PARLIAMENT

The Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, the Deputy Speaker and the Chair of Committees took the Chair.


Announcements by the Speaker

A : Explanation regarding the issue of non-inclusion of their Questions in the Order Paper, raised by Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri and Hon. Hesha Withanage on 17.11.2021


Presentation of Papers by the Speaker

•    Ninth Installment – Part XXVII of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2018;
•    Second Installment – Part XXVII and Ninth Instalment – Parts XIX and XX of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2019; and  
•    Second Installment – Part V and Third Instalment – Part III of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2020

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


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Annual Performance Report of the Delimitation Commission for the year 2020
(ii)    Annual Report of the State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation of Sri Lanka for the year 2019

Regulations made by the Minister of Health under Section 142 read with Section 3 of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act, No. 5 of 2015 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2241/43 of 19th August 2021
(iv)    Regulations made by the Minister of Health under Section 142 of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act, No. 5 of 2015 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2243/20 of 04th September 2021


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

The Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Tourism was presented by the Hon. Prasanna Ranatunga, the Chair of the Committee.


Presentation of Petitions

(i)    The Hon. Ajith Mannapperuma
(ii)    The Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera                   
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Main Business of the House for Today

Appropriation Bill (2022) - 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 (2022).


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Career guidance for school children” was proposed by the Hon. Gamini Waleboda.


Thereafter, the Second Reading Debate on the Appropriation Bill (2022) was adjourned at 1730 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Saturday 20th November 2021.


[Budget 2022]

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