Sitting of Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: Announcements and Joint Annual General Meeting 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Annual Reports Tabled (Sri Lanka Institute of Policy Studies, Ministry of Health, Department of Coast Conservation) 3 speeches ▸
3. 3 Oral question Oral Question: Wild Elephant Detention Centre in Lunugamwehera (Q.1/2025) 6 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: SriLankan Airlines Profit/Loss and Customs Operations (Q.2/2025) 11 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Housing Scheme Non-Completion in Vavunativu (Q.3/2025) 8 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Lands Owned by Land Reform Commission - Fraudulent Acquisition (Q.4/2025) 9 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Kinniya CEB Consumer Service Centre - Power Disconnections (Q.5/2025) 7 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Kalmunai North Divisional Secretariat Status (Q.6/2025) 6 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Cess Levied on Finished Tea - Income Earned in 2024 (Q.8/2025) 7 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Lands Released from Land Reform Commission to Dharmayathana Protection Council (Q.7/2025) 6 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Rivers in Sri Lanka and Pollution Measures (Q.9/2025) 2 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Oral Question: Police Mounted Unit - Horses Information Tabled 1 speeches ▸
13. 13 Oral question Oral Question by Private Notice: Issues Faced by Youth Migrated to Russia (Standing Order 27(2)) 4 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK

      AI summary Sivagnanam Shritharan raised a Private Notice question on reports that Sri Lankan youth, including Tamil and Sinhala jobseekers misled by employment agents, had been forcibly enlisted in the Russian military and were out of contact with their families. He named several missing persons from Jaffna, Mullaitivu and Uduvil, including one missing since October 2022 near the Belarus-Russia border, and asked the Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister to state how many Sri Lankans were enlisted, whether any deaths were confirmed, what bilateral action was being taken to rescue and repatriate them, and what support was available for affected families.

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    • The Hon. Arun Hemachandra - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment JJB

      AI summary The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment stated that the Ministry is pursuing the matter through diplomatic channels. He requested one week to provide statistics-based information in response to the questions raised.

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    • The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK

      AI summary Sivagnanam Shritharan requested that, given the seriousness of the matter, the Government provide a proper response within one week. He said the response was needed to reassure or console the affected families, following a request by the Deputy Minister.

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14. 14 Procedural Procedural: Privilege Question on Ceylon Electricity Board - Referred to Committee on Ethics and Privileges 5 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Procedural: Motion on Sittings - Point of Order Raised 4 speeches ▸
16. 16 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Clean Sri Lanka Programme (Postponed from 2025-01-21) 72 speeches ▸