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(Ninth Parliament - First Session)

No. 28.] MINUTES OF PARLIAMENT

Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 9.30 a.m.

PRESENT :

Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, Speaker Hon. , Deputy Speaker and the Chair of Committees Hon. , Deputy Chairperson of Committees

Hon. Mahinda , Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs and Minister of Urban Development & Housing Hon. Rohitha Abegunawardhana, Minister of Ports & Shipping Hon. , Minister of Environment Hon. , Minister of Power Hon. , Minister of Agriculture Hon. , Minister of Energy Hon. , Minister of Foreign and Leader of the House of Parliament Hon. (Dr.) Bandula Gunawardana, Minister of Trade Hon. S. M. Chandrasena, Minister of Lands Hon. Janaka Bandara Thennakoon, Minister of Public Services, Provincial Councils & Local Government Hon. , Minister of Labour Hon. , Minister of Fisheries Hon. , Minister of Water Supply Hon. (Dr.) , Minister of Plantation Hon. (Prof.) G. L. Peiris, Minister of Education Hon. , Minister of Highways and Chief Government Whip Hon. , Minister of Tourism Hon. C. B. Rathnayake, Minister of Wildlife & Forest Conservation Hon. , Minister of Mass Media Hon. , Minister of Irrigation and State Minister of Internal Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Minister of Youth & Sports

( 2 ) M. No. 28 Hon. , Minister of Transport Hon. (Mrs.) Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi, Minister of Health Hon. , Minister of Industries Hon. M .U. M. Ali Sabry, Minister of Justice

Hon. , State Minister of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services and Train Compartments and Motor Car Industry Hon. (Dr.) (Mrs.) , State Minister of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation Hon. , State Minister of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection Hon. , State Minister of Money & Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms Hon. , State Minister of Canals and Common Infrastructure Development in Settlements in Mahaweli Zones Hon. (Dr.) , State Minister of Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Waste Disposal and Community Cleanliness Hon. D. V. Chanaka, State Minister of Aviation and Export Zones Development Hon. , State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Promotion, Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals Development and Community Health Hon. , State Minister of Tanks, Reservoirs and Irrigation Development related to Rural Paddy Fields Hon. , State Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Market Diversification Hon. (Prof.) , State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Hon. , State Minister of Batik, Handloom and Local Apparel Products Hon. Jeevan Thondaman, State Minister of Estate Housing & Community Infrastructure Hon. , State Minister of Women and Child Development, Preschools & Primary Education, School Infrastructure & Education Services Hon. Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva, State Minister of Production and Supply of Fertilizer and Regulation of Chemical Fertilizer and Insecticide Use Hon. , State Minister of Solar Power, Wind and Hydro Power Generation Projects Development Hon. , State Minister of Wildlife Protection, Adoption of Safety Measures including the Construction of Electrical Fences and Trenches and Reforestation and Forest Resource Development Hon. , State Minister of Rural and Divisional Drinking Water Supply Projects Development ( 3 ) M. No. 28 Hon. , State Minister of Coconut, Kithul and Palmyrah Cultivation Promotion and Related Industrial Product Manufacturing & Export Diversification Hon. (Dr.) (Mrs.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle, State Minister of Prison Reforms & Prisoners' Rehabilitation Hon. , State Minister of Education Reforms, Open Universities and Distance Learning Promotion Hon. , State Minister of Regional Co-operation Hon. , State Minister of Dhamma Schools, Pirivenas and Bhikkhu Education Hon. , State Minister of Rattan, Brass, Pottery, Furniture and Rural Industrial Promotion Hon. , State Minister of Land Management, State Enterprises Land and Property Development Hon. Lohan Rathwaththe, State Minister of Gem & Jewellery related Industries Hon. , State Minister of Paddy and Grains, Organic Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Chillies, Onion and Potato Cultivation Promotion, Seed Production and Advanced Technology Agriculture Hon. , State Minister of Rural Roads and other Infrastructure Hon. , State Minister of Development of Minor Crops including Sugarcane, Maize, Cashew, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Betel Related Industries and Export Promotion Hon. Vidura Wikramanayaka, State Minister of National Heritage, Performing Arts and Rural Arts Promotion Hon. , State Minister of Ornamental Fish, Inland Fish & Prawn Farming, Fishery Harbour Development, Multi day Fishing Activities and Fish Exports Hon. Thenuka Vidanagamage, State Minister of Rural and School Sports Infrastructure Improvement Hon. S. Viyalanderan, State Minister of Backward Rural Areas Development and Promotion of Domestic Animal Husbandary & Minor Economic Crop Cultivation Hon. (Dr.) Sarath Weerasekera, State Minister of Provincial Councils & Local Government Hon. , State Minister of Warehouse Facilities, Container Yards, Port Supply Facilities and Boats and Shipping Industry Development Hon. Shehan Semasinghe, State Minister of Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self-Employment and Business Development Hon. Herath, State Minister of Rural Housing and Construction & Building Material Industries Hon. , State Minister of Company Estate Reforms, Tea and Rubber Estates Related Crops Cultivation and Factories Modernization and Tea and Rubber Export Promotion ( 4 ) M. No. 28 Hon. D. B. Herath, State Minister of Livestock, Farm Promotion and Dairy & Egg Related Industries

Hon. Selvam Adaikkalanathan Hon. A. L. M. Athaullah Hon. Amarakeerthi Athukorala Hon. Kapila Athukorala Hon. (Mrs.) Thalatha Athukorala Hon. Sampath Athukorala Hon. Hon. Hon. Ashok Abeysinghe Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Hon. Amarasena Hon. Thavaraja Kalai Arasan Hon. J. C. Alawathuwala Hon. Hon. Naseer Ahamed Hon. Thisakutti Arachchi Hon. M. Udayakumar Hon. U. K. Sumith Udukumbura Hon. (Major) Pradeep Undugoda Hon. Sanjeeva Edirimanna Hon. Akila Ellawala Hon. Hon. Selvarajah Kajendren Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka Hon. Hon. Faizal Cassim Hon. Hon. Hon. Udayana Kirindigoda Hon. Hon. Gevindu Cumaratunga Hon. (Mrs.) Geetha Samanmale Kumarasinghe Hon. K. P. S. Kumarasiri Hon. A. Aravindh Kumar ( 5 ) M. No. 28

Hon. Velu Kumar Hon. Karunadasa Kodithuwakku Hon. Nalaka Bandara Kottegoda Hon. Hon. (Mrs.) Hon. (Dr.) Upul Galappaththi Hon. Udayakantha Gunathilaka Hon. (Mrs.) Kokila Gunawardene Hon. Yadamini Gunawardena Hon. Milan Jayathilake Hon. Jayamaha Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana Hon. Hon. Kulasingam Dhileeban Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon Hon. M. S. Thowfeek Hon. Shan Vijayalal De Silva Hon. (Dr.) Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake Hon. Palani Thigambaram Hon. Anura Dissanayaka Hon. S. B. Dissanayake Hon. (Mrs.) Hon. Hon. Rohana Dissanayaka Hon. Sarathi Dushmantha Hon. (Major) Hon. Hon. Premnath C. Dolawatte Hon. W. H. M. Dharmasena Hon. H. Nandasena Hon. Gayashan Nawananda Hon. Asanka Navarathna Hon. Hon. Hon. Kins Nelson Hon. S. Noharathalingam ( 6 ) M. No. 28

Hon. Hon. Anupa Pasqual Hon. Nimal Piyathissa Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. K. Hon. G. G. Ponnambalam Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. (Mrs.) Muditha Prishanthi Hon. , Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Hon. Uddika Premarathne Hon. R. M. Hon. (Prof.) Hon. Hon. Shantha Bandara Hon. Sudath Manjula Hon. S. M. Marikkar Hon. K. Kader Masthan Hon. Imran Maharoof Hon. Hon. S. M. M. Muszhaaraff Hon. Mohomad Muzammil Hon. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Hon. Wasantha Yapabandara Hon. Patali Hon. Nipuna Ranawaka Hon. B. Y. G. Rathnasekara Hon. Kumarasiri Rathnayaka Hon. Ali Sabri Raheem Hon. Hon. Mujibur Rahuman Hon. (Dr.) Hon. Hon. ( 7 ) M. No. 28

Hon. Hon. (Dr.) Thilak Rajapakshe Hon. Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha Hon. (Dr.) Hon. (Dr.) V. Radhakrishnan Hon. Hon. M. Rameshwaran Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam Hon. Waruna Liyanage Hon. Gamini Waleboda Hon. Hon. (Mrs.) Rajika Wickramasinghe Hon. (Mrs.) Hon. Hon. M. W. D. Sahan Pradeep Withana Hon. Madhura Withanage Hon. Hesha Withanage Hon. (Prof.) Tissa Vitarana Hon. Hon. , PC Hon. D. Weerasingha Hon. Weerasumana Weerasinghe Hon. Hon. Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan Hon. Hon. Maithreepala Sirisena Hon. Hon. Hon. (Dr.) Rajitha Senarathne Hon. Hon. Abdul Haleem Hon. Hon. H. M. M. Harees Hon. (Prof.) Hon. Hon. ( 8 ) M. No. 28

Hon. Samanpriya Herath Hon. Marjan Faleel Hon. Field Marshal

Mr. Dhammika Dasanayake, Secretary-General of Parliament Mr. Neil Iddawala, Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary-General of Parliament Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera, Assistant Secretary-General

Mr. Tikiri K. Jayathilake, Assistant Secretary-General

Parliament met pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker took the Chair.

1. Announcements by the Speaker : The Speaker made the following announcements:— I “I wish to inform Parliament that I have, in terms of the provisions of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of , endorsed the certificate on the Bill entitled “Appropriation” on 20th November 2020.”

II “As per the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament any question relating to a matter of public importance may be raised by the Leader of the Opposition or a leader of a recognized political party at the conclusion of questions by giving prior notice to the Minister concerned. However, the Standing Order 36(k) of the Parliament indicates that a question fully answered at any session shall not be raised once again during the same session. Further, once a question which should be debated under Standing Order 90 of the Parliament, has been concluded, having presented to and debated in the House, there is no possibility for a Member to present the same question to the House again within the same session without the permission of the Speaker. A statement containing questions on the Covid-19 pandemic was submitted to me, as stipulated by Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament, by Hon. Sajith Premadasa, the Leader of the Opposition on 21.11.2020. However, when the content of that statement is analyzed, it is explicit that the same facts have been raised in this august assembly on several occasions in the form of statements under 27(2) of the Parliament, questions for oral answers, adjournment motions and most recently through the adjournment debate on 13th November 2020. Hon. Minister of Health has, in all the aforesaid instances has provided elaborative and complete answers. For instance, two questions in terms of Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament has been asked on the dates 08.10.2020 and 20.10.2020 and two adjournment motions had been moved on 23.10.2020 and 13.11.2020 as well as a number of questions for oral answer. Hon. Minister of Health and other subject Ministers have provided answers on all such occasions. ( 9 ) M. No. 28 Therefore, I kindly inform the Hon. Leader of the Opposition that is not appropriate for him to re-submit another question on Covid-19, on the basis that no statement on the same facts could be submitted within a short period of time as clearly provided by Standing Order 36(k) and 90 of the Parliament”

2. Presentation of Papers : (1) The Minister of Highways presented— (i) Regulations made by the Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing Facilities under Section 58 of the Construction Industry Development Act, No. 33 of 2014 read with Section 49(1) of the aforesaid Act relating to “Register of Skilled Construction Workers, Construction Site Supervisors, Middle Level Technical Officers and Other Professionals in the Construction Industry” and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2181/21 of 25th June 2020; (ii) Regulations made by the Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing Facilities under Section 58 of the Construction Industry Development Act, No. 33 of 2014 read with Section 48(6) of the aforesaid Act relating to “Craft Identity Cards” and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2181/21 of 25th June 2020; (iii) Regulations made by the Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing Facilities under Section 58 of the Construction Industry Development Act, No. 33 of 2014 read with Section 32(5) of the aforesaid Act relating to “Disciplinary Procedure for Qualified Persons” and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2181/21 of 25th June 2020; (iv) Regulations made by the Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing Facilities under Section 58 of the Construction Industry Development Act, No. 33 of 2014 read with Section 36(1) of the aforesaid Act relating to “Guidelines for Disciplinary Procedure for Registered Contractors” and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2181/21 of 25th June 2020; and (v) Regulations made by the Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing Facilities under Section 58 of the Construction Industry Development Act, No. 33 of 2014 read with Section 42 of the aforesaid Act relating to “Registration of Property Developers” and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2181/21 of 25th June 2020.

Ordered that the said Papers do lie upon the Table.

(2) The Minister of Foreign presented the Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the Office of the Leader of the House of Parliament in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts and moved that the Report be referred to the Committee on Public Accounts.

Question put, and agreed to.

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(3) The Minister of Highways presented the Annual Performance Report of the Department of Social Services for the year 2019.

Ordered that the said Report do lie upon the Table.

3. Presentation of Reports from Committees : Hon. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Chair of the Committee on Public Finance presented the Report of the Committee on Public Finance on the “Appropriation Bill for the financial year 2021” which was referred to the said Committee.

Ordered that the said Report do lie upon the Table.

4. Presentation of Public Petitions : (1) Hon. Keheliya Rambukwella presented a petition dated 24.08.2020 from Mr. H. M. T. C. Rathnayake of No. 84/2, Arambepola, Alawathugoda.

(2) Hon. Dullas Alahapperuma presented a petition dated 21.09.2020 from Mr. V. G. A. Jayasekara of Nelumwewa Walwwa, Rathmale.

(3) Hon. Vasudeva Nanayakkara presented— (i) a petition dated 10.09.2020 from Mr. Niranjan Shantha Kumar Wijegunawardene of No. 146/3, Pahala Hapuwalana, Divulapitiya; and (ii) a petition dated 27.08.2020 from Mr. U. S. Vithanawasam of

Durekkanda, Malwala Junction, Ratnapura.

(4) Hon. Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva presented a petition dated 12.09.2020 from Mr. M. K. Ariyarathne of Kahanda kade, Mayakaduwa, Imaduwa.

(5) Hon. Buddhika Pathirana presented — (i) a petition dated 16.09.2020 from Mrs. H. H. Swarna of Pahala Armba, Puhulwella, Kirinda; and (ii) a petition dated 18.09.2020 from Mr. P. R. Gnanasiri of Medawatta, Wilpita, Akuressa.

(6) Hon. Ashoka Priyantha presented a petition dated 13.09.2020 from Mr. W. N. A. Sarath Lakshman Weerasinghe of Protus Tissera Mawatha, Ihala Thabbowa, Naththandiya.

(7) Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna presented a petition dated 02.09.2020 from Mr. J. M. M. Jayasundara of No. 12/30, Nidahas Mawatha, Lewella Road, .

The Petitions stood referred under Standing Order 30(10) of the Parliament, to the Committee on Public Petitions.

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5. Business of the Parliament : The Leader of the House of Parliament moved,— That the proceedings on Item No. 1 of Public Business appearing on the Order Paper be exempted at this day’s sittings from the provisions of Standing Order 8 of the Parliament and the motion agreed to by Parliament on 13th November 2020.

Question put, and agreed to.

6. Appropriation (2021) Bill — (Fourth Allotted Day) : Order read for resuming adjourned debate on question (17th November 2020),—

“That the Bill be now read a second time.”

Question again proposed, and debate resumed.

The Minister of Labour moved,—That Hon. Wasantha Yapabandara do take the Chair. Question put, and agreed to. (At 11.17 a.m. Hon. Wasantha Yapabandara took the Chair.) (At 1.00 p.m. the Deputy Chairperson of Committees took the Chair.)

The Minister of Labour moved,—That Hon. Mayantha Dissanayake do take the Chair. Question put, and agreed to. (At 2.29 p.m. Hon. Mayantha Dissanayake took the Chair.) (At 4.40 p.m. the Speaker took the Chair.) Question put, and agreed to; Parliament having divided as follows: Ayes: 151; Noes: 52.

The following One hundred and ninety eight (198) Hon. Members of Parliament voted by using the electronic voting system under the Standing Order 47(2)(b) of the Parliament, as follows:— O 002. No O 003. Imitiaz Bakeer Marker No O 004. Tissa Attanayake No O 005. Rauff Hakeem No O 006. Gayantha Karunatileka No O 007. Lakshman Kiriella No O 008. Sajith Premadasa No O 009. Kumara Welgama No O 010. Patali Champika Ranawaka No O 011. Palany Thigambaram No O 012. Mano Ganesan No O 015. Anura Dissanayake No ( 12 ) M. No. 28 O 017. G.G. Ponnambalam No O 018. A.A.S.M. Raheem Yes O 021. Kabir Hashim No O 022. Thalatha Atukorala No O 023. Abdul Haleem No O 024. Harin Fernando No O 026. Harsha De Silva No O 027. V. Radhakrishnan No O 028. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara No O 029. Dilip Wedaarachchi No O 030. Niroshan Perera No O 031. Eran Wickramarathne No O 032. J.C. Alawathuwala No O 035. Vijitha Herath No O 036. Harini Amarasuriya No O 041. Vadivel Suresh No O 042. Ranjan Ramanayake No O 043. Ashok Abeysinghe No O 044. Buddhika Pathirana No O 045. Manusha Nanayakkara No O 046. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha No O 047. Hector Appuhamy No O 048. Thushara Indunil Amarasena No O 049. Velu Kumar No O 050. Kavinda Heshan Jayawardana No O 051. Mayantha Dissanayake No O 052. Sujith Sanjaya Perera No O 053. S.M. Marikkar No O 054. Imran Maharoof No O 055. Mujibur Rahuman No O 056. Harshana Rajakaruna No O 061. Rohini Kumari Wijerathne No O 062. Chaminda Wijesiri No O 063. Hesha Withanage No O 064. Waruna Liyanage No O 065. M. Udayakumar No O 066. W.H.M. Dharmasena No O 067. Kins Nelson No O 068. Rohana Bandara No O 078. Ishak Rahuman Yes O 080. Muszhaaraff Muthunabeen Yes O 081. Premanath C. Dolawaththa Yes O 083. Gayashan Nawananda Yes O 084. Asanka Nawaratne Yes O 085. Anupa Pasqual Yes ( 13 ) M. No. 28 O 086. Nimal Piyatissa Yes O 087. Muditha Prishanthi Yes O 088. Uddika Premaratne Yes O 089. Nalin Fernando Yes O 090. Sudath Manjula Yes O 092. Wasantha Yapa Bandara Yes O 093. Nipuna Ranawaka Yes O 094. B.Y.G. Rathnasekara Yes O 095. Kumarasiri Ratnayaka Yes O 096. Ajith Rajapaksa Yes O 097. Gunathilaka Rajapaksa Yes O 098. Thilak Rajapaksa Yes O 099. Upul Mahendra Rajapaksa Yes O 100. M. Rameshwaran Yes O 101. Gamini Waleboda Yes O 102. Rajika Wickramasinghe Yes O 103. Sahan Pradeep Withana Yes O 104. Madura Withanage Yes O 105. D. Weerasinghe Yes O 106. Weerasumana Weerasinghe Yes O 107. Samanpriya Herath Yes O 108. Gevindu Cumaratunga Yes O 109. Yadamini Gunawardena Yes O 110. Manjula Dissanayake Yes O 111. Ranjith Bandara Yes O 112. Surendra Raghavan Yes O 113. Jayantha Weerasinghe Yes O 114. Charitha Herath Yes O 115. Marjan Faleel Yes O 116. Diana Gamage Yes G 001. Maithreepala Sirisena Yes G 002. G.L. Peiris Yes G 003. Nimal Siripala de Silva Yes G 004. Chamal Rajapaksa Yes G 005. Johnston Fernando Yes G 006. Dinesh Gunawardana Yes G 007. Yes G 009. Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi Yes G 010. Douglas Devananda Yes G 011. Gamini Lokuge Yes G 012. Bandula Gunawardana Yes G 013. Yes G 014. C.B. Ratnayake Yes G 015. Keheliya Rambukwella Yes G 016. Dullas Alahapperuma Yes ( 14 ) M. No. 28 G 017. Wimal Weerawansa Yes G 018. Mahinda Amaraweera Yes G 019. S.M. Chandrasena Yes G 020. Vasudeva Nanayakkara Yes G 021. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya Yes G 022. Mahindananda Aluthgamage Yes G 023. Udaya Gammanpila Yes G 024. Ramesh Pathirana Yes G 025. Prasanna Ranatunga Yes G 026. Rohitha Abeygunawardana Yes G 027. Namal Rajapaksa Yes G 028. Ali Sabry Yes G 029. Susil Premajayanth Yes G 030. Piyankara Jayaratne Yes G 031. Duminda Dissanayake Yes G 032. Dayasiri Jayasekara Yes G 033. Lasantha Alagiyawanna Yes G 034. Sudarshini Fernandopulle Yes G 035. Arundika Fernando Yes G 036. Nimal Lanza Yes G 038. Jayantha Samaraweera Yes G 039. Dilum Amunugama Yes G 040. Mohan Priyadarshana Yes G 041. Angajan Ramamathan Yes G 042. Vijitha Berugoda Yes G 043. Roshan Ranasinghe Yes G 044. Yes G 045. Janaka Wakkumbura Yes G 046. Vidura Wickramanayaka Yes G 047. Shehan Semasinghe Yes G 048. Kanaka Herath Yes G 049. Sanath Nishantha Yes G 050. Tharaka Balasuriya Yes G 051. Kanchana Wijesekara Yes G 052. Indika Anuruddha Yes G 053. Siripala Gamalath Yes G 054. Anuradha Jayaratne Yes G 055. S. Viyalanderan Yes G 056. Thenuka Vidanagamage Yes G 057. Yes G 058. D.V. Chanaka Yes G 059. Sisira Jayakody Yes G 060. Piyal Nishantha De Silva Yes G 061. Prasanna Ranaweera Yes G 062. D.B. Herath Yes ( 15 ) M. No. 28 G 063. Nalaka Godahewa Yes G 064. Channa Jayasumana Yes G 065 Jeewan Thondaman Yes G 066. Shasheendra Rajapaksa Yes G 067. Seetha Arambepola Yes G 068. Ajith Nivard Cabraal Yes G 069. Mahinda Samarasinghe Yes G 070. S.B. Dissanayake Yes G 071. W.D.J. Senewiratne Yes G 072. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Yes G 073. A.L.M.Athaullah Yes G 074. Yes G 075. Dilan Perera Yes G 076. Jagath Pushpakumara Yes G 077. Jayarathna Herath Yes G 078. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe Yes G 079. Chandima Weerakkody Yes G 080. Rohana Dissanayaka Yes G 082. Shantha Bandara Yes G 083. Sarathie Dusmantha Yes G 084. K. Kadder Masthan Yes G 085. Asoka Priyantha Yes G 086. Jayantha Ketagoda Yes G 087. Mohamed Musammil Yes G 088. Tiran Alles Yes G 089. A. Aravindh Kumar Yes G 091. Kapila Athukorala Yes G 092. Sampath Athukorala Yes G 093. Thisakutti Arachchi Yes G 094. U.K. Sumith Udukumbura Yes G 095. Pradeep Undugoda Yes G 096. Sanjeewa Edirimanna Yes G 097. Akila Ellawala Yes G 098. Lalith Ellawala Yes G 099. Udayana Chaminda Kiringoda Yes G 100. Jagath Kumara Yes G 101. Yes G 102. K.P.S. Kumarasiri Yes G 103. Karunadasa Kodithuwakku Yes G 104. Nalaka Bandara Kottegoda Yes G 105. Upul Galappaththi Yes G 106. Udayakantha Gunathilaka Yes G 107. Kokila Gunawardene Yes G 109. Milan Jayathilake Yes G 110. Kulasinghsm Thileepan Yes ( 16 ) M. No. 28 G 111. Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon Yes G 112. Shan Vijayalal de Silva Yes G 113. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake Yes G 114. Sudarshana Denipitiya Yes G 115. Isuru Dodangoda Yes G 116. Sagara Kariyawasam Yes

The following Five (05) Hon. Members of Parliament cast their votes having being asked the names by the Secretary-General under the Standing Order 47(2)(c) of the Parliament as follows:— H. Nandasena Yes Premalal Jayasekara Yes Amarakeerthi Athukorala Yes Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka No Selvarajah Kajendren No

Bill accordingly read a second time.

The Minister of Foreign on behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs and Minister of Urban Development & Housing moved,— That the Bill be referred to a Committee of the whole Parliament. Question put, and agreed to. Committee Monday, November 23, 2020.

. Adjournment : And it being past 5.30 p.m. Parliament was at 5.55 p.m. adjourned by the Speaker, without Question put, pursuant to the Resolution of Parliament on this day.

The Parliament adjourned accordingly until 9.30 a.m. on Monday, November 23, 2020.