Sitting of Friday, 14 February 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1739959022084634 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Announcements 5 speeches
- 2 Papers Tabling of Papers: Auditor-General Reports and Ministerial Orders 5 speeches
- 3 Committee report Committee Report: Public Finance Committee - Disbursement Bill 2025 11 speeches
- 4 Procedural Points of Order and Procedural Matters: Supreme Court Determination and Parliamentary Procedures 36 speeches
- 5 Procedural Motions at Commencement of Public Business 9 speeches
- 6 Procedural Motion: Privilege Matter Referral to Ethics Committee 14 speeches
- Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara SJB
AI summary Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara raised concerns over ongoing power cuts, citing their impact on factories and students sitting examinations. He requested that the Minister of Power and Energy make a statement to Parliament on the matter.
Infrastructure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri rose on a point of order. No substantive issue, proposal, or question was stated in the provided speech excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri raised a point of order, objecting to the presiding approach of directing attention solely to the Leader of the House. He requested that he be allowed to present his procedural point.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri stated that he was attempting to read out relevant information and suggested that the presiding authority or members were not fully aware of their powers. The intervention appears to have been made to draw attention to those powers during the proceedings.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri criticized the Chair for not exercising the powers available under Standing Order 139, alleging that the Chair was deferring to the Leader of the House. Part of the remarks was expunged by order of the Chair.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri objected that remarks were being directed only toward the Leader of the House rather than addressing the wider chamber. The intervention appears to be a procedural criticism about the manner of debate.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka moved that the privilege matter raised in Parliament on 23 January 2025 by Hon. (Dr.) Ramanaathan Arulsana MP be referred to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges. The motion was presented under Standing Order 118 of Parliament.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala SJB
AI summary Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala seconded the motion under consideration. The question was then put to the House and agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
- 7 Adjournment Adjournment 4 speeches