Sitting of Friday, 21 February 2025
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Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Tabling of Special Committee Report 1 speeches
- 2 Petitions Petitions Presented by Members 8 speeches
- 3 Oral question Oral Question: Compensation for Natural Disaster Damages (Q. First Round) 15 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: Sri Lankans with E-8 Visa Leaving for Jobs in South Korea (Q.386/2025) 2 speeches
- 5 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Plans for Achieving Foreign Reserve Targets and Debt Servicing 5 speeches
- 6 Procedural Ministerial Statement and Points of Order: Shooting Incidents in Colombo Magistrate's Court and Middeniya 29 speeches
- 7 Procedural Business of Parliament: Scheduling Orders 5 speeches
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake moved a motion under Standing Order 75(5) to allocate specified sitting days from 27 February to 21 March 2025 for consideration of the Appropriation Bill (2025). The motion was put to the House and agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Bimal Rathnayake moved a motion under Standing Order 75(2) setting extended sitting times for Parliament to consider the Appropriation Bill 2025 on specified dates in February and March. The motion provided for sittings from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., with Standing Orders 8(5) and (6) applying at 6.00 p.m. and adjournment at 6.30 p.m. without question put; it was agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Bimal Rathnayake moved a procedural motion under Standing Order 75(2) to set extended sitting hours for consideration of the Appropriation Bill 2025 on 28 February, 7 March, and 14 March 2025. The motion provided for sittings from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., with Standing Orders 8(5) and (6) applying at 6.00 p.m. and adjournment at 6.30 p.m. without question put; it was agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary A motion was moved to vary Standing Order 75(2) for the consideration of the Appropriation Bill (2025), setting the parliamentary sitting on Friday, 21 March 2025 from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. The motion also provided that the Speaker would adjourn Parliament at 6.00 p.m. without putting a question, and it was agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
- 8 Debate Appropriation Bill 2025: Second Reading (Fourth Allotted Day) 88 speeches
- 9 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Elephant Deaths Due to Train Collisions 12 speeches