The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on May 16th 2025 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of May 2025 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, May 20th 2025 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | Business of Parliament as per Standing Order 22(1) to (6) of the Parliament |
| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament |
| 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | Order under the Excise (Special Provision) Act - To be approved (Vide Item No. 4 scheduled for 20.05.2025, published in the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament No. 2(1) issued on 09.05.2025) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
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Wednesday, May 21st 2025 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | Business of Parliament as per Standing Order 22(1) to (6) of the Parliament |
| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament |
| 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. |
(i) Order under the Finance Act, No. 25 of 2003 - To be approved (ii) Notification under the Finance Act, No. 35 of 2018 - To be approved |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time |
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Thursday, May 22nd 2025 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | Business of Parliament as per Standing Order 22(1) to (6) of the Parliament |
| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament |
| 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | (i) Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act - To be approved (Vide Item No. 1 scheduled for 20.05.2025, published in the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament No. 2(1) issued on 09.05.2025) (ii) Ten Resolutions under the Appropriation Act - To be resolved (Vide Item Nos. 1 - 10 scheduled for 22.05.2025, published in the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament No. 2(2) issued on 14.05.2025) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Government) |
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Friday, May 23rd 2025 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | Business of Parliament as per Standing Order 22(1) to (6) of the Parliament |
| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament |
| 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item No. 45 of the Order Paper No. 51 of 09.05.2025) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time |
NB: The Committee also agreed to take up the Second Reading of the Bill titled “Foreign Loans (Repeal) Bill” which is included as item No. 1 scheduled for 22.05.2025, published in the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament No. 2(1) issued on 09.05.2025, on Friday, the 23rd of May, 2025 from 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., in addition to the already scheduled Business, in the event no petition is filed in the Supreme Court in terms of Article 121 of the Constitution against the said Bill.
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