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Parliament meets full week beginning today

Parliament sittings will commence today (5) at 10.00 am. The entire day has been allotted for Questions for Oral Answers by the Members of Parliament. Sessions will be held upto Friday.

Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said this decision was arrived at the Committee on Parliamentary Business given the motion moved by Minister and Leader of the House Dinesh Gunawardena to allow 50 Questions for Oral Answers by MPs today (5).

The Motion for the appointment of the Select Committee of Parliament to identify appropriate reforms of the election laws and the electoral system and to recommend necessary amendments is scheduled to be moved in Parliament today as well, the Secretary General said.

Secretary General Dasanayake said that the Committee on Parliamentary Business has also decided to hold the Adjournment debate pertaining to the Final Report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into and Report or Take Necessary Action on the Bomb Attacks on April 21, 2019 to be taken up for the fourth consecutive day on April 7.

In addition, the Committee on Parliamentary Business has also decided to into debate the “Report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Political Victimisations” on April 8 and 9.

On April 6, three Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, two orders under the Strategic Development Projects Act, a Resolution for the Revision of Salary and Allowances of the Director-General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption is scheduled to be taken into debate.

Meanwhile, two questions of urgent public importance at adjournment time of each Sitting Day of Parliament, one each from the Government and the Opposition for 20 minutes within the time allocated for the motion at the adjournment was agreed to be allowed at the Committee on Parliamentary Business in response to an inquiry made by the Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella.