Parliamentary Debate on Supplementary Estimates June 8

The debate on the Supplementary Estimate of Rs. 695 billion which is to be presented on the 7th of June by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be taken up for debate on the 8th until 5.30 pm, the Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said.

The Secretary General also said that the Resolutions under Section 8 of the Appropriation Act No. 7 of 2020 are to be passed following the debate on the same day. The decisions were taken at the Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, this morning (02).

Furthermore, it has been decided set aside time from 10.00 am to 5.30 pm on June 10th for the Vote of Condolences given the murder of Member of Parliament Amarakeerthi Athukorala who was killed during the recent clashes. Parliament meets daily at 10.00 am and except for June 10th, time has been allotted from 10.00 am to 11.00 am every day to raise Questions for Oral Answers.

Furthermore, the Committee also decided to set aside Monday, July 04th as a special parliamentary day to take up 50 Questions for Oral Answers which could not be taken up in Parliament due to various reasons.