The decision was taken at a recent meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business, chaired by Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.
On each sitting day, the period from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. has been allocated for parliamentary business specified under Standing Order 22(1) to 22(6). The time from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. will be reserved for oral questions, while questions under Standing Order 27(2) will be taken up between 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Accordingly, on June 23, Parliament will debate from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill at its Second Reading. Members will also consider two Orders published in Extraordinary Gazette Nos. 2482/09 and 2487/02 under the Special Commodity Levy Act, as well as regulations published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2487/29 under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act for approval.
At 5:00 p.m., a Private Member’s Bill titled the Online Safety (Repeal) Bill, presented by MP Ravi Karunanayake, is scheduled to be read for a second time and referred to the Legislative Standing Committee for consideration.
Following this, from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Parliament will take up an adjournment motion submitted by the Opposition for debate.
The parliamentary sessions are expected to focus on key legislative, taxation, and regulatory matters during the four-day sitting period.
