Announcements By The Speaker/Deputy Speaker

• Leave of absence: Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Rushton Paray, MP for Mayaro and Mr. Dinesh Rambally, MP for Chaguanas West, from today's Sitting of the House.
  Contributions by: Hon. Bridgid Annisette-George, MP [Speaker of the House]

• Change in membership of JSCs: The Speaker of the House informed of correspondence received from the President of the Senate regarding the change in membership of several Joint Select Committees.
  Contributions by: Hon. Bridgid Annisette-George, MP [Speaker of the House]

Papers

• Five Papers: Five papers were laid. See Order Paper for details.
  Contributions by: Hon. Terrence Deyalsingh, MP [St. Joseph] [Minister of Health], Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Finance], Hon. Shamfa Cudjoe, MP [Tobago West] [Minister of Sport and Community Development], Hon. Camille Robinson-Regis, MP [Arouca/Maloney] [Minister of Housing and Urban Development]

Questions To Ministers: Oral Answer

• One Urgent Question: One Urgent Question qualified for oral answer and was answered. See the Order Paper for details.
  Contributions by: Mr. David Lee, MP [Pointe-a-Pierre] [Opposition Member], Sen. the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon [Minister of Trade and Industry]

• Seven Questions on Notice: Seven Questions on Notice qualify for oral answer. Questions #199 and #201 were withdrawn. Five questions were answered. See the Order Paper for details.
  Contributions by: Ms. Michelle Benjamin, MP [Moruga/Tableland] [Opposition Member], Hon. Ayanna Webster-Roy, MP [Tobago East] [Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister], Dr. Lackram Bodoe, MP [Fyzabad] [Opposition Member], Sen. the Hon. Rohan Sinanan [Minister of Works and Transport], Dr. Rai Ragbir, MP [Cumuto/Manzanilla] [Opposition Member], Hon. Terrence Deyalsingh, MP [St. Joseph] [Minister of Health]

Statements By Ministers

• Stage of Progress in Proclamation of Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Legislation and Supporting Regulations: The Attorney General, Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, made a statement regarding the stage of the work on the proclamation of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property legislation and supporting regulations.
  Contributions by: Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]

Government Business: Bills Second Reading

• The National Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2022: The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, moved the second reading of The National Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Debate began on the bill with six contributions being made before the Minister of Finance rose to wind up. The bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole for consideration clause by clause. No amendments were made. With 18 votes for, 0 votes against and 12 abstentions, the bill was read a third time and passed.
  Contributions by: Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Finance], Mr. Davendranath Tancoo, MP [Oropouche West] [Opposition Member], Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs], Mr. Rudranath Indarsingh, MP [Couva South] [Opposition Member], Hon. Stuart Young, MP [Port-of-Spain North/St. Ann's West] [Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister], Mr. David Lee, MP [Pointe-a-Pierre] [Opposition Member], Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, MP [San Fernando West] [Minister of Rural Development and Local Government], Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Finance]

Adjournment

• The House adjourned to Friday June 24, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.: The Sitting concluded at 5:43 p.m.