PARLIAMENT

The Hon. Thilanga Sumathipala, the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees took the Chair.


Announcements by the Speaker

‘A’:  Speaker’s ruling on the Resolutions debated and adjourned on 23rd September 2015 to be made in due course
‘B’:  Receipt of a copy of the petition filed at the Supreme Court


Presentation of Papers

(i) Recommendation by the Finance Commission for the year 2015 to H.E. the President in terms of the Article 154 R (4) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka

Performance Reports of the;

(ii) Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management Department for the year 2014
(iii) Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the year 2014
(iv) Sri Lanka Customs for the year 2014
(v) Department of National Budget for the year 2014
(vi) Department of Treasury Operations for the year 2014
(vii) Department of Public Finance for the year 2014
(viii) Department of Management Services for the year 2014
(ix) Department of Information Technology Management for the year 2014
(x) Sri Lanka Excise Department for the year 2014
(xi) Ministry of Industry and Commerce for the year 2014
(xii) Survey Department of Sri Lanka for the year 2014
(xiii) Commissioner General of Title Settlement for the Financial year 2014
(xiv) Ministry of Tourism and Sports for the year 2014

(xv) Annual Report of the Land Survey Council for the year 2013

(xvi) Resolution under Section 10 of the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) relating to Import Duties.
(Gazette Extraordinary No. 1913/3 of 5th May 2015)

Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007, relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary Nos.
(xvii) 1907/19 of 25th March 2015
(xviii) 1908/29 of 1st April 2015
(xix) 1911/9 of 23rd April 2015
(xx) 1917/48 of 5th June 2015
(xxi) 1919/33 of 16th June 2015
(xxii) 1921/7 of 29th June 2015
(xxiii) 1924/9 of 20th July 2015
(xxiv) 1931/7 of 7th September 2015

(xxv) Order made by the Minister of Finance under sub-section (3) of Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007, relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1913/2 of 5th May 2015

(xxvi) Supplementary Allocations from the Budgetary Support Services and Contingency Liabilities Project appearing under Expenditure Head No. 240 of the Department of National Budget - 2015 under Section 6(1) of the Appropriation Act, No. 41 of 2014.


Questions under Standing Order 23(2)

(i) The Hon. Douglas Devananda

In relation to providing facilities to the welfare centres in Jaffna District

(ii) The Hon. Anura Dissanayaka

In relation to the contaminated water in the Kelani River


Standing Committees (Legislative)

House agreed to a Motion moved by the Hon. Leader of the House of Parliament,

That two Legislative Standing Committees be appointed to be designated Standing Committee “A” and Standing Committee “B” respectively.

That each Committee do consist of fifteen (15) Members and that the Speaker be empowered to add not more than fifteen (15) additional Members to serve on the Committee during the consideration of any particular Bill;

That four (04) Members shall be the quorum of each Committee.


Adjournment Motion

Adjournment Motion on “Imposing of Death Penalty” was moved by the Hon. (Mrs.) Hirunika Premachandra.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1830 Hrs. until 1300 Hrs. on Wednesday 7th October 2015.

*  This is an unedited version. For the official record of this day's proceedings, please refer the Hansard.