Opposition motions for Parliament to revoke the new Mepa development permit tariffs and for the House to debate the situation at Arms Ltd will be debated on Friday November 5 and Monday November 8 respectively, the parliamentary House Business Committee agreed today. The Mepa sitting will be held in the morning.

Both debates will be held in the midst of the debate on the Budget.

The Budget will be presented this Monday and Opposition leader Joseph Muscat will reply to the Budget speech on the following Monday, November 1. The Prime Minister will give his reaction on November 3, after which the House will resolve itself into Committee of Supply to consider the votes of expenditure of the various ministries.

The timetable approved by the committee this morning is as follows:

DATE

A.M.

P.M.

Mon October 25

Budget Speech

Mon November 01

Opposition Leader

Wed November 03

Prime Minister and vote

Thu November 04

Foreign Affairs

Justice & Home Affairs

Fri November 05

Mepa

Finance

Sat November 06

Health

Mon November 08

Gozo

ARMS (pte mem’s motion)

Tue November 09

Resources & Rural Affairs

Transport & Communi

Wed November 10

Education & Family

Start OPM

Thu November 11

OPM and vote

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