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Prime Minister to make special statement in Parliament
02 Jun, 2022
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is to make a special statement in Parliament next week.
He is scheduled to address Parliament on?7th June when the House meets.
Meanwhile, the Supplementary Estimate of Rs. 695 billion which is to be presented on the 7th by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be taken up for debate on the 8th, Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said.
The Secretary General also said that the Resolutions under Section 8 of the Appropriation Act No. 7 of 2020 are to be passed following the debate on the same day.
This was decided by the Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, this morning.
Furthermore, Regulations as mentioned in the Gazette Notification No. 2274/42 dated 09.04.2022 imposed under the Import and Export (Control) Act and the Regulation under the Local Treasury Bills Ordinance for the purpose of increasing the Credit limit by Rs. One Trillion are to be passed without a debate on the 7th.
The Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill (Second Reading) and Regulations under the Petroleum Resources Act are scheduled to be taken up for debate until 4.30 pm and passed in Parliament. Thereafter, time has been allotted for Questions at the Adjournment Time from 4.30 pm to 4.50 pm followed by the Motion at the Adjournment Time by the Government from 4.50 pm to 5.30 pm.
Furthermore, it has been decided set aside time from 10.00 am to 5.30 pm on June 10th for the Vote of Condolences on Amarakeerthi Athukorala, a Member of Parliament who was killed during the recent clashes. (Colombo Gazette)
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