Sitting of Thursday, 20 March 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening of Parliament 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers Presented: Annual Reports and Regulations 3 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. (Prof.) A.-H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government

     AI summary The Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government presented the 2023 Annual Report of the National Human Resources Development Council of Sri Lanka. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Public Administration, Justice and Civil Security, and the House agreed to the motion.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB

     AI summary A regulation made under Section 7(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Act, No. 2 of 2013, and published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2418/28 of 08 January 2025, was presented on behalf of the Minister of Justice and National Integration. It was proposed that the regulation be referred to the Ministerial Consultative Committee on the Ministry of Justice and National Integration, and the House agreed.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi - Minister of Environment JJB

     AI summary The Minister of Environment presented the Annual Reports of Sri Lanka Climate Fund (Pvt) Ltd. for 2020 and 2021. He proposed that the reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Resource Management, and the House agreed.

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3. 3 Committee report Public Finance Committee Report and Procedural Exchanges 6 speeches ▸
4. 4 Petitions Citizens' Petitions 3 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question 1: Government Institutions - Security Companies (Q.1/4/2024) 6 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Questions 2-5: Second Round (Multiple Questions) 5 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question by Private Notice: Withholding Tax on Senior Citizens' Deposits and Valaichchenai Paper Factory 16 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Procedural Motion: Sitting Hours 1 speeches ▸
9. 9 Debate Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage Debate 63 speeches ▸
10. 10 Procedural Insolvency Bill - Postponement of Committee Stage 2 speeches ▸
11. 11 Papers Papers Presented: Finance Act Regulation and Annual Reports 4 speeches ▸
12. 12 Debate Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading, Committee and Third Reading 25 speeches ▸
13. 13 Adjournment Adjournment 2 speeches ▸