Sitting of Friday, 28 February 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening - Parliament Met 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers - Annual Reports 2 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions - Citizens' Petitions Presented 8 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question 1 - UDA Lands in Colombo City (Q.258/2024) 9 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question 2 - Companies Registered with Registrar of Companies (Q.426/2025) 12 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Questions 4 & 5 - Port City Project & National Youth Corps Centre (Q.432/2025) 7 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Questions by Private Notice - Construction Work in Mannar & Release of Tamil Political Prisoners 9 speeches ▸
8. 8 Debate Ministerial Statement - School Teacher Recruitment and Dhamma School Allowances 3 speeches ▾
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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

     AI summary The Prime Minister responded to a Standing Order 27(2) question on teacher recruitment, stating that recruitment is governed by the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service Minute in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1885/38 of 23 October 2014. She said the minimum qualification for recruitment to Grade III is passing at least three G.C.E. Advanced Level subjects at one sitting, excluding the General Test. She also reported 43,273 teacher vacancies, comprising 2,652 in National Schools and 40,621 in Provincial Schools, with district details provided in annexes.

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   • Hon. Harini Amarasuriya JJB

     AI summary Hon. Harini Amarasuriya presented district-wise data on teacher vacancies as at 31 January 2025, stating that provincial schools had 2,652 vacancies by medium and national schools had 40,621 vacancies. She also explained the status of recruitment to the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service for Dhamma Acharyas under Gazette Notification No. 2087 of 2018, noting that the process was delayed by COVID-19 and Treasury restrictions on recruitment. She stated that appointments for religious subjects had continued through National Diploma in Teaching graduates from 2019 to 2023, and that the Ministry had sought instructions from the Public Service Commission on how to proceed with the 2019 competitive examination results given the limited remaining vacancies.

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9. 9 Debate Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate (Defence & Public Security Heads) 57 speeches ▸
10. 10 Debate Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate Continued (Afternoon) 63 speeches ▸
11. 11 Procedural Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Voting & Amendments (Heads 103, 189, 222-226, 304, 320, 325) 11 speeches ▸
12. 12 Adjournment Adjournment 2 speeches ▸