10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Sitting of Thursday, 5 December 2024

10th Parliament· 5 debates· 179 speeches· 49 speakers

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  1. 1 Opening Opening of Parliament - Speaker's Announcements 1 speeches
    • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. Asoka Sapumal Ranwala]

      AI summary The Speaker announced a meeting on 6 December 2024 to elect a Member of Parliament to the Constitutional Council under Article 41A(1)(f), inviting MPs outside the Government and outside the Samagi Jana Balawegaya to attend and stating that nominations from absent members would not be considered. He also tabled multiple volumes and parts of the Auditor-General’s Reports for 2022 and 2023 under Article 154(6), including a Special Audit Report on electric vehicle import permits linked to foreign remittances by overseas Sri Lankans between 1 May 2022 and 15 September 2023. The Speaker said the Secretariat would examine an issue raised regarding the relevant dates and report back to the House.

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