PARLIAMENT

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


Announcements by the Speaker

A : Co-opted Members to serve on Legislative Standing Committee for the consideration of the “South Lanka Academy for Tertiary Education and Leadership (Incorporation) Bill”


Presentation of Papers

(i) Annual Performance Report of the National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka for the year 2020

(ii) Regulations made by the Minister of Investment Promotion in consultation with the Colombo Port City Economic Commission under Section 71 read with Section 52(5) of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, No. 11 of 2021 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2355/30 of 25th October 2023
(iii)    Note on Supplementary Allocations from the Supplementary Support Services and Contingent Liabilities Project appearing under Expenditure Head No. 240 of the Department of National Budget for the period from 01.10.2023 to 31.10.2023 under Section 6(1) of the Appropriation Act, No. 43 of 2022


Presentation of Petitions

The Hon. D. B. Herath    
(Petition stands referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


House agreed to the following Motion moved by the Hon. Leader of the House of Parliament, after having taken a division (57 in favour; 01 against; 03 abstain) -

Implementing the recommendations of the Committee on Ethics and Privileges

That this Parliament resolves that according to the recommendations of the report presented to the Parliament on 01st December 2023 by the Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa, Chair of the Committee on Ethics and Privileges, on the alleged incident taken place between Hon.(Mrs.) Diana Gamage  M.P., Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera  M.P. and Hon. Rohana Bandara M.P. on 20th October 2023 in the Parliamentary premises, the Parliamentary service of Hon.(Mrs.) Diana Gamage  M.P., Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera M.P. and Hon. Rohana Bandara M.P. be suspended for a period of one month with effect from 02nd December 2023 (today).


Main Business of the House for Today

(i)    Appropriation Bill (2024) - Committee

Appropriation Bill – Seventeenth Allotted Day - Committee Stage Debate

(ii)    Annual Report of the Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka (2021) (appearing as Item No. 2 of today’s Order Paper)

was approved


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Granting of remaining amount of Teachers’ salary anomaly” was proposed by the Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1903 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Monday 4th December 2023.


[Budget 2024]

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