PARLIAMENT

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


Announcements by the Speaker

A : Endorsement of the certificate on Bills under Article 79 of the Constitution


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Annual Report of the Marine Environment Protection Authority for the year 2019
(ii)    Performance Report of the Department of Public Trustee for the year 2021

(iii) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies under Section 2A of Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002 as amended by Act, No. 6 of 2005, relating to the Value Added Tax and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2300/25 of 06th October 2022
(iv)    Order made by the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies under Section 3(3) of the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, No. 18 of 2011 relating to Ports and Airports Development Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2294/26 of 22nd August 2022
(v)    Order made by the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies under Section 3(3) of the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, No. 18 of 2011 relating to Ports and Airports Development Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2300/13 of 05th October 2022


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

The Report of the Committee on Standing Orders of Parliament was presented by the Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, the Chair of the Committee.


Presentation of Petitions

(i)    The Hon. Manusha Nanayakkara                    
(ii)    The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka                    
(iii)    The Hon. Jayantha Ketagoda                    
 (Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Ministerial Statements

Hon. Anupa Pasqual, State Minister of Social Empowerment on behalf of the Minister of Women and Child Affairs and Social Empowerment replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Sajith Premadasa under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 10.11.2022 regarding welfare for the disabled people.


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 Fourth Allotted Day on the Second Reading Debate of the Appropriation Bill (2023).


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Absence of clear land titles for lands in Embilipitiya town” was proposed by the Hon. Hesha Withanage.


Thereafter, the Second Reading Debate on the Appropriation Bill (2023) was adjourned at 1733 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Saturday 19th November 2022.


[Budget 2023]

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