Sitting of Friday, 7 March 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1743066559006904 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening: Parliament met 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers: Ministerial Reports and Performance Reports 4 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' Petitions presented 4 speeches
- 4 Procedural Procedural: Oral Answers to Questions announcement 1 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question: Shortage of Pharmacists and External Pharmacist Examination (Q.492/2025) 8 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question: Thambapavani Wind Power Station (Q.154/2024) 2 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question: Haputale and Haldummulla DS Divisions (Q.253/2024) 2 speeches
- 8 Oral question Oral Question: Base Hospital, Puttalam: Drainage System (Q.292/2024) 2 speeches
- 9 Oral question Oral Question: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Terminals Operations (Q.304/2024) 2 speeches
- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Ravi Karunanayake) SJB
AI summary A question was raised to the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation seeking detailed data on port terminal operations from 2015 to date, including ship arrivals, container volumes, operational profits, SLPA income and profits, and terminal efficiency measured by containers handled per hour. It also requested national figures for containers and general cargo handled from 2020 to 2024, projections for the next ten years, and Sri Lanka’s global ranking in container handling over the past five years, with reasons required if the information cannot be provided.
- The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Bimal Rathnayake tabled a detailed answer on Port of Colombo operations, providing terminal-wise data from 2015 to 2024 on ship calls, container throughput, operational profits, efficiency indicators, general cargo volumes, projections, and Sri Lanka’s global container-handling ranking. The figures show total container handling rising to 7.79 million TEUs in 2024, with major contributions from CICT, SAGT and SLPA-operated terminals, while SLPA operational profits increased substantially over the period, reaching Rs. 36.3 billion in 2023 after a higher figure in 2022. Further supporting tables, including efficiency and projection data, were tabled for the House.
- 10 Debate Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Heads 117, 123, 306, 307, 309-311, 332, 336) 105 speeches