Parliament will meet only on Tuesday, December 17, and Wednesday, December 18, said the Secretary General of Parliament, Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera. The parliamentary business with regard to that week was decided at the Committee on Parliamentary Business held on the 6 th December under the chairmanship of the Hon. Speaker. Parliament will meet at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 17, and the time from 9.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. has been allotted for Questions for Oral Answers.
Thereafter, from 10.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m., the supplementary estimate for providing an allowance for school children to obtain stationery and the supplementary estimate for allocating provisions for road projects for 2024 will be taken up for debate and it was decided to continue the debate on 18.12.2024.
Thereafter, from 2.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., the Adjournment Motion (Opposition) on the “Restructuring of International Sovereign Bonds” is scheduled to be debated. Parliament will meet at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18, and the time from 9.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. has been set aside for Questions for Oral Answers. Thereafter, from 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., along with the debate on the two supplementary estimates adjourned the previous day, the debate on Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, Order under the Foreign Exchange Act, Regulations under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, Regulation under the Casino Business (Regulation) Act, Order under the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, Regulations under the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act will be held. All of these subjects are scheduled to be presented to Parliament in the afternoon and passed. Thereafter, time has been allotted for Questions at the Adjournment Time (two questions) from 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
