Sitting of Tuesday, 7 January 2025
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Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening: Announcements and Parliamentary Staff Introductions 21 speeches
- Principal Contents
AI summary The sitting included announcements on nominations to the Committee on Parliamentary Business and the Committee on Public Finance, the re-establishment of the Climate Parliament and Open Parliament Initiative caucuses, and the presentation of the Auditor-General’s Report and the Public Finance Committee Report. Oral questions were taken, followed by an adjournment debate on the Mid-Year Fiscal Position Report for 2024. Written answers to questions were also tabled at the end of the proceedings.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Internal Audit Department
AI summary The Internal Audit Department’s personnel for 7 January 2025 are recorded as Chief Internal Auditor Mr. W. K. D. C. Withana, Chief Officer Ms. G. N. D. Thilakarathna, and Assistant Parliamentary Officer Ms. W. R. G. S. Moe. No substantive parliamentary speech, policy argument, proposal, or question is included in the provided text.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Sergeant-at-Arms Department
AI summary The record notes the officials serving in the Sergeant-at-Arms Department as of 7 January 2025, including the Sergeant-at-Arms, Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms, and Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms. It also lists additional departmental officers, including deputy and assistant chief officers, a parliamentary officer, a telephone supervisor, and an assistant parliamentary officer.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Administration Department
AI summary The entry records the Administration Department staff serving Parliament as of 7 January 2025, listing officials across administration, establishments, members’ services, human resource development, international relations and protocol, transport, the Right to Information Unit, and stenography. It is an administrative personnel listing rather than a parliamentary speech or policy statement, with no debate, proposal, question, or demand recorded.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hansard Department
AI summary A list of Hansard Department staff for 7 January 2025 was recorded, identifying the Hansard Editor, Deputy and Assistant Hansard Editors, Senior Hansard Reporters, Hansard Reporters, Committee Reporters, and Senior Indexers. No substantive parliamentary argument, proposal, question, or policy position was presented.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Finance and Supplies Department
AI summary The Finance and Supplies Department record lists officials attached to its Finance and Accounts, Supplies and Services, Catering Accounts, receiving, EDD, stores, and procurement functions as at 7 January 2025. It identifies Mr. G. Sarath Kumara as Director (Finance) and names the responsible assistant directors, chief officers, deputy chief officers, assistant chief officers, and other operational officers in the department.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Engineering Services Department
AI summary The Engineering Services Department record lists officials and technical staff present or associated with the sitting on 7 January 2025, including communications engineers, electrical and civil inspectors, technical officers, and an Assistant Parliamentary Officer. No substantive parliamentary argument, proposal, question, or policy position is included in the provided text.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Catering and Housekeeping Department
AI summary Parliament recorded the names and positions of staff serving in the Catering and Housekeeping Department as of 7 January 2025, including senior management, catering and housekeeping supervisors, chefs, canteen managers, and parks staff. The entry functions as an administrative listing of departmental personnel rather than a policy speech or debate contribution.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Legislative Services Department
AI summary The entry lists officials of the Legislative Services Department present or associated with proceedings on 7 January 2025. It records the Director (Legislative Services), Mr. M. J. Perera, and named officers from the Proceedings Branch, including assistant directors, deputy chief officers, assistant chief officers, and parliamentary officers.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Bills Office
AI summary Parliament recorded the attendance of Bills Office officials on 7 January 2025, including the Assistant Director – Administration, the Chief Officer, the Deputy Chief Officer, and Assistant Chief Officers. No substantive debate, proposal, question, or policy position was presented in the listed entry.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Committee Office I
AI summary Committee Office I listed the administrative and committee staff present or associated with the proceedings, including the Assistant Director of Administration, Chief Officer, Deputy Chief Officers, and Assistant Chief Officers. No substantive policy argument, proposal, question, or legislative position was recorded in the provided text.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Committee Office II
AI summary The record lists Committee Office II officials present on 7 January 2025, including the Assistant Director - Administration, the Chief Officer, and two Deputy Chief Officers. No substantive speech, argument, proposal, or question is included in the provided text.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - COPE and COPA Committee Office
AI summary The COPE and COPA Committee Office entry lists officials associated with the committee office on 7 January 2025, including Assistant Directors of Administration, Chief Officers, a Deputy Chief Officer, Assistant Chief Officers, and a Parliamentary Officer. No substantive speech, policy position, proposal, or question is recorded in the provided text.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Committee on Public Petitions Office
AI summary Officials of the Committee on Public Petitions Office were listed as present, including the Assistant Director - Administration, Chief Officer, Deputy Chief Officer, Assistant Chief Officers, and a Parliamentary Officer. No substantive speech, argument, proposal, or question is recorded in the provided text.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Ministerial Consultative Committees Office
AI summary The Ministerial Consultative Committees Office recorded the attendance of its officials at the sitting, naming Mr. D. D. U. K. Munasingha, Ms. C. M. Subasingha, and Ms. O. R. A. M. D. Sewwandi with their respective administrative roles. No policy argument, legislative proposal, question, or demand was presented in this entry.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - National Assembly Office
AI summary The National Assembly Office recorded the names and designations of parliamentary support staff as of 7 January 2025. The list covered library, research, and interpretation services, including senior officers and assistant-level staff.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Information Systems and Management Department
AI summary The Information Systems and Management Department entry records the officers and technical staff attached to Parliament’s ICT functions as of 7 January 2025. It lists personnel responsible for systems management, engineering, analysis, communications and security, web editing, help desk coordination, computer operations, and technical support, rather than setting out a policy argument or legislative proposal.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Communications Department
AI summary The entry lists the staff of the Communications Department as of 7 January 2025, identifying the Acting Director, managers, public services and media officers, a photography officer, and office coordinators. It is an administrative record of departmental personnel rather than a parliamentary speech or policy statement.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
AI summary The excerpt provides only the bibliographic header for the Hansard record of 7 January 2025, Volume 316, Tenth Parliament, First Session, and contains no substantive speech or debate content to summarize.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Members of Parliament
AI summary A list was presented of Members of Parliament elected at the General Election held on 14 November 2024, including their names and districts or National List status. The record also notes several National List Members whose appointments took effect from 12 December 2024.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- 2 Papers Papers: Tabling of Annual Reports and Regulations 5 speeches
- 3 Committee report Committee Report: Public Finance Committee on Mid-Year Fiscal Position 3 speeches
- 4 Opening Opening Statement: Leader of the Opposition 1 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question: Government Hospitals in Puttalam District Vacancies (Q.132/2024) 9 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question: Maharagama Multi-purpose Co-operative Societies (Q.233/2024) 5 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question: Bandaragama Central Secondary School Development (Continuation of earlier question) 5 speeches
- 8 Oral question Oral Question: Economic Projections and Key Development Sectors (Q.234/2024) 7 speeches
- 9 Oral question Oral Question: Landslide Risk Districts and Disaster Compensation (Q.235/2024) 5 speeches
- 10 Oral question Oral Question: Software System for Management of Medicine Stocks (Q.236/2024) 7 speeches
- 11 Oral question Oral Question: Government and Private Hospitals Shortage of Medicines and Equipment (Q.238/2024) 7 speeches
- 12 Oral question Oral Question: Proposed Flyover over Kirulapona Junction Funding (Q.242/2024) 7 speeches
- 13 Oral question Oral Question: Persons Responsible for Easter Attack Prosecution (Q.251/2024) 5 speeches
- 14 Oral question Oral Question: Death of Pigs Due to Epidemic Disease and Procedural Matters (Q.187/2024) 20 speeches
- 15 Procedural Procedural: Amendment to Sitting Hours and Adjournment Motion 3 speeches
- 16 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: 2024 Mid-Year Fiscal Position Report 100 speeches
- 17 Oral question Oral Question: Proposed Domestic Airport in Digana Area (Q. unspecified) 2 speeches