Colombo, Oct. 16 (Daily Mirror) - Parliament is scheduled to meet from October 20 to 23, Secretary-General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera has announced.
Accordingly, on Tuesday, October 20, Parliament will debate an Adjournment Motion presented by the Opposition from 11.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
The following day, Wednesday, October 21, a Resolution under the Public Debt Management Act and a Supplementary Estimate will be debated and put to a vote between 11.30 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. The annual reports of five statutory institutions will then be considered for approval without debate, followed by Questions at the Adjournment Time from 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
On Thursday, October 22, the House will take up the Second Reading of two Bills seeking to amend the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Bills Nos. 79 and 80). The debate is scheduled to run from 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., after which the annual reports of five statutory institutions will be presented for approval without debate. An Opposition motion at the Adjournment Time will be debated from 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
On Friday, October 23, Parliament is scheduled to debate the Second Reading of the Elimination of Rabies and Registration of Dogs Bill from 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.