Today in Parliament – Summary 7 December 2022

During Wednesday'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