Sitting of Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: Parliament Meeting and Presidential Message 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Auditor-General's Reports - Printing Order 1 speeches ▸
3. 3 Procedural Procedural: Provincial Councils Elections (Special Provisions) Bill - Supreme Court Determination Status 13 speeches ▸
4. 4 Papers Papers: Tabling of Reports and Orders 11 speeches ▸
5. 5 Petitions Petitions: Three Petitions Presented 3 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: President's Fund Distribution (Q.288/2024) 7 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Coconut Production Decline (Q.290/2024) 10 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Coconut Oil Import Policy (Q.291/2024) 6 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Export Growth and Economic Competitiveness (Q.292/2024) 11 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Sri Lanka Electricity Act Amendments (Q.293/2024) 7 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: People's Bank - Corporate Governance and Operations (Q.294/2024) 9 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Oral Question: UDA Housing Units and Deed Distribution (Q.295/2024) 13 speeches ▸
13. 13 Oral question Oral Question: COVID-19 Health Guidelines (Q.249/2024) 2 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Rauff Hakeem) SJB

      AI summary Asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media whether the Ministry accepted that it had been misled by an “Expert Committee” in deciding on the cremation policy for COVID-19 deaths, as stated by the State Minister of Indigenous Medicine on 29 November 2022. The question sought confirmation of whether the committee was government-appointed and requested details of its recommendations, appointing authority, mandate, membership, chairperson, meeting schedule, venues, and presiding officials, or reasons if such information was not available.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa tabled an answer regarding the Technical Committee on Management of Dead Bodies Infected with COVID-19. He stated that no specified statement had been made, and that the Committee gave recommendations based on the virus variant, international practice, and WHO guidance, within powers vested under Gazette Extraordinary No. 2170/8 of 11 April 2020 under the Quarantine and Prevention of Diseases Ordinance. The answer identified the Secretary to the Ministry of Health as the relevant authority, provided the Committee’s membership in an annex, and outlined its chairing arrangements, meeting frequency, venue, and last meeting date of 2 February 2021.

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14. 14 Procedural Procedural: Privilege Questions and Sitting Time Motion 26 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Procedural: Sitting Time Amendment Motion 1 speeches ▸
16. 16 Procedural Procedural: Committee Composition and Debate Commencement 5 speeches ▸
17. 17 Debate Debate: Regulations on Imports and Exports (Control) Act and Foreign Exchange Act 47 speeches ▸
18. 18 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Monaragala Health Sector Issues 65 speeches ▸
19. 19 Opening Closing: Parliament Adjournment and Written Answers 2 speeches ▸