PARLIAMENT

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


Announcements by the Speaker

‘A’ :  Endorsement of the certificate on Bills under Article 79 of the Constitution
‘B’ :  New Sound Congress System in the Main Chamber of Parliament


Presentation of Papers

Performance Reports of the;

(i) Ministry of Defence for the year 2015
(ii) Ministry of Higher Education and Highways for the year 2015
(iii) Department of Buildings for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014

(iv) Annual Report & Accounts of Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Development Corporation for the year 2014

(v) The Regulations made by the Minister of Power & Renewable Energy on the recommendations of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka under Section 54 of the Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 20 of 2009  and Published in the Gazette Extraordinary No.1975/44 of 13th July 2016


Presentation of Petitions

Public Petitions were presented by the following Hon. MPP:-

(i) The Hon. S. B. Dissanayake
(ii) The Hon. Lakshman Kiriella
(iii) The Hon. Gayantha Karunatileka  
(iv) The Hon. Susantha Punchinilame - Two Petition

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 23(2) of the Parliament

The Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena

Attack on differently abled army personnel


Private Members’ Bills

The Hon. Mayantha Dissanayake was granted leave to introduce the following Bill, entitled

“Sri Lanka Insurance Institute (Incorporation)”

The above Bill was referred to the Minister of Finance for report to Parliament under Standing Order 47 (5) of the Parliament.


Main Business of the House for Today

Appropriation Bill (2017) - Second Reading (Adjourned Debate) (appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)

Today is the First Allotted Day on the Second Reading Debate of the Appropriation Bill (2017).


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on the “Integration of volunteer teachers in North, East provinces into the permanent cadre” was moved by the Hon. I. Charles Nirmalanathan.


Thereafter, the Debate on the Second Reading of Appropriation Bill (2017) was adjourned at 1900 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Saturday 12th November 2016.


[Budget 2017]

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