May 19 and 20: Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill debate

COLOMBO: Parliament will meet on May 18, 19 and 20 adhering to COVID-19 Health Guidelines.

The Committee on Parliamentary Business, chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, made this decision, said Parliament Secretary-General Dhammika Dasanayake,

The secretary-general stated that the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill is scheduled to be taken up for debate on May19 and 20.

Accordingly, the bill will be taken up for debate on May19 from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and will continue from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. on May 20.

Leader of the House and Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, Chief Government Whip and Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa, Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella, Ministers Chamal Rajapaksa, Nimal Siripala de Silva and Prof. GL Peiris, Mahinda Amaraweera, Vasudeva Nanayakkara and M.U. M. Ali Sabry, MPs Dilan Perera, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Gayantha Karunatilake, Rauff Hakeem, Mano Ganeshan, Ranjith Madduma Bandara and M. A Sumanthiran were present at the meeting.

Regulations under the Finance Act, No. 11 of 2004, Order under the Finance Act, No.35 of 2018, Order under the Finance Act, No. 11 of 2006, Order under the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, Eight Orders under the Special Comodity Levy Act, Two Orders under the Strategic Development Projects Act and a Regulation under the Foreign Exchange Act have been scheduled to be taken up for debate on May 18.

Questions for Oral Answers will be held from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. on the same day Dasanayake said.

Questions at the Adjournment Time will be from 4.30 p.m. to 4.50 p.m. and the Motion at the Adjournment Time will be taken up from 4.50 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. the secretary-general said.

Questions for Oral Answers scheduled for May 19 and 20 are deferred to another day as decided by the Committee on Parliamentary Business the Secretary General said.