senate

Sittings

3rd Sitting of the Senate

1st Session - 9th Republican Parliament

Tuesday 22 January, 2008
1:30 PM
Oath Of Allegiance Of A New Member
Senator Althea Rocke

The Oath of Allegiance is administered to Senator Althea Rocke.

Announcements By The President/Vice-President
Leave of Absence granted

Leave of absence granted to Sen. Annette Nicholson-Alfred.

Bills Brought From The House Of Representatives
The Finance (Supplementary Appropration)(2007) Bill, 2008

Senator the Honourable Mariano Browne (Minister in the Ministry of Finance) moved that the next stage of the Bill be taken later in the proceedings.

Papers
3 Papers Laid

Three Papers were laid, two in the name of the Minister in the Minister of Finance and one in the name of the Minister of Labour, Small and Micro Enterprise Development.
See Order Paper for details.

Motions Relating To The Business Or Sittings Of The House And Moved By A Minister Or Parliamentary Secretary
Government Business instead of Private Business

Sen. the Hon. Conrad Enill (Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Leader of Government Business in the Senate) moved that Government Business be dealt with instead of Private Business. Leave was granted.

Questions To Ministers: Oral Answer
4 Questions qualify for Oral Answer

Question 2 answered
Questions 3, 4 and 18 deferred for one week.
See Order Paper for details.

Government Business: Bills Second Reading
The Finance (Supplementary Appropriation)(2007) Bill, 2008

The Minister in the Ministry of Finance (Sen. the Hon. Mariano Browne), Sen. Subhas Ramkhelawan, Sen. Helen Drayton, the Minister of Health (Sen. the Hon. Jerry Narace), Sen. Corinne Baptiste-McKnight and Sen. Gail Merhair made their maiden contributions in the Senate. The Bill was later read a third time and passed.

Adjournment
The Senate adjourned to Tuesday January 29, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.

The Senate adjourned to Tuesday January 29, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. at which time Private Business would be considered.