 5 & 6 published in the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament No. 1(12) issued on 20.06.2024) (iii) Order under the Strategic Development Projects Act (Vide Item No. 12 of the Order Paper No. 33 of 02.07.2024) |
| 5.00 p.m. | Resolution under the Essential Public Services Act – To be approved (without debate) (if a new Gazette Extraordinary is issued by the President after the expiration of the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2390/28 dated 29.06.2024, it will be presented to Parliament on 09.07.2024 and the Resolution thereof will be included in the Order Paper of Parliament of 10.07.2024 having suspended the Standing Order 27 of the Parliament) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time (Two Questions) |
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Thursday, July 11th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on holding the Presidential Election during the period from 17th September to 16th October 2024 as required by the Constitution and other applicable laws (The motion in this regard has been forwarded jointly by the Hon. Lakshman Kiriella, M.P., Chief Opposition Whip and the Hon. Anura Dissanayaka, M.P.) |
| Friday, July 12th 2024 | |
| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. |
Private Members’ Motions to be moved— |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time (Two Questions) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on June 28th 2024 discussed the Forthcoming Business and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, July 02nd 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | Resolution for the Implementation of External Debt Restructuring Agreements – To be Continued (Vide item No. 1 published in the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament No. 1(13) issued on 27.06.2024 and the Resolution thereof will be included in the Order Paper of Parliament of 02.07.2024 having suspended the Standing Order 27 of the Parliament) |
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Wednesday, July 03rd 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | Continuation of the Adjourned Debate on the Resolution for the Implementation of External Debt Restructuring Agreements |
| 5.00 p.m. | Division |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on June 6th and 18th 2024 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of June 2024 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, June 18th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | (i) Five Orders under the Tourism Act (ii) Regulations under the Title Act (iii) Regulations under the Crown Land Ordinance (iv) Regulations under the Convention Against Doping in Sports Act (Vide Item Nos. 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 38, 41 & 42 of the Order Paper No. 28 of 06.06.2024) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Government) |
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Wednesday, June 19th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | (i) Regulations under the Casino Business (Regulation) Act (ii) Order under the Casino Business (Regulation) Act (Vide Item Nos. 9 & 10 of the Order Paper No. 30 of 18.06.2024) (iii) Regulation under the Casino Business (Regulation) Act (Gazette Extraordinary No. 2381/16 dated 22.04.2024 was presented to Parliament today, 18.06.2024 and the motion thereof will be included in the Order Paper of Parliament of 19.06.2024 having suspended the Standing Order 27 of the Parliament) (iv) Regulations under the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act (v) Supplementary Sum,— Head 001— Programme 02 (vi) Resolution under the Coconut Development Act (Vide Item Nos. 12, 27 & 11 of the Order Paper No. 30 of 18.06.2024) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time (Two Questions) |
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Thursday, June 20th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | (i) Women Empowerment Bill — Adjourned debate on question (04th June 2024) (ii) Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO Bill — Second Reading (Vide Item Nos. 12 & 16 of the Order Paper No. 28 of 06.06.2024) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
| Friday, June 21st 2024 | |
| Public Holiday (Poya Day) No Sittings of Parliament on this Day |
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The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on May 28th and June 6th 2024 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of June 2024 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, June 04th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | (i) Women Empowerment Bill — Second Reading (Vide Item No. 1 published in the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament No. 1(8) issued on 10.05.2024) |
| 5.00 p.m. | (ii) Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers of Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Bill— Consideration (iii) Dedigama Sri Maithri Pragnartha Bouddha Educational Daham Sabhawa (Incorporation) Bill — Consideration (Vide Item Nos. 37 & 38 of the Order Paper No. 25 of 22.05.2024) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Government) |
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Wednesday, June 05th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | Questions to be asked from the Prime Minister (04 Questions) |
| 10.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers (05 Questions) |
| 10.30 a.m. | (i) Regulations under the Electronic Transactions Act (ii) Regulations under the Civil Aviation Act (iii) Regulations under the Petroleum Resources Act These three (03) items - to be approved without debate (Vide Item Nos. 10, 35 & 36 of the Order Paper No. 25 of 22.05.2024) |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on the Issues pertaining to the Education Sector to be moved by the Opposition |
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Thursday, June 06th 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | Sri Lanka Electricity Bill — Second Reading (Vide Item No. 5 of the Order Paper No. 25 of 22.05.2024) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
| Friday, June 07th 2024 | |
| 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | (i) Public Debt Management Bill — Second Reading (ii) Order under Ports and Airports Development Levy Act (iii) Resolution under the Inland Revenue Act (iv) Five Orders under the Special Commodity Levy Act (v) Regulation under the Inland Revenue Act (vi) Regulations under Welfare Benefits Act (vii) Order under the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act (Vide Item Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 25 of the Order Paper No. 28 of 06.06.2024) (viii) Aswesuma Welfare Benefit Payment Scheme under the Welfare Benefits Act (Gazette Extraordinary No. 2384/30 dated 17.05.2024 was presented to Parliament on 04.06.2024 and the Notifications thereof will be included in the Order Paper of Parliament of 07.06.2024 having suspended the Standing Order 27 of the Parliament) |
| 5.00 p.m. | (ix) Resolution under the Essential Public Services Act – To be approved (without debate) (Gazette Extraordinary No. 2387/11 dated 04.06.2024 was presented to Parliament today, 06.06.2024 and the Resolution thereof will be included in the Order Paper of Parliament of 07.06.2024 having suspended the Standing Order 27 of the Parliament) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time (Two Questions) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on May 14th 2024 discussed the Forthcoming Business and agreed as follows:-
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Wednesday, May 22nd 2024 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 09.45 a.m. | Presentation of Papers, Reports from Committees, Public Petitions and Bills |
| 09.45 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate to be moved by the Opposition |
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