Parliamentary session begins
May 20, 2025 09:52 am
The Parliamentary session commenced at 9:30 a.m. today (20).
As per Standing Orders 22(1) to 22(6) of Parliament, the time from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. has been allocated for the Business of Parliament.
According to a statement issued by the Parliamentary Communications Department, the period from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. has been allocated for Questions for Oral Answers, while the time from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. has been reserved for Questions under Standing Order 27(2).
Thereafter, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Parliament is scheduled to debate the Order under the Excise (Special Provisions) Act.
Following this, from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the Motion at the Adjournment Time, submitted by the Opposition, is scheduled to be taken up for debate.
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