Sitting of Thursday, 27 February 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1741437399068186 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening: Parliament Session Commenced and Message from President on Public Security Proclamation 22 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers: Ministerial Notifications and Reports (Excise Ordinance, Foundation and Corporate Reports, Public Finance Committee Report) 3 speeches
- Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB
AI summary The Prime Minister presented two excise-related instruments issued by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development: a notification on liquor excise duty under the Excise Ordinance and an order on excise duty under the Excise (Special Provisions) Act. She moved that these be referred to the Committee on Public Finance, which the House agreed to, and also tabled the List of Proposed Alterations in the Legends of Draft Estimates 2025.
Public Finance Full speech → - Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa presented the 2023 Annual Reports of the 1990 Suwaseriya Foundation and the State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation of Sri Lanka. He moved that the reports be referred to the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Health and Mass Media, and the House agreed.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva presented the Committee on Public Finance report on the 2025 Appropriation Bill under Standing Order No. 121(5)(11), noting that it assesses whether budget allocations align with Government policy priorities such as education. He said the Committee had prepared the 50-page report without dedicated technical support and stressed that, unlike COPE and COPA, it requires a technical team rather than only a consultant to conduct effective scrutiny of Bills, regulations, and budget estimates. He also recorded the Committee’s thanks to the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka and named researchers who assisted with the report.
- 3 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' Petitions Presented by Multiple Members 8 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: Grade 5 Scholarship Exam 2024 - Leak of Questions (Q.105/2024) 21 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Questions: Power Generation (Q.153/2024), Human-Elephant Conflict (Q.188/2024), Majma Nagar Cemetery (Q.291/2024), Public Service Commission Uva Province (Q.389/2025) 19 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question under Standing Order 27(2): Rule of Law and Inclusive Justice System 9 speeches
- 7 Debate Debate: Committee Stage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill - Special Expenditure Heads (Heads 1-25) and Amendments 76 speeches
- 8 Adjournment Adjournment: Motion on Prevention of Relocation of Norwood Divisional Secretariat to Hatton 19 speeches