Leave of absence was granted to Hon. Cherrie-Ann Crichlow-Cockburn, MP for Lopinot / Bon Air West and Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie, MP for Caroni Central from today’s Sitting and to Dr. Tim Gopeesingh, MP for Caroni East from today’s Sitting and the Sitting on Friday June 22, 2018.

Fourteen Papers were laid. See the Order Paper.

Eleven questions from Members of the Opposition were posed to the Acting Prime Minister, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, before the time for Prime Minister’s Questions expired.

Four urgent questions were posed.

There were 17 questions on notice listed on the Order Paper. Question #254 was deferred for two weeks.

The Leader of the House made a statement on Government policy related to the proposed creation of a National Statistical Institute of Trinidad and Tobago

Two Bills, The Corporation Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and the National Statistical Institute of Trinidad and Tobago Bill, 2018, were introduced.

The Attorney General moved a motion asking the House to adopt the Report of the Joint Select Committee appointed to consider and report on the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Debate began on the motion.

The Sitting concluded at 9:25 p.m. The House adjourned to Friday June 22, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.