Personal Data Protection Bill Second Reading on March 9

Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said that several Bills, including the Personal Data Protection Bill will be taken up for debate next week. This decision was made at the Committee on Parliamentary Business on March 3, chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.

Parliament will convene on March 8 at 10 am and the Second Reading of the Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill will be taken up for debate from 11.00 am to 4.30 pm.

The Second Reading of the Personal Data Protection Bill will also be taken up for debate on March 9 from 11.00 am to 4.30 pm. Time has been allotted from 10.00 am to 11.00 am for Questions for Oral Answers on March 8 and 9. Time has also been allotted for Questions at the Adjournment Time from 4.30pm to 4.50pm and the Motion at the Adjournment Time from the Government and the Opposition from 4.50 pm to 5.30 pm on the two days.

The Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill will be taken up for debate on March 10 from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm. It was also decided to hold an Adjournment Debate on “Power and Energy Crisis prevailing in the Country” from 12.30 pm to 5.30 pm without lunch break, the Secretary General said. Time has been allotted from 10 am to 11 am for Questions for Oral Answers on March 11 and time from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm has been allotted for three Private Members’ Motions to be taken up for debate.

Formulating a programme for persons who are over 60 to make them active members of society by Buddhika Pathirana, Re-activating the local seed production process by Rohana Bandara and Regulating Counsellors and Psychiatrists in Sri Lanka by Rohini Kumari Wijerathna have been schedule to be taken up.

It was then decided to take into debate the Second Reading of the Land Development (Amendment) Bill from 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm.