Sitting of Saturday, 22 February 2025
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Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening: Parliament Convenes and Papers Tabled 3 speeches
- Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]
AI summary Under Standing Order 126(1), the Chair announced the nomination of Hon. Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara, Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe, and Hon. (Prof.) Pathmanathan Sivalingam to the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, following consultations with party leadership. He also informed Members of a special meeting with Party Leaders or nominees and the Committee on Parliamentary Business at 11.00 a.m. in Committee Room No. 2, to be followed by a meeting of the Committee of Selection, and requested the attendance of those concerned.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB
AI summary The Prime Minister presented the 2023 Annual Report of the University of Peradeniya and moved that it be referred to the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. She also presented regulations under the Insurance Industry Act, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2415/79 of 22 December 2024, and moved that they be referred to the Committee on Public Finance; both motions were agreed to.
- Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing JJB
AI summary The Minister presented a report on observations and actions taken under Standing Order 119(4) concerning matters related to the Ministry of Water Supply and Infrastructure Development identified in a Committee on Public Accounts report. He moved that the report be referred back to the Committee on Public Accounts, and the motion was agreed to.
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- 2 Petitions Petitions 5 speeches
- 3 Oral question Oral Questions: STaRR Project (Q.1/2025), KL-2 Project Kalutara (Q.2/2025), Lands - Elpitiya DS (Q.3/2025), Meegahakiula Bus Station (Q.4/2025) 22 speeches
- 4 Procedural Ministerial Statements: Elephant Deaths from Train Collisions and Power Outage 20 speeches
- 5 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Foreign Reserves and Debt Servicing, with Points of Order and Procedural Matters 16 speeches
- 6 Debate Appropriation Bill 2025 - Second Reading Debate (Fifth Allotted Day) 137 speeches
- 7 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Prevention of Unlawful Fishing Activities in the North 14 speeches