Parliament is scheduled to meet from Feb. 05 – Feb. 07, said the Secretary General of Parliament, Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera.
The Parliamentary business for this week was decided at the meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business held on the 23rd of January under the chairmanship of the Hon. Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.
Accordingly on Wednesday, February 5th, the time from 9.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. has been allotted for Business of Parliament as per (1) to (6) of Standing Order 22 of the Parliament. The time from 10.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. has been allotted for Questions to be asked from the Prime Minister (04 Questions). The time from 10.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. has been reserved for Questions for Oral Answers (05 Questions) while the time from 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. has been set aside for Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament. Thereafter an Order under Foreign Exchange Act and Two Regulations under Imports and Exports Control Act will be debated from 11.30 am to 3.30 pm. Subsequently, the Adjournment Debate to be moved by the Government will be held until 5.30 pm.
On Thursday, February 6th, the time from 9.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. has been set aside for Business of Parliament as per (1) to (6) of Standing Order 22 of the Parliament. The time from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. has been allotted for Questions for Oral Answers and the time from 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. has been allotted for Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of Parliament. Thereafter, from 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. the Regulations under Intellectual Property Act will be debated.
The time from 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. has been set aside for Questions at the Adjournment Time (Two Questions) to be moved by the Government and the Opposition.
On Friday, February 7th, the time from 9.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. has been allotted for Business of Parliament as per (1) to (6) of Standing Order 22 of the Parliament. The time from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. has been set aside for Questions for Oral Answers and the time from 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. has been allotted for Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament.
Subsequently, 06 private member’s motions are scheduled to be debated from 11.30 am to 5.00 pm. Accordingly, the Private Member’s Motions on the Acquisition of estate roads to the Government by Hesha Withanage , Preparation of a proper procurement program for the process of purchasing goods for cooperatives by Kins Nelson, Making arrangements for maintaining a rice reserve with the government by Rohana Bandara, Formulation of a proper methodology for the appointment of Labor Welfare Officers by Chaminda Wijesiri, Abolishing the Pension Scheme of the Members of Parliament of Sri Lanka by Ravi Karunanayake and Appointing a Select Committee of Parliament to investigate and make appropriate recommendations regarding the cremation, instead of burial, of the bodies of COVID-19 pandemic victims by Rauff Hakeem, Attorney at law will be debated.
Thereafter, the Motion at the Adjournment Time to be moved by the opposition is scheduled to be debated from 5.00pm to 5.30pm.
Furthermore, the Committee decided that if the Supreme Court’s determination regarding the Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill, which has been challenged before the Supreme Court, is received by the Speaker before 2025.02.05, the Second Reading Debate on the said Bill will also be held on 2025.02.06 from 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. with the business scheduled for that day.
