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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