One urgent question was posed and answered.

Three questions qualified for oral answer. See Order Paper. All questions were answered.

Sen. Saddam Hosein sought leave to move the adjournment of the House on a definite matter of urgent public importance namely the action of the Government to breach the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance. The President of the Senate was not satisfied that this matter qualified under this Standing Order.

The Attorney General, Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, MP, moved the second reading of The Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2019. Debate began on the Bill. Following the debate, the Bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole for consideration clause by clause. Amendments were made and approved. The Bill was read a third time and passed.

Sen. Wade Mark raised a matter regarding a recently signed loan agreement between WASA and Republic Bank Limited for a sum of USD 100M. The Minister of Public Utilities, Sen. the Hon. Robert Le Hunte, responded.

The Sitting concluded at 5:52 p.m. The Senate adjourned to Tuesday May 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.