KDU Bill up for debate on Friday

Leader of the House Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told The Island yesterday that four bills would be taken up for second reading in Parliament this week.

Gunawaredena said that the decision had been reached at the last party leaders’ meeting which met with Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena presiding.

Parliament will meet for four days from today (3) to Friday (6).

Registration of Electors (Amendment) Bill, National Minimum Wage of Workers (Amendment) Bill, Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Bill and the General Sir John Kotelawala National Defence University Bill are scheduled to be taken up for debate, the Minister said.

Minister Gunawardena said that the debate on the 2020 Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka would be held in Parliament today as the first adjournment debate from 11.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

The Registration of Electors (Amendment) Bill and the National Minimum Wage of Workers (Amendment) Bill will be taken up for debate tomorrow (4) from 11.00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

On Thursday (5) from 11.00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Bill, Orders made under the Strategic Development Projects Act, No. 14 of 2008 and the supplementary estimate of the State Ministry of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and Covid Disease Control for the year 2021 are scheduled to be taken into debate.

Regulations under the Immigrants and Emigrants Act and the General Sir John Kotelawala National Defence University Bill would be taken up for debate on Friday (6), Minister Gunawardena said.