PARLIAMENT

The Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, the Speaker took the Chair.


Presentation of Papers by the Speaker

• The Eighth Instalment – Part V of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2012;
• The Eighth Instalment – Part I of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2013;
• The First Instalment – Parts IV,V, Second Instalment – Part XVII and Third Instalment – Part V of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2014; and
• The Fourth Instalment – Parts I, II of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2015

in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Parliament granted approval to print the Reports.


Presentation of Papers

Performance Reports of the;

(i) Presidential Secretariat for the year 2015
(ii) Department of Agriculture for the year 2015


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

The Report of the Committee on Public Finance on Assessment of the Fiscal, Financial and Economic Assumptions of the Budget 2017 was presented by its chairman, the Hon. M. A. Sumanthiran.


Presentation of Petitions

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

(i) The Hon. Ravindra Samaraweera
(ii) The Hon. (Mrs.) Sriyani Wijewickrama - Three Petitions

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 23(2) of the Parliament

The Hon. Douglas Devananda

Facilities to resettled IDPs in Vavuniya and Settikulam divisional secretariats


Ministerial Statements

Minister of Foreign Affairs replied to the Question raised by Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena regarding the abstaining from voting by a Sri Lankan delegation at UNESCO for the resolution moved by Palestine denouncing the violation carried out by Israel in and around Al-Haram Sharif in Jerusalem


Main Business of the House for Today

Appropriation Bill (2017) - Committee

Today is the Ninth Allotted Day of the Appropriation Bill (2017) – “Committee Stage Debate”.


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Presentation of the proposed Legislation entitled, 'Audit Commission' to Parliament soon” was moved by the Hon. Vasudeva Nanayakkara.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1851 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Wednesday 23rd November 2016.

[Budget 2017]

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