COPE report to be debated in Parliament next week

The Adjournment Debate on the report of the Committee on Public Enterprises which was tabled in Parliament on 8 March, will be held next week.

The debate will take place on 23 March, Secretary General of the Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said.

Parliament will meet for four days next week with an adjournment motion to debate the prevailing issues of the health sector in the country scheduled for 22 March.

The debate on the Industrial Disputes (Special Provisions) Bill as well as the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill and the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill will also be debated this week.

The business of the House for next week was decided at a meeting of the Committee on Parliament Business which met yesterday under the auspices of Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakshe.