Sitting of Wednesday, 5 March 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1742473561091594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers Presented: Annual Reports and Committee Reports 5 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions Presented by Members 5 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: Madunagala Tourist Project (Q.1/2025) 6 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question: Cey-Nor Housing Scheme, Batticaloa (Q.2/2025) 6 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question: Substandard Coconut Oil (Q.3/2025) 6 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question: Shops Leased Out in Polonnaruwa City Center (Q.4/2025) 6 speeches
- 8 Oral question Oral Question: Nilwala River Salinity Barrier - Farmer Compensation (Q.5/2025) 4 speeches
- 9 Oral question Oral Question: Fire Service Units in Mannar (Q.27(2)/2025) 3 speeches
- 10 Debate Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage: Heads 124, 216, 331, 151 and 290 27 speeches
- 11 Debate Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage Continued: Heads 124, 151, 331 133 speeches
- 12 Procedural Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage: Final Amendments and Progress Report 18 speeches
- The Hon. Deputy Chairperson
AI summary The Deputy Chairperson called Parliament to order after resumption and asked whether the Committee agreed to allocate sufficient time to complete the day’s scheduled business.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage JJB
AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Upali Pannilage moved a Committee Stage amendment to the Appropriation Bill, 2025, for the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment. The amendment proposed replacing the relevant budget lines with allocations of Rs. 24.99 billion for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 6.16 billion for capital expenditure.
Public Finance Full speech → - The Hon. Deputy Chairperson
AI summary The Deputy Chairperson sought the Committee’s agreement, likely on a procedural matter under consideration. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or debate content was raised.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Members
AI summary Parliament agreed to insert increased allocations into the Schedule, approving Rs. 24.99 billion for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 6.16 billion for capital expenditure. It also approved allocations under Head 124, Programme 01, including Rs. 270 million for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 24 million for capital expenditure, with further figures noted for Programme 02 development activities.
Public Finance Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage JJB
AI summary At the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2025, Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage moved an amendment relating to Head 124, Programme 02. No further details of the amendment or its rationale were provided in the excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Deputy Chairperson
AI summary The Hon. Deputy Chairperson asked the Committee whether it agreed to proceed or consent to the matter before it. This was a procedural intervention seeking confirmation of the Committee’s agreement.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Members
AI summary Parliament agreed to an amendment to Head 124, Programme 02, increasing the capital provision by Rs. 600 million under Budget Proposals Nos. 32 and 51, setting development activities allocations at Rs. 1,571.3 million recurrent and Rs. 4,893.7 million capital. The Committee then approved the relevant recurrent and capital allocations for the Department of Social Services under Head 216 and the Department of Samurdhi Development under Head 331, including operational and development activity provisions.
Public Finance Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage JJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage, during the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2025, formally moved an amendment under Head 331, Programme 02. No substantive details of the amendment or supporting arguments were provided in the excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Deputy Chairperson
AI summary The Deputy Chairperson asked whether the Committee agreed to the matter under consideration.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Members
AI summary Parliament agreed to an amendment moved by Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage to increase the recurrent provision under Head 331, Programme 02, by Rs. 500 million, raising it to Rs. 21.036 billion, with capital expenditure set at Rs. 1.101 billion. The amended recurrent and capital allocations were approved and ordered to stand part of the Schedule, followed by the listing of the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources allocations of Rs. 6.213 billion recurrent and Rs. 5.227 billion capital.
Public Finance Full speech → - The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar 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 Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources. It proposed replacing the relevant line in the Bill to set the Ministry’s capital allocation at Rs. 5,427,000,000.
Public Finance Full speech → - The Hon. Deputy Chairperson
AI summary The Deputy Chairperson sought the Committee’s consent on a procedural matter, asking whether members were agreeable.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Members
AI summary Parliament agreed to insert the specified allocations into the Schedule for the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources under Head 151. The approved items included Rs. 395 million for Programme 01 recurrent expenditure, Rs. 42 million for Programme 01 capital expenditure, and the earlier amended capital expenditure allocation of Rs. 5.427 billion, with Programme 02 allocations stated as Rs. 1.627 billion recurrent and Rs. 4.998 billion capital expenditure.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar JJB
AI summary Ramalingam Chandrasekar moved an amendment during the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2025, relating to Head 151, Programme 02. No further details or rationale for the amendment were provided in the excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Deputy Chairperson
AI summary The Deputy Chairperson sought the Committee’s agreement on a procedural matter.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Members
AI summary Parliament agreed to an amendment to Head 151, Programme 02, increasing the capital allocation by Rs. 200 million to Rs. 5,198 million for implementation of Budget Proposal No. 47, while approving recurrent expenditure of Rs. 1,627 million. The Committee also approved allocations for the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources under Head 290, Programme 01: Rs. 4,191 million for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 187 million for capital expenditure.
Public Finance Full speech → - The Hon. Deputy Chairperson
AI summary The Deputy Chairperson reported that, at 6.01 p.m., they left the Chair to report Progress. The Committee reported Progress and was scheduled to sit again on Thursday, 6 March 2025.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
- 13 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Jaffna - Social Impact of Drug Addiction Among Youth 17 speeches