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 ▸
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 ▾
    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Bimal Rathnayake moved, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, to approve a Gazette notification under the Strategic Development Projects Act relating to JJ Textiles Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. He noted that the notification, issued by the then Minister in charge of Investment Promotion and presented to Parliament on 3 December 2024, had received Cabinet approval; the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Bimal Rathnayake moved, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, for approval of regulations made under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2384/35 of 17 May 2024. He noted that the regulations had been presented on 7 January 2025 and had received Cabinet approval; the motion was put to the House and agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Moved approval of the Order under section 3(3) of the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, No. 18 of 2011, relating to the Ports and Airports Development Levy as published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2377/39 of 28 March 2024 and presented to Parliament on 7 January 2025. He noted that Cabinet approval had been granted, and the motion was agreed to.

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19. 19 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Ensuring Protection for Rohingya Refugees in Sri Lanka 27 speeches ▸