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

Sitting of Thursday, 9 January 2025

10th Parliament· 5 debates· 229 speeches· 57 speakers

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  1. 1 Opening Opening and Announcements 6 speeches
    • Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne

      AI summary The Speaker announced and tabled the Government Members nominated to serve on several parliamentary committees for the First Session of the Tenth Parliament, in accordance with the resolutions passed on 6 December 2024 and the Committee of Selection decision of 8 January 2025. The committees named included the Legislative Standing Committee, Standing Orders, House, Ethics and Privileges, Public Accounts, Public Enterprises, Ways and Means, Public Petitions, High Posts, the Backbencher Committee, and Ministerial Consultative Committees.

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    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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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 Moved that the reports presented to Parliament be printed. The motion was agreed to, and the reports were ordered to be printed.

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

      AI summary The Prime Minister presented the National Delimitation Commission’s Annual Performance Report for 2023 and proposed that it be referred to the relevant committee. The House agreed to the proposal.

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    • The Hon. (Prof.) Chrishantha Abeysena - Minister of Science and Technology JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Science and Technology presented the 2022 Annual Report of the Industrial Technology Institute to Parliament and proposed that it be referred to the relevant committee. The proposal was put to the House and agreed to.

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

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva presented the Committee on Public Finance report approving regulations under the Sri Lanka Export Development Act, Special Commodity Levy Act, Strategic Development Projects Act, and the Aswesuma welfare benefits scheme. He noted that the Committee approved reduced export cess rates while directing the Finance Ministry and EDB to ensure cess funds support export promotion, and approved increased Aswesuma payments up to Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 17,500 for relevant beneficiary groups. The Committee approved the West Container Terminal project under the SDP Act, deferred the Jay Jay Textiles Lanka project pending further analysis, and approved the Government’s decision to continue the existing Special Commodity Levy structure on selected imported food items despite earlier plans to replace it with VAT.

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