Mr. Chairman
The Chair recorded an objection and conducted an electronic vote on Ministry of Defence Head 103, as amended. Parliament approved the Head by 101 votes to 9, with no abstentions, and the relevant recurrent and capital expenditure allocations under Programme 01 were agreed to and ordered to stand part of the Schedule. The Chair then announced Programme 02 allocations for Development Activities, including recurrent expenditure of Rs. 7.303 billion and capital expenditure of Rs. 9.958 billion.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Your objection will be recorded.
¶ 02 At the conclusion of the Division Bell—
¶ 03 Now we proceed to record votes. For the Ministry of Defence, Head 103 as amended: those in favour press green, against red, abstaining yellow.
¶ 04 Voting commenced.
¶ 05 Hon. Members, please verify your votes on the digital display. If any Member on my right or left could not vote, please rise and inform. No one has risen. Voting is concluded.
¶ 06 According to Electronic Voting, Parliament divided: Ayes 101; Noes 09; Abstain 0.
¶ 07 Accordingly, Head 103, Ministry of Defence, as amended, is approved by a majority of 92.
¶ 08 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 7,898,000,000, for Head 103, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule,” put and agreed to.
¶ 09 Head 103, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.
¶ 10 Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Capital Expenditure, Rs. 4,337,000,000.
¶ 11 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 4,337,000,000, for Head 103, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule,” put and agreed to.
¶ 12 Head 103, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.
¶ 13 Programme 02 – Development Activities – Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 7,303,000,000; Capital Expenditure, Rs. 9,958,000,000.
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