House of Representatives

Sittings

19th Sitting of the House of Representatives

2nd Session - 12th Republican Parliament

Friday 18 February, 2022
1:30 PM
Announcements By The Speaker/Deputy Speaker
Leave of Absence

The Speaker granted leave of absence to the Member for Oropouche East from today’s Sitting

Papers
Six Papers

Six papers were laid. See Order Paper and Supplemental Order Paper for details.

Presentation Of Reports From Select Committees
One Report

One Report will be presented. See the Order Paper.

Questions To Ministers: Oral Answer
Three Urgent Questions

Three Urgent Questions were approved. The questions are appended to the Order Paper. All questions were answered.

Questions To Ministers: Oral Answer
Four Questions on Notice

Four questions qualify for oral answer. All questions were answered. See the Order Paper.

Statements By Ministers
Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Factors Contributing to Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients:

The Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister made a statement on the Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Factors Contributing to Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in Trinidad and Tobago.

Hon. Stuart Young SC, MP [Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister]
Statements By Ministers
Island Wide Power Outage
Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Minister of Finance]
Personal Explanations
Tabling of EBC Local Government Report
Ms. Khadijah Ameen, MP [Opposition Member]
Government Business: Bills Second Reading
The Miscellaneous Provisions (Testing and Identification) Bill, 2022

The Minister of National Security moved the second reading of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Testing and Identification) Bill, 2022. Six Members made contributions before debate was suspended.

Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Minister of National Security]
Mr. Dinesh Rambally, MP [Opposition Member]
Hon. Faris Al-Rawi SC, MP [Minister of Rural Development and Local Government]
Mr. Arnold Ram, MP [Opposition Member]
Hon. Brian Manning, MP [Minister in the Ministry of Finance]
Mr. Rodney Charles, MP [Opposition Member]
Hon. Marvin Gonzales, MP [Minister of Public Utilities]
Adjournment
The House adjourned to Friday February 25, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.

At the next Sitting, the House will consider Private Business. The Sitting ended at 5:05 p.m.