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Parliament to provide 2022 Budget debate in sign language for hearing impaired
Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 10:33 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Oct 23, Colombo: The Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena decided to approve providing simultaneous sign language interpretation during the 2022 Budget Debate in consideration of the Hearing-Impaired Community, the Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Dhammika Dassanayake said.
The matter proposed by the Speaker, was taken up at the Committee on Parliamentary Business to which approval was granted for a simultaneous sign language window broadcasted parallel to the live telecast during the Budget Debate.
The Parliament will convene at 10.00 am on Tuesday, November 09th, and continue until 5.30 pm. The Adjournment Debate by the Government on the three Reports presented to the Parliament by the Committee on public Accounts on 20th July, 6th and 7th October, 2021 is schedule for the said date.
It was also decided to set aside the entire day on Monday, November 08th for Questions for Oral Answers. Time has been allocated from 10.00 am to 5.30 pm on the said date for 50 questions which were postponed due to the pandemic situation.
Accordingly, Parliament is scheduled to convene on the 08th,09th,10th,11th and the second reading of the Appropriation Bill 2022 (Budget Speech) will be presented by the Minister of Finance on Friday 12th at 2.00 pm. Thereafter, the Budget Debate will be held every day including Saturdays, except for Sundays and public holidays, until December 10th.
Wednesday, November 10th from 10.00 am to 10.30 am time has been allotted for Prime Minister’s Questions and from 10.30 am to 11.00 am time has been allotted for Questions for oral answers.
Thereafter, from 11.00 am to 4.30 am the Appropriation (Amendment) Bill to amend the Appropriation Act, No. 7 of 2020 applicable for the financial year 2021, Regulations under the Import and Export (Control) Act, No. 1 of 1969 and the Immigrants and Emigrants (Amendment) Bill have been scheduled to be passed in Parliament post-debate.
Time has been allotted for Questions for Oral Answers on Thursday, November 11th from 10.00 – 11.00 am. Thereafter, from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Bill, Minimum Retirement Age of Workers Bill, Order under the Employment of Women, Young persons and Children Act, Regulations under the Land Acquisition Act have been scheduled to be taken up on the said date.
On November 10th and 11th time has been allotted for Questions at the Adjournment Time from 4.30 pm to 4.50 pm and time from 4.50 pm to 5.30 pm has been allotted for Motion at the Adjournment Time.
Source: http://www.colombopage.com/archive_21B/Oct23_1634965392CH.php