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Sitting of Friday, 6 December 2024

10th Parliament· 6 debates· 163 speeches· 46 speakers

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  2. 2 Papers Papers Presented 12 speeches
    • The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

      AI summary The Prime Minister presented Supplementary Estimate No. 15 of 2024 and moved that it be referred to the Committee on Public Finance, which was agreed to. She also presented the 2022 Annual Performance Report of the Judicial Service Commission Secretariat and moved its referral to the relevant Committee, which was likewise agreed to.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva rose on a point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question is recorded in the provided extract.

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    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva asked when the Committee on Public Finance would be established, referring to the Prime Minister’s mention of a report being presented to that Committee.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

      AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that the matter raised by Hon. Harsha de Silva had already been addressed, and that time had been taken until 31 January to decide on oversight committees. He said the Committee on Public Finance would be decided on that day, with dates for appointments to be fixed through proper parliamentary procedure. He also announced, with the concurrence of the Leader of the Opposition, a Parliamentary Business Committee meeting at 2.00 p.m. to settle the timetable for appointing the committees.

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    • The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK

      AI summary Sivagnanam Shritharan raised an urgent matter concerning Sri Lankans allegedly deceived by agents and conscripted into the Russian military. He referred to photographic evidence identifying three individuals and requested the responsible Minister to take steps to repatriate them to Sri Lanka.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that Hon. Shritharan’s intervention was a question rather than a point of order. He requested that it be referred to the Minister of Foreign Affairs or the Minister responsible for foreign employment, indicating that the matter would be looked into.

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    • The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara SJB

      AI summary Dayasiri Jayasekara stated that the issue under discussion is not confined to the North but exists across the country. He said it had been raised under the previous Government as well and requested the current Government to take action.

      Corruption & Governance Reform Full speech →
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Bimal Rathnayake said the matter raised by Hon. Shritharan was not a point of order but had humanitarian significance and had been referred to the relevant Minister. He urged that it should not be reopened as a debate and emphasized that all Members of Parliament should be treated equally, with no member considered superior to another.

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    • The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources presented the 2021 Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Fisheries Harbours Corporation to Parliament. He moved that the report be referred to the relevant Committee, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing tabled the Annual Reports of the National Housing Development Authority for 2019 and 2021, and the 2023 Annual Performance Report of the Department of Buildings. He moved that the reports be referred to the relevant Committee, and the motion was agreed to.

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