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Sitting of Wednesday, 5 February 2025

10th Parliament· 19 debates· 240 speeches· 52 speakers

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  4. 4 Papers Papers: Tabling of Reports and Orders 11 speeches
    • Papers Presented

      AI summary A note on supplementary allocations under Head 240 for the Development Programme covering 27 November to 31 December 2024 was tabled and referred as ordered. A regulation under the Universities Act establishing a Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Sri Lanka (Kelaniya), published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2412/34, was also tabled by Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya and ordered to lie upon the Table.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Dr. Nalinda Jayathissa presented the 2023 Annual Reports of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Fund and the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. He moved that the reports be referred to the relevant Consultative Committee, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF

      AI summary Ravi Karunanayake queried a supplementary allocation linked to USAID and the Department of Import and Export Control, asking whether it represented an actual cash disbursement by 31 December 2024 or merely an allocation. He requested clarification from the Prime Minister on how any resulting deficit would be addressed following the 24 January 2025 US Executive Order halting USAID funding. He also asked for an assessment of the impact of the suspension of USAID support on Sri Lanka and globally.

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

      AI summary Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said she would check the matter raised and provide a response. She also indicated that she would address the broader impact of the issue at a later stage.

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    • The Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation presented the 2022 Annual Report of the National Post-Harvest Management Institute. He moved that the report be referred to the Ministry’s Consultative Committee, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development presented the 2022 Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board. He moved that the report be referred to the Consultative Committee on the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, and the House agreed.

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    • The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Justice and National Integration presented the 2023 Annual Reports of the Rehabilitation Authority and the Complex Litigation Management Board of the Supreme Court. He moved that both reports be referred to the Consultative Committee on the Ministry of Justice and National Integration, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj - Minister of Women and Child Affairs JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Women and Child Affairs presented, under Standing Order 119(4), the report on observations and actions taken concerning the Department of Probation and Child Care Services, based on the Committee on Public Accounts report. She moved that the report be referred to the Committee on Public Accounts, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa JJB

      AI summary Presented the 2016 Annual Report of the Central Cultural Fund on behalf of the Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs. He moved that the report be referred to the relevant Consultative Committee, and the House agreed.

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    • The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development JJB

      AI summary The Minister requested that an Order under the Intellectual Property Act, No. 36 of 2003, previously referred to his Ministry’s Consultative Committee, also be referred to the Committee on Public Finance because it contains fees in its Second Schedule. He cited the Committee on Parliamentary Business decision of 9 May 2024 as the procedural basis, and the motion was agreed to.

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

      AI summary Laid before Parliament several Committee on Public Finance reports, including on the 2024 Pre-Election Budgetary Position Report, import and export control regulations, a Foreign Exchange Act order, the breach of the inflation target, and a Central Bank presentation under the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act. He noted that inflation had fallen outside the agreed 5 percent target band, with January inflation below negative 4 percent, requiring a report to Parliament and discussion on monetary policy responses, exchange rate effects, vehicle import liberalization, and demand recovery. He stated that the Central Bank expects inflation to return to target by the third quarter of 2024 and requested the Speaker’s intervention to provide the Committee with its mandated Technical Secretariat support.

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