PARLIAMENT

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


Announcements by the Speaker

A : Members to serve in the Committee on Public Accounts
B : Members to serve in the Committee on Public Enterprises
C : Members to serve in the Committee on Public Finance


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Annual Report of the Ceylon German Technical Training Institute for the year 2018

(ii) Order made by the Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms under Section 2 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, No. 25 of 2002 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2301/33 of 12th October 2022


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

The Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence was presented by the Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon, on behalf of the Chair of the Committee.


Presentation of Petitions

(i)    The Hon. Udaya Gammanpila                    
(ii)    The Hon. Hector Appuhamy                    
(iii)    The Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera                    
(iv)    The Hon. Karunadasa Kodithuwakku                    
 (Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


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 price increase of stationery and other school equipment.


Presentation of Bills

The Hon. Leader of the House of Parliament moved the Bill entitled

“Recovery of Possession of Premises Given on Lease”

to provide for the procedure relating to the recovery of possession of premises given on lease under a lease agreement; to regulate the recovery of arrears of lease rentals, service charges and liquidated damages; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.


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


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Land issues of Ampara district farmers” was proposed by the Hon. S. M. M. Muszhaaraff.


Thereafter, the Second Reading Debate on the Appropriation Bill (2023) was adjourned at 1800 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Monday 21th November 2022.


[Budget 2023]

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