Ten papers were laid. See Order Paper for details.

Sen. the Hon. Clarence Rambharat [Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries]

Five reports were presented.

Sen. the Hon. Wade Mark [President of the Senate]

Five questions qualified for oral answer.

Sen. the Hon. Wade Mark [President of the Senate]

Sen. the Hon. Clarence Rambharat [Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries]

Sen. the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon [Minister of Trade and Industry]

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, moved the second reading of The Finance Bill, 2021. Fifteen Senators contributed to the debate before the Minister of Finance wound up the debate. The bill was then committed to a Committee of the Whole for consideration clause by clause. The report of the Committee was approved with amendments. The bill was read a third time and passed.

Mr. Colm Imbert, MP [Opposition Member]

Sen. the Hon. Wade Mark [President of the Senate]

Sen. Amrita Deonarine [Independent Senator]

Mr. Stuart Young SC, MP [Opposition Member]

Sen. the Hon. Allyson West [Minister of Public Administration]

Sen. Damian Lyder [Opposition Senator]

Sen. Charrise Seepersad [Independent Senator]

Sen. the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon [Minister of Trade and Industry]

Hon. Jearlean John, MP [Minister of Works and Infrastructure]

Sen. Dr. Maria Dillon-Remy [Independent Senator]

Sen. the Hon. Avinash Singh [Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries]

Sen. Jayanti Lutchmedial-Ramdial [Opposition Senator]

Sen. Renuka Rambhajan [Opposition Senator (Temporary)]

Sen. Dr. Varma Deyalsingh [Independent Senator]

Sen. David Nakhid [Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs]

Sen. the Hon. Clarence Rambharat [Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries]

Sen. Wade Mark raised a matter on the adjournment regarding the need for the Government to request immediate external support to assist in reducing the number of COVID-19 positive cases and related deaths. The Leader of Government Business, Sen. the Hon. Clarence Rambharat, responded.
Sen. Mark raised another matter on the adjournment on the need for the Government to explain the after-tax loss of $2.1 billion dollars at National Gas Company (NGC) for the financial year 2020. The Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, Hon. Stuart Young, MP, responded.

Sen. the Hon. Wade Mark [President of the Senate]

Sen. the Hon. Clarence Rambharat [Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries]

Mr. Stuart Young SC, MP [Opposition Member]

The Sitting concluded at 6:25 p.m.