Sitting of Tuesday, 18 March 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Speaker's Announcements: Committee to Look into Legal Basis for Parliamentary Committee Recommendations 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Paper: Annual Report of Sri Lanka Institute of Textile and Apparel 2022 1 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 4 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Govijana Seva Bank, Mihintale - Loan Granted to Janatha Lanka Chillie Marketing Ltd. (Q.495/2025) 1 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Questions: Teachers' Service and Principals' Service Salary Anomalies (Q.502/2025), Estates in Badulla District Drinking Water Projects (Q.505/2025), Damage to Cultivations by Wild Animals (Q.498/2025) 7 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question under Standing Order 27(2): Export of Sri Lanka's Textiles and Apparels and Ministerial Clarifications 11 speeches ▸
7. 7 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Health Sector Strike by Paramedical and Allied Health Professionals 2 speeches ▾
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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB

     AI summary Minister Nalinda Jayatissa addressed the 24-hour token strike by some paramedical and allied health professionals over alleged allowance cuts, stating that the Government had facilitated discussions with the Ministry of Finance but that the unions had already decided to continue the strike. He argued that the recent pay adjustment had substantially increased basic salaries and related allowances, within the limits of the economy, and said public sector pay rises already represented a major fiscal commitment. He said patient care was being disrupted unfairly, instructed health institutions to protect staff continuing to work, and invited the striking professionals to pursue further dialogue rather than actions that endanger patients.

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8. 8 Procedural Privilege Question: Conduct at COPE Meeting Regarding Gem Lot 8 speeches ▸
9. 9 Debate Appropriation Bill 2025, Twenty-third Allotted Day - Committee Stage: Heads 149, 303, 194 and 219 (Industry and Entrepreneurship Development; Youth Affairs and Sports) 87 speeches ▸
10. 10 Papers Paper: Annual Report of National Youth Services Council for year ended 31.12.2024 1 speeches ▸
11. 11 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Protection and Support for Migrant Workers Abroad 9 speeches ▸