The following document is the Agenda of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the National Assembly scheduled to begin on 18 November 2019 to end on 24 December 2019
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REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA
National Assembly, New Assembly Building, Reverend Pye Lane
Banjul, The Gambia
FIFTH ASSEMBLY
FOURTH ORDINARY SESSION (BUDGET SESSION) OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
IN THE 2019 LEGISLATIVE YEAR
18TH NOVEMBER – 24TH DECEMBER, 2019
AGENDA AS @ 04th NOVEMBER, 2019
Monday 1. P R A Y E R S
18th November, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Communication from the Chair
3. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Friday 04th October, 2019
4. MOTION
Laying of the Draft 2020 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure of the Republic of The Gambia, 01st January – 31st December, 2020 (both dates inclusive)
(By: Hon. Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs)
19th – 22nd November, 2019 – Pre-Budget Analysis Training
Monday 1. P R A Y E R S
25th November, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Monday 18th November, 2019
3. MOTION
Consideration and Debate on the Draft 2020 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure of the Republic of The Gambia 2
Tuesday 1. P R A Y E R S
26th November, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Monday 25th November, 2019
3. MOTION
Consideration and Debate on the Draft 2020 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure of the Republic of The Gambia
Wednesday 1. P R A Y E R S
27th November, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Tuesday 26th November, 2019
3. MOTION
Committee of Supply on the Draft 2020 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure of the Republic of The Gambia
Thursday 1. P R A Y E R S
28th November, 2019
@ 10:00 a.am. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Wednesday 27th November, 2019
3. MOTION
Continuation of Committee of Supply on the Draft 2020 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure of the Republic of The Gambia
Monday 1. P R A Y E R S
02nd December, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Thursday 28th November, 2019
3. LAYING OF PAPERS AND REPORTS
Report of the National Assembly delegation to the 3rd Ordinary Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament held in Midrand, Republic of South Africa for the period 02nd – 19th October, 2019
(By: Hon. Sidia S. Jatta – Head of Delegation) 3
4. BILLS
- i. Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019
(By: Attorney General & Minister for Justice)
- ii. Anti-Corruption Bill, 2019
(By: Attorney General & Minister for Justice)
- iii. Media Service Bill, 2019
(By: Attorney General & Minister for Justice)
Tuesday 1. P R A Y E R S
03rd December, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Monday 02nd December, 2019
3. BILLs
- i. Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill, 2019
(By: Attorney General & Minister for Justice)
- ii. Freedom of Information Bill, 2019
(By: Attorney General & Minister for Justice)
- iii. Women Prohibition of Discrimination Bill, 2019
(By: Attorney General & Minister for Justice)
- iv. Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill, 2019
(By: Attorney General & Minister for Justice)
- v. Criminal Code 2019
(By: Attorney General & Minister for Justice)
- vi. Criminal Procedures Code 2019
(By: Attorney General & Minister for Justice)
Wednesday 1. P R A Y E R S
04th December, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Tuesday 03rd December, 2019
3. QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS 4
4. MOTION
- i. Consideration and Debate on the Report of the Joint Committees on the Treaty on the Establishment of the Dakar-Abidjan Corridor among the Governments of the Republic of Cote D’voire, The Republic of The Gambia, The Republic of Guinea, The Republic of Guinea Bissau, The Republic of Liberia, The Republic of Sierra Leone, The Republic of Senegal
(By: Hon. Minister for Transport, Works and Infrastructure)
- ii. Consideration and Debate on the Report of the Joint Committees on the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil Aviation and the Protocol Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression on Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (Beijing Convention and Protocol 2010)
(By: Hon. Minister for Transport, Works and Infrastructure)
- iii. Consideration and Debate on the Report of the Joint Committees on the Bilateral Air Services Agreements between the Republic of The Gambia and twelve other countries notably: The Kingdom of Spain, The State of Qatar, the Republic of Mali, The Kingdom of The Netherlands, The Republic of Finland, The Kingdom of Morocco, The Republic of Rwanda, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, The Republic of Kenya and The Republic of Cameroon.
(By: Hon. Minister for Transport, Works and Infrastructure)
- iv. Consideration and Debate on the Report of the Joint Committees on the Protocol to amend the Convention on the Offences and Certain other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, Montreal Protocol 2014
(By: Hon. Minister for Transport, Works and Infrastructure)
Friday 1. P R A Y E R S
06th December, 2019
@ 10:00 .a.m. 2. Communication from the Chair
3. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Wednesday 04th December, 2019 5
4. BILL
Appropriation Bill, 2020 (Budget Speech)
(By: Hon. Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs)
Monday 1. P R A Y E R S
09th December, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Communication from the Chair
3. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Friday 06th December, 2019
4. BILL
Consideration and Debate on the Appropriation Bill, 2020
Tuesday 1. P R A Y E R S
10th December, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Monday 09th December, 2019
3. BILL
Continuation on the Consideration and Debate on the Appropriation Bill, 2020
Wednesday 1. P R A Y E R S
11th December, 2019
@ 10: 00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Tuesday 10th December, 2019
3. QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS 6
Thursday 1. P R A Y E R S
12th December, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Wednesday 11th December, 2019
3. MOTION
- i. Be it RESOLVED that this august Assembly do consider and ratify the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition and Other Related Materials
(By: Hon Minister for Interior)
- ii. Be it Resolved that this august Assembly do consider and ratify the Finance Contract between the Republic of The Cambia and the European Investment Bank for Gambia Renewable Energy amounting to EUR 57, 000, 000 (fifty-seven million euros)
(By: Hon Minister for Finance & Economic Affairs)
4. BILLS
Monday 1. P R A Y E R S
16th December, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Thursday 12th December, 2019
3. BILLS
Tuesday 1. P R A Y E R S
17th December, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Records of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sittings Monday 16th December, 2019
3. LAYING OF PAPERS AND REPORT
Provision for other Parliamentary Report 7
Wednesday 1. P R A Y E R S
18th December, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Tuesday 17th December, 2019
3. QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS
Thursday 1. P R A Y E R S
19th December, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Wednesday 18th December, 2019
3. MOTION
Provision for Motions
Monday 1. P R A Y E R S
23rd December, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sitting of Thursday 19th December, 2019
3. MOTION
Motion on the Adjournment Debate
“Be it RESOLVED that this august Assembly do stand adjourned Sine-die (By: Hon. Majority Leader)
Tuesday 1. P R A Y E R S
24th December, 2019
@ 10:00 a.m. 2. Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National
Assembly Sittings of Monday 23rd December, 2019
3. MOTION
Continuation of the Motion on the Adjournment Debate
END OF SESSION
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