Sittings
20th Sitting of the House of Representatives
4th Session - 10th Republican Parliament
The Speaker granted leave of absence to the Member for Port-of-Spain South.
5 Papers are expected to be laid by the Minister of Finance and the Economy. See the Order Paper.
Questions number 40, 41 and 42 were answered. Question number 60 was deferred for two weeks.
The Heritage and Stabilization Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the name of the Minister of Finance and the Economy, while the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the name of the Minister of Transport.
The Minister of Health is currently winding up debate on the Nurses and Midwives Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2014. The House has resolved itself into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause. The Bill was then read a third time and passed without amendment with a division of 35 For, 0 Against and 0 Abstentions.
The Member for Oropouche East moved that the House adopt the First Report of the Standing Orders Committee of the House of Representatives. The Member for Diego Martin West was the first to enter the debate. The Debate on the Motion was then adjourned.
The Leader of the House moved the motion to adopt the 98th Report of the Salaries Review Commission. The Member for Diego Martin West was the first to enter the debate.
The House Adjourned to a date to be fixed.