Bills
3rd Session of the 12th Republican Parliament
The Appropriation (Financial Year 2023) Bill, 2022
AN ACT to provide for the service of Trinidad and Tobago for the financial year ending on the 30th day of September, 2023
Bill No:
House of Representatives Bill 11 of 2022
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
26-Sep-2022
Published In Gazette On
Vol. 61, No. 170, 29th September, 2022
Status
President of the Republic - Assent
Progress
26 Sep 2022
House of Representatives
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Finance]
26 Sep 2022
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Finance]
30 Sep 2022
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
9 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP [Siparia] [Leader of the Opposition]
2.Hon. Marvin Gonzales, MP [Lopinot/Bon Air West] [Minister of Public Utilities]
3.Mr. Barry Padarath, MP [Princes Town] [Opposition Member]
4.Hon. Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, MP [St. Ann’s East] [Minister of Education]
5.Mrs. Anita Haynes-Alleyne, MP [Tabaquite] [Opposition Member]
6.Hon. Terrence Deyalsingh, MP [St. Joseph] [Minister of Health]
7. Dr. Rishad Seecheran, MP [Caroni East] [Opposition Member]
8.Hon. Brian Manning, MP [San Fernando East] [Minister in the Ministry of Finance]
9.Mr. Davendranath Tancoo, MP [Oropouche West] [Opposition Member]
1 Oct 2022
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
12 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Stuart Young, SC, MP [Port-of-Spain North/St. Ann’s West] [Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister]
2.Mr. David Lee, MP [Pointe-a-Pierre] [Opposition Member]
3.Sen. the Hon. Donna Cox [Minister of Social Development and Family Services]
4.Ms. Vandana Mohit, MP [Chaguanas East] [Opposition Member]
5.Hon. Symon de Nobriga, MP [Diego Martin Central] [Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister – Communications]
6. Dr. Rai Ragbir, MP [Cumuto/Manzanilla] [Opposition Member]
7.Mr. Keith Scotland, SC, MP [Port-of-Spain South] [Government Member]
8.Mr. Arnold Ram, MP [Caroni Central] [Opposition Member]
9.Hon. Lisa Morris-Julian, MP [D’Abadie/O’Meara] [Minister in the Ministry of Education]
10. Dr. Lackram Bodoe, MP [Fyzabad] [Opposition Member]
11.Mr. Kennedy Richards, MP [Point Fortin] [Government Member]
12.Mr. Ravi Ratiram, MP [Couva North] [Opposition Member]
3 Oct 2022
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
11 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, SC, MP [San Fernando West] [Minister of Rural Development and Local Government]
2.Ms. Khadijah Ameen, MP [St. Augustine] [Opposition Member]
3.Hon. Foster Cummings, MP [La Horquetta/Talparo] [Minister of Youth Development and National Service]
4.Ms. Michelle Benjamin, MP [Moruga/Tableland] [Opposition Member]
5.Hon. Shamfa Cudjoe-Lewis, MP [Tobago West] [Minister of Sport and Community Development]
6.Mr. Dinesh Rambally, MP [Chaguanas West] [Opposition Member]
7.Hon. Adrian Leonce, MP [Laventille East/Morvant] [Minister in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development]
8.Mr. Rushton Paray, MP [Mayaro] [Opposition Member]
9.Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Laventille West] [Minister of National Security]
10.Mr. Rodney Charles, MP [Naparima] [Opposition Member]
11.Sen. the Hon. Rohan Sinanan [Minister of Works and Transport]
4 Oct 2022
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
10 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon [Minister of Trade and Industry]
2.Mr. Saddam Hosein, MP [Barataria/San Juan] [Opposition Member]
3.Mr. Roger Monroe, MP [Toco/Sangre Grande] [Government Member]
4.Mr. Rudranath Indarsingh, MP [Couva South] [Opposition Member]
5.Hon. Pennelope Beckles-Robinson, MP [Arima] [Minister of Planning and Development]
6. Dr. Roodal Moonilal, MP [Oropouche East] [Opposition Member]
7.Hon. Stephen Mc Clashie, MP [La Brea] [Minister of Labour]
8.Hon. Camille Robinson-Regis, MP [Arouca/Maloney] [Minister of Housing and Urban Development]
9.Hon. Dr. Keith Rowley, MP [Diego Martin West] [Prime Minister]
10.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Finance]
4 Oct 2022
Committee Stage Hansard
Purpose and procedure outlined
5 Oct 2022
Day 1
- Ministry of Finance
- Pensions and Gratuities
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Labour
- Registration, Recognition and Certification Board
- Public Service Appeal Board
- Statutory Authorities Service Commission
- Tax Appeal Board
- Auditor General
6 Oct 2022
Day 2
- Ministry of National Security
- Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
- Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government
- Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries
- Ministry of Youth Development and National Service
- Personnel Department
- Service Commissions
- Environmental Commission
7 Oct 2022
Day 3
- Tobago House of Assembly
- Central Administrative Services, Tobago
- Ministry of Public Utilities
- Ministry of Social Development and Family Services
- Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs
- Elections and Boundaries Commission
- Ministry of Sport and Community Development
- Integrity Commission
10 Oct 2022
Day 4
- Ministry of Works and Transport
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
- Ministry of Planning and Development
- Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
- Ministry of Trade and Industry
- Ministry of Public Administration
- Ministry of Digital Transformation
- Office of the President
11 Oct 2022
Day 5
- Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries
- Office of the Prime Minister
- Ministry of Education
- Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs
- Industrial Court
- Judiciary
- Equal Opportunity Tribunal
- Office of the Parliament
11 Oct 2022
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill
21 votes for, 19 votes against, 0 abstentions
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Finance]
12 Oct 2022
Senate
1st Reading of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Finance]
12 Oct 2022
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
11 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Finance]
2.Sen. Wade Mark [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Amrita Deonarine [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. Laurel Lezama-Lee Sing [Government Senator]
5.Sen. Dr. Muhammad Yunus Ibrahim [Vice-President of the Senate]
6.Sen. Charrise Seepersad [Independent Senator]
7.Sen. the Hon. Hassel Bacchus [Minister of Digital Transformation]
8.Sen. Jayanti Lutchmedial-Ramdial [Opposition Senator]
9.Sen. Anthony Vieira, SC [Independent Senator]
10.Sen. the Hon. Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal [Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs]
11.Sen Laurence Hislop [Government Senator]
13 Oct 2022
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
13 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Allyson West [Minister of Public Administration]
2.Sen. Dr. Maria Dillon-Remy [Independent Senator]
3.Sen. Jearlean John [Opposition Senator]
4.Sen. the Hon. Kazim Hosein [Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries]
5.Sen. the Hon. Rohan Sinanan [Minister of Works and Transport]
6.Sen. David Nakhid [Opposition Senator]
7.Sen. Dr. Varma Deyalsingh [Independent Senator]
8.Sen. the Hon. Donna Cox [Minister of Social Development and Family Services]
9.Sen. the Hon. Avinash Singh [Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries]
10.Sen. Dr. Tim Gopeesingh [Opposition Senator (Temporary)]
11.Hon. Terrence Deyalsingh, MP [St. Joseph] [Minister of Health]
12.Sen. Dr. Paul Richards [Independent Senator]
13.Sen. the Hon. Nigel de Freitas [Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries]
14 Oct 2022
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
10 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Randall Mitchell [Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts]
2.Sen. Damian Lyder [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Evans Welch [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon [Minister of Trade and Industry]
5.Sen. Hazel Thompson-Ahye [Independent Senator]
6.Sen. the Hon. Dr. Amery Browne [Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs]
7.Sen. Anil Roberts [Opposition Senator]
8.Sen. Deoroop Teemal [Independent Senator]
9.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
10.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Finance]
14 Oct 2022
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard
23 votes for, 6 votes against, 0 abstentions
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Finance]
21 Oct 2022
President of the Republic