Sitting of Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: Parliament Meeting, Affirmations, and Speaker's Election 35 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Auditor-General's Report and Reports Tabled 10 speeches ▸
3. 3 Oral question Oral Question: Early Childhood Development Centres Registration and Monitoring (Q.45/2024) 7 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: White Onion Fraud and Trade Ministry Investigation (Q.52/2024) 45 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Ungazetted Livestock Grasslands in Batticaloa District (Q.64/2024) 26 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Farmers' Pension Scheme Details (Q.77/2024) 7 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: IMF Delegation Expenses in Washington DC (Q.96/2024) 11 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Wayamba University Faculties Details (Q.106/2024) 10 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Cremation of COVID-19 Victims (Q.9/2024) 22 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Questions: Paddy Stocks, Fuel Price Revisions, and Teacher Scarcity (Q.11, Q.12, Q.10/2024) 5 speeches ▸
11. 11 Procedural Procedural: Ministerial Statement and Points of Order 14 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Procedural: Personal Explanation and Suspension Order Motions 4 speeches ▾
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    • PERSONAL EXPLANATION BY HON. (DR.) RIZVIE SALIH — The Hon. (Dr.) Rizvie Salih - Deputy Speaker and the Chair of Committees

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Rizvie Salih rejected social media allegations that he had falsely presented himself as a specialist doctor, stating that any election material describing him as such was prepared by third parties and withdrawn once he became aware of it. He explained that he holds a Postgraduate Diploma in ENT Surgery obtained through Health Ministry and PGIM training, and that he served as an ENT surgeon at Nuwara Eliya Base Hospital when diploma-trained doctors were deployed to address specialist shortages. He said he has not identified himself as an ENT specialist, particularly since Sri Lanka Medical Council regulations on specialist registration were introduced in 2019.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake moved a procedural motion to vary the sitting hours of Parliament for the day, setting sittings from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. notwithstanding Standing Order 8. The motion also provided for Standing Order 8(5) to operate at 3.00 p.m. and for Parliament to be adjourned by the Speaker at 6.30 p.m. without question put; it was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Moved that the business relating to Item No. 1 of the day’s Order Paper be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order 121(2). The motion was put to the House and agreed to.

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13. 13 Debate Debate: Supplementary Sum for School Stationery Allowance (Head 102, Programme 01) 68 speeches ▸
14. 14 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: International Sovereign Bond Restructuring and IMF Agreement 50 speeches ▸
15. 15 Adjournment Adjournment: Parliament Adjourned 1 speeches ▸