PARLIAMENT

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


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Annual Report of the State Development & Construction Corporation for the year 2019

(ii) Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 25A of the Universities Act,    No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Bachelor of Science Honours in Information Technology Degree awarded by the Benedict XVI Catholic Institute of Higher Education (Private) Limited and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2220/32 of 23rd March 2021
(iii)    Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 25A of the Universities Act,    No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Bachelor of Science Honours in Biomedical Science Degree and the Bachelor of Science Honours in Public Health and Nutrition awarded by the National School of Business Management Limited and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2224/26 of 22nd April 2021
(iv)    Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 25A of the Universities Act,    No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Bachelor of Business Management (Honours) Degree awarded by the Esoft Metro Campus (Private) Limited and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2228/30 of 20th May 2021
(v)    Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 25A of the Universities Act,    No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Degree awarded by the International Institute of Health Science (Pvt) Ltd. and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2231/21 of 11th June 2021


Presentation of Reports under Standing Order No. 52(6) of the Parliament

The Report under Standing Order 52(6) of the Parliament on the Bill entitled “Sri Shakyasinharama Viharastha Karyasadhaka Sanvidanaya (Incorporation)”
was presented by the Hon. Chief Government Whip.


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

The Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, the Chair of the Committee.

Presentation of Petitions

The Hon. Tissa Attanayake           -   Two Petitions               
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament

The Hon. Anura Dissanayaka

Shortage of foreign reserves

Main Business of the House for Today

Appropriation (2022) Bill - Committee

Appropriation (2022) Bill – Seventeenth Allotted Day - Committee Stage Debate


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Principals appointed on supernumerary basis to be absorbed into permanent principals’ service” was proposed by the Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1816 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Saturday 4th December 2021.


[Budget 2022]

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