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Next Parliament session : Details released


The Parliament will convene from 03-06 December as decided during the party leaders meeting chaired by Speaker Dr. Ashoka Ranwala on Monday, the Secretary-General of Parliament, Kushani Rohanadeera said.

Accordingly, on Tuesday (03 Dec) the Motion on the statement of the Government Policy presented recently in Parliament by the President will be debated from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.

The Party leaders have further agreed that the debate will continue on Wednesday (04 Dec) from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, with a division on the Motion scheduled for at 5.00 p.m.

It has also been decided to hold the debate on the Resolution on the Vote on Account with regard to the first four months of 2025 on 05 and 06 December from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.

According to a Parliament statement, discussions were also held on the allocation of debate time between the Government and the Opposition, the composition of Government and Opposition representatives in committees, the establishment of the Committee of Selection and the submission of relevant nominations, the formation of the Committee on Parliamentary Business and other committees, the functioning of Sectoral Oversight Committees, and the consideration of a request to establish a Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus within the Tenth Parliament.

Deputy Speaker Dr. Rizvie Salih, Deputy Chairperson of Committees Hemali Weerasekaraa, Leader of the House and Minister Bimal Rathnayake, Chief Government Whip and Minister (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa, and other party leaders participated in this meeting. (Islandnews)



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