Sittings
37th Sitting of the House of Representatives
2nd Session - 12th Republican Parliament
Friday 9 September, 2022
1:30 PM
Announcements By The Speaker/Deputy Speaker
Leave of absence
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Rushton Paray, MP for Mayaro and Ms. Khadijah Ameen, MP for St. Augustine from today’s Sitting of the House.
Hon. Bridgid Annisette-George [Speaker of the House]
Announcements By The Speaker/Deputy Speaker
Tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The Speaker invited tributes on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on September 8, 2022. A moment of silence was observed.
Mr. Colm Imbert, MP [Opposition Member]
Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, MP [Prime Minister]
Hon. Bridgid Annisette-George [Speaker of the House]
Papers
Twenty-seven Papers
Twenty-seven papers will be laid. See Order Paper for details.
Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
Mr. Colm Imbert, MP [Opposition Member]
Mrs. Camille Robinson-Regis, MP [Opposition Member]
Hon. Pennelope Beckles-Robinson, MP [Leader of the Opposition]
Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister]
Mr. Keith Scotland SC, MP [Opposition Member]
Presentation Of Reports From Select Committees
Eight Reports
Eight reports will be presented.
Mr. Marvin Gonzales, MP [Opposition Member]
Mr. Keith Scotland SC, MP [Opposition Member]
Hon. Ayanna Webster-Roy, MP [Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister]
Mr. Esmond Forde, MP [Government Member]
Mr. Brian Manning, MP [Opposition Member]
Questions To Ministers: Oral Answer
Three urgent questions
Three urgent questions were posed.
Mr. Rudranath Indarsingh, MP [Opposition Member]
Mr. Symon de Nobriga, MP [Opposition Member]
Questions To Ministers: Oral Answer
Thirteen Questions on Notice
Thirteen questions qualified for oral answer.
Mr. Rudranath Indarsingh, MP [Opposition Member]
Mrs. Camille Robinson-Regis, MP [Opposition Member]
Mr. Marvin Gonzales, MP [Opposition Member]
Sen. the Hon. Ravi Ratiram [Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries]
Hon. Shamfa Cudjoe-Lewis, MP [Minister of Sport and Community Development]
Mr. Rodney Charles, MP [Opposition Member]
Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, MP [Opposition Member]
Sen. the Hon. Rohan Sinanan [Minister of Works and Transport]
Hon. Vandana Mohit, MP [Minister of the People, Social Development and Family Services]
Sen. the Hon. Avinash Singh [Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries]
Hon. Davendranath Tancoo, MP [Minister of Finance and Minister in the Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development]
Sen. Faris Al-Rawi SC [Opposition Senator]
Motions Relating To The Business Or Sittings Of The House And Moved By A Minister Or Parliamentary Secretary
Bills carried over to 3rd Session
The Leader of Government Business, Hon. Camille Robinson-Regis, MP, moved that in the 3rd Session of the 12th Parliament, the proceedings of the following bills be resumed:
- The Miscellaneous Provisions (Testing and Identification) Bill, 2022
- The Whistleblower Protection Bill, 2022
- The Miscellaneous Provisions (Establishment of the Borough of Diego Martin and Borough of Siparia) Bill, 2021
- The Representation of the People (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2020
- The Constitution (Amendment) (Tobago Self-Government) Bill, 2020
- The Tobago Island Government Bill, 2021.
The motion was approved.
Mrs. Camille Robinson-Regis, MP [Opposition Member]
Adjournment
The House adjourned sine die
The Sitting concluded at 2:42 p.m.