PARLIAMENT

The Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, the Speaker took the Chair.


Announcements by the Speaker

A : Determination of the Supreme Court on the Bill entitled “Inland Revenue (Amendment)”


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Performance Report of the Department of Archeology for the year 2021

(ii) Order made by the Minister of Investment Promotion under Section 14(2) of the Sri Lanka Export Development Act, No. 40 of 1979, relating to CESS Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2300/15 of 05th October 2022
(iii)    Regulations made by the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies under Section 20 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, No. 1 of 1969 amended by Acts, No. 48 of 1985 and No. 28 of 1987 read with Sections 4(1) and 14 of the aforesaid Act and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2302/31 of 21st October 2022
(iv)    Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 27(1)(a) read with Sections 21 and 139 of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 on the recommendation of the University Grants Commission with regard to the establishment of the Departments of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan Faculty of Performing and Visual Arts and the Departments of Faculty of Arts of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2293/22 of 16th August 2022
(v)    Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 27(1) read with Section 21 of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 on the recommendation of the University Grants Commission with regard to the establishment of a Department of Information and Communication Technology of the Faculty of Technological Studies of the Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2294/43 of 25th August 2022


Presentation of Petitions

(i)    The Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya                    
(ii)    The Hon. Vasudeva Nanayakkara   -  Two Petitions                    
 (Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament

The Hon. Sajith Premadasa

Problems faced by health sector


Ministerial Statements

Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, State Minister of Finance on behalf of the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies made a Ministerial Statement regarding report on institutions under government.


Main Business of the House for Today

Appropriation Bill (2023) - Second Reading (Adjourned Debate) (appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)

Today is the Third Allotted Day on the Second Reading Debate of the Appropriation Bill (2023).


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Handing over elderly allowances etc. directly to the homes of beneficiaries” was proposed by the Hon. Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha.


Thereafter, the Second Reading Debate on the Appropriation Bill (2023) was adjourned at 1800 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 18th November 2022.


[Budget 2023]

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