Sitting of Friday, 28 February 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1741927369029372 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening - Parliament Met 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers - Annual Reports 2 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions - Citizens' Petitions Presented 8 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question 1 - UDA Lands in Colombo City (Q.258/2024) 9 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question 2 - Companies Registered with Registrar of Companies (Q.426/2025) 12 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Questions 4 & 5 - Port City Project & National Youth Corps Centre (Q.432/2025) 7 speeches
- 7 Oral question Questions by Private Notice - Construction Work in Mannar & Release of Tamil Political Prisoners 9 speeches
- 8 Debate Ministerial Statement - School Teacher Recruitment and Dhamma School Allowances 3 speeches
- 9 Debate Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate (Defence & Public Security Heads) 57 speeches
- 10 Debate Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate Continued (Afternoon) 63 speeches
- 11 Procedural Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Voting & Amendments (Heads 103, 189, 222-226, 304, 320, 325) 11 speeches
- The Hon. Chairman procedural
- The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam ACTC
AI summary Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam requested a Division and stated that he would call for a physical Division only on Head 103. He asked that the record reflect opposition to Heads 103, 222, 223, 224, 320, 325 and 225, with the Division to be treated as applying to all those Heads.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK
AI summary Sivagnanam Shritharan called for a Division during the Committee Stage voting on Budget expenditure heads. Following electronic voting, the relevant allocations under Head 103 and defence-related Heads 222 and 223 were approved, with 88 Ayes, 10 Noes and no abstentions; opposition to Head 222 by G.G. Ponnambalam was recorded.
- The Hon. Chairman procedural
- The Hon. Ananda Wijepala JJB
AI summary An amendment was moved at the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2025, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, relating to the allocation for the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs. The amendment proposes substituting the capital expenditure figure on page 29, line 8, with “Capital Rs. 16,945,000,000.”
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Chairman procedural
- Hon. Members
AI summary The House agreed to insert the increased sum of Rs. 16,945,000,000 for Capital Expenditure in the Schedule. The amended Capital Expenditure provision was then ordered to stand part of the Schedule.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Ananda Wijepala JJB
AI summary An amendment was moved at the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2025, under Head 189 for the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs. The allocation cited was Rs. 17.1 billion in recurrent expenditure and Rs. 2.045 billion in capital expenditure for Programme 01, Operational Activities.
- The Hon. Chairman procedural
- Hon. Members
AI summary The Committee agreed to amend Head 189, Programme 01 by increasing the capital allocation by Rs. 500 million to Rs. 2.545 billion, incorporating Budget Proposal No. 31, while retaining recurrent expenditure at Rs. 17.1 billion. It then approved allocations for the Department of Police under Head 225, including Rs. 136.1 billion recurrent and Rs. 8.2 billion capital expenditure, with Hon. K. K. Ponnambalam’s objection recorded. Allocations for the Department of Immigration and Emigration under Head 226 were also approved, comprising Rs. 5.8 billion recurrent and Rs. 6.2 billion capital expenditure, before the Committee reported progress and adjourned to sit again on 1 March 2025.
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- 12 Adjournment Adjournment 2 speeches