During today’s sitting, 7 December 2022, Members of Parliament debated Government Motion No. 3/2022-2023 seeking a referendum on National Lottery and Decriminalisation of Small Quantities of Cannabis.

The motion seeks a declaration whether these are two matters of national importance and whether Government should bring a bill to enable a referendum to determine the electors’ views on these issues.

The Motion was voted 16 in favour, 1 abstention and 1 absentee. The referendum will go forward and a date will be announced in due course. To read more about the Motion visit: https://www.gov.ky/pch/gambling-bill

The Gambling (Amendment) Bill was presented for a second reading and debated briefly before the House adjourned. Discussions are set to continue tomorrow Thursday 8 December 2022.

To read more about this bill visit: https://www.gov.ky/publication-detail/gambling-(amendment)-bill-2022

To watch today’s proceedings, visit: 

Second Meeting of the 2022-2023 Parliament Session | Part 1 https://youtu.be/NQvgxd1K7L8

Second Meeting of the 2022-2023 Parliament Session | Part 2 https://youtu.be/_9jBpPgiJR0

Second Meeting of the 2022-2023 Parliament Session | Part 3 https://youtu.be/BYJcEzhTBHo

Explore further information: Read highlights of the business undertaken in the Second Meeting of the 2022-2023 Parliamentary Session atwww.gov.ky/government-in-parliament.  

How to follow: Parliament will resume at 10am, Thursday, 8 December 2022.

Watch the live broadcast on CIG YouTube and CIGTV (Logic – Channel 23, C3 – Channel 3, Flow – Channel 106).