Sitting of Monday, 24 February 2025
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Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers: Annual Report of Industrial Technology Institute 1 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions 5 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: Question No. 1 - 445/2025 (Defence) 5 speeches
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara JJB
AI summary Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara formally raised a question in Parliament. No substantive details of the question or related policy issue are provided in the excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB
AI summary The Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip informed Parliament that the State Minister of Defence was attending the Defence Council and therefore unavailable to respond. He offered either to read the answer on the Minister’s behalf or to reschedule the question so that supplementary questions could be asked when the State Minister was present.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara JJB
AI summary Requested that the State Minister of Defence be present in Parliament at an early opportunity so that a question can be raised with him.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB
AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Defence, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa requested two weeks to provide the answer to the question. The question was accordingly ordered to stand down.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
- 5 Oral question Oral Question: Question No. 2 - 446/2025 (Industrial Zones) 6 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question: Question No. 3 - 447/2025 (Forest Conservation) 6 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question: Question No. 4 - 449/2025 (Housing) 3 speeches
- 8 Oral question Oral Question: Question No. 5 - 453/2025 (Plantation and Community Infrastructure) 3 speeches
- 9 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Prime Minister Response on Colombo Port and Digital Economy 21 speeches
- 10 Procedural Procedural: Committee on High Posts and Security Concerns 8 speeches
- 11 Debate Debate: Second Reading of Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Sixth Allotted Day 82 speeches
- 12 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Policy-Driven Programme for Persons with Disabilities 32 speeches
- 13 Adjournment Adjournment 1 speeches