Sitting of Thursday, 6 February 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Papers Papers Presented 5 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Deputy Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Rizvie Salih

     AI summary Parliament met at 9.30 a.m. with the Hon. (Dr.) Rizvie Salih, Deputy Speaker, in the Chair. The proceedings moved to the presentation of papers.

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

     AI summary The Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development presented the Department of Commerce’s Annual Performance Report for 2022. He proposed that it be referred to the relevant Ministerial Consultative Committee, and the House agreed to the motion.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB

     AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, the Minister presented the 2023 Annual Performance Report of the National Community Water Supply Department. He proposed that the report be referred to the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Urban Development, Construction and Housing, and the House agreed.

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   • The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe JJB

     AI summary The Minister presented the Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development concerning regulations under the Intellectual Property Act, No. 36 of 2003, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2407/04 of 24 October 2024. He also presented the Committee’s report on the 2023 Performance Report and Annual Accounts of the Measurement Units, Standards and Services Department, both of which were ordered to lie upon the Table.

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

     AI summary Presented the Committee on Public Finance report on regulations under the Intellectual Property Act relating to geographical indications, noting that such regulations must also come before the Committee when levies or fees are involved. He said the joint reporting process was intended to address concerns raised by the previous Parliament’s visa outsourcing matter involving GBS Technology Services and IVS Global-FZCO, where financial aspects had not initially come before the Committee. He referred to a 665-page committee report and a Supreme Court injunction connected to that issue, and urged that the matter be looked into further.

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2. 2 Petitions Petitions 6 speeches ▸
3. 3 Oral question Oral Question: Bachelor of Laws Degree Awards (Q.1/2024) 10 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Human-Elephant Conflict (Q.3/2024) 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Price Control of Rice 7 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Bingiriya Export Processing Zone (Q.5/2024) 7 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Sri Lanka National Hospital Procurement (Q.7/2024) 9 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Procedural Matters and Points of Order 39 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Questions Under Standing Order 27(2) 40 speeches ▸
10. 10 Opening Ministerial Statement: Wind Power Plant Tender Process in Mannar 10 speeches ▸
11. 11 Procedural Notice of Motions and Procedural Orders 8 speeches ▸
12. 12 Debate Debate: Intellectual Property Act Regulations (Geographical Indications) 98 speeches ▸
13. 13 Adjournment Adjournment and Questions at Adjournment 8 speeches ▸