Leave of Absence was granted to Sen. the Hon. Franklin Khan, Senator Khadijah Ameen and Senator Daniel Solomon. Ms. Alisha Romano, Mr. Wayne Munro and Mr. Gerald Hadeed and were appointed temporary Senators in their absence.

Three temporary Senators took their oaths of allegiance.

Forty-five papers were laid in the names of the Minister of Finance, Minister of Rural Development and Local Government, Minister of Public Administration and Communications, Prime Minister, Minister of Works and Transport, Vice-President of the Senate, Minister of Social Development and Family Services, Minister of Planning and Development and Minister of Public Utilities. See Order Paper and Supplemental Order Paper for details.

Four Reports were presented. See Order Paper for details.

Three urgent questions were posed. See Order Paper for details.

Three questions qualified for oral answer. See Order Paper for details.

The Attorney General introduced the Miscellaneous Provisions (Marriage) Bill 2016 and the Minister of Finance introduced the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Amendment) Bill 2016.

Acting Leader of Government Business, Sen. the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon moved a motion to assign and re-assign members of a few Joint Select Committees. The motion was carried.

Debate commenced on the Finance (No. 3) Bill, 2016. The Bill was read a third time and passed.

Prior to the adjournment, all benches brought Christmas greetings to the nation. The Sitting concluded at 12:28 a.m. on Tuesday December 20, 2016. The Senate adjourned to a date to be fixed.