Parliament is scheduled to debate the Opposition’s revised No-Confidence Motion on November 3, the Department of Communication of Parliament stated. 

Parliament will next convene from November 3 to 6.

The parliamentary agenda for the week was decided at a meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business, held under the chairmanship of Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.

Accordingly, the debate on the revised No-Confidence Motion is scheduled for Tuesday, with the Opposition set to present its motion before Parliament.

On each day Parliament meets, the period from 9.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. has been allocated for parliamentary business under Standing Orders 22(1) to 22(6). Questions for Oral Answers will be taken up from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m., followed by questions under Standing Order 27(2) from 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.

On November 4, Parliament is scheduled to debate, from 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., regulations published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2508/27 under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, together with a Supplementary Estimate, for approval.

A government-moved adjournment motion will subsequently be debated from 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

On November 5, a further government-moved adjournment motion is scheduled to be debated from 11.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

On November 6, time from 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. has been allocated for debates on Private Members’ Motions.