Sitting of Thursday, 23 January 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Committee report Committee Report: Regulations under Imports and Exports (Control) Act, No. 1 of 1969 4 speeches ▸
3. 3 Oral question Oral Question No. 1 – 103/2024: Bingiriya Export Processing Zone Infrastructure Facilities 8 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question No. 3 & 4 – 149/2024 & 176/2024: Bank of Ceylon Financial Status and Performance 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Family Medicine Specialist Training Stream 4 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Disposal of the Dead Due to COVID-19 During 2019–2022 7 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Educational Reforms and Student Welfare Programmes 6 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: IMF-related Economic Measures and Vehicle Imports Policy 7 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Vehicle Assignments to Government Members 13 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Olcott Mawatha Traders and Floating Market 6 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Fuel Imports (Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene and Crude Oil) 2 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Oral Question: Palpola Interchange on Southern Expressway 2 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Ajith P. Perera) SJB

      AI summary Asked the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation whether the proposed Palpola Interchange on the Southern Expressway is recognized as nationally important for access to Kalutara, Millaniya, Wadduwa, Morontuduwa and nearby industrial and tourism areas. Sought details on the project’s construction start date, BOI funding to the RDA, expenditure to date including land acquisition, remaining cost, expected completion timeframe, and the distance between the Galanigama and Dodangoda interchanges, and asked for reasons if the project is not accepted as important.

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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 The Minister tabled an answer stating that a Palpola Interchange was not included in the initial Southern Expressway surveys because the Galanigama and Dodangoda interchanges were considered sufficient, and that it was later proposed only to support access to the planned Millaniya Industrial Zone. He said there is currently no need for the interchange because that industrial development is inactive. The response also stated that construction commenced in May 2018 and that Rs. 180 million had been spent, comprising Rs. 100 million for the Palpola Interchange and Rs. 80 million for the Millaniya–Palpola road.

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13. 13 Procedural Chair Change: Deputy Speaker Takes Chair 1 speeches ▸
14. 14 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Delay in Issuing Passports 3 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Matter of Privilege: Non-Allocation of Time to Speak in Parliament 15 speeches ▸
16. 16 Procedural Motion: Sittings of Parliament 1 speeches ▸
17. 17 Debate Debate: Regulations under Imports and Exports (Control) Act and Related Economic Measures 62 speeches ▸
18. 18 Procedural Motions: Strategic Development Projects and Ports Authority Regulations 3 speeches ▸
19. 19 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Ensuring Protection for Rohingya Refugees in Sri Lanka 27 speeches ▸