House of Representatives

Sittings

25th Sitting of the House of Representatives

4th Session - 11th Republican Parliament

Friday 5 April, 2019
1:30 PM
Announcements By The Speaker/Deputy Speaker
Leave of Absence

Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Prakash Ramadhar, MP for St. Augustine, from today’s Sitting of the House.

Announcements By The Speaker/Deputy Speaker
Referral of Bill to JSC

The Speaker informed of correspondence received from the Vice-President of the Senate regarding the concurrence of the Senate with the House in the referral of the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to a Joint Select Committee.

Petitions
One Petition

Ms. Ramona Ramdial, MP for Couva North, lodged a petition on behalf of the Kabir Association of Trinidad of Lime Head Road, Chase Village, Chaguanas requesting a change of name of the organisation, via private bill, to the Kabir Panth Association of Trinidad and Tobago. The petitioner was granted leave to proceed.

Papers
Seventeen Papers

Seventeen Papers were laid. See Order Paper and Supplemental Order Paper for details.

Presentation Of Reports From Select Committees
Two Reports

Two reports were presented.

Questions To Ministers: Oral Answer
Five urgent questions

Five urgent questions were posed. Questions have been appended to the Order Paper.

Questions To Ministers: Oral Answer
Fourteen Questions on Notice

Fourteen questions qualified for oral answer. Question #140 was deferred.

Statements By Ministers
Two Statements

Hon. Ayanna Webster-Roy, MP, made a statement on the Annual Report of the Children’s Authority 2018.
The Minister of Education, Hon. Anthony Garcia, MP, made a statement on the Education Policy Paper 2017-2022 which the Cabinet has recently adopted.

Introduction Of Bills
One Bill

One Bill, The Miscellaneous Provisions (Registrar General, Registration of Deeds, Conveyancing and Law of Property, Real Property, Stamp Duty and Registration of Title to Land) Bill, 2019, was introduced in the name of the Attorney General.

Motions Relating To The Business Or Sittings Of The House And Moved By A Minister Or Parliamentary Secretary
Extension to JSC

The Leader of the House moved a motion that the JSC on the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority Bill, 2018 be allowed an extension to complete its work and submit a final report by May 6, 2019. The motion was approved.

Government Business: Bills Second Reading
The Civil Asset Recovery and Management and Unexplained Wealth Bill, 2019

The Attorney General moved the second reading of The Civil Asset Recovery and Management and Unexplained Wealth Bill, 2019. Debate began on the Bill.

Adjournment
The House adjourned to Monday April 8, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

The Sitting concluded at 9:27 p.m. The House adjourned to Monday April 8, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.