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 ▸
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 ▾
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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary Moved the approval of several finance-related regulations, orders and notifications made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, including measures under the Finance Act, Inland Revenue Act, Regulation of Insurance Industry Act, Imports and Exports (Control) Act, Excise Ordinance, Excise (Special Provisions) Act, and Special Commodity Levy Act. The motions included approval of a protocol amending Sri Lanka’s double taxation agreement with India and several Gazette-published instruments from late 2024 and early 2025, all of which had Cabinet approval and were agreed to by Parliament. A motion was also initiated concerning the 2021 Annual Report of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.

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    • The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy JJB

      AI summary Moved the approval of the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited annual reports for 2021 and 2022, including the Auditor General’s observations, under the relevant provisions of the Conversion of Public Corporations or Government Owned Business Undertakings into Public Companies Act and the Companies Act. He noted that both reports had been considered by the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Energy and Transport, with its report presented to Parliament on 9 July 2024. Both motions were put to the House and agreed to.

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    • The Hon. (Prof.) Anil Jayantha JJB

      AI summary Prof. Anil Jayantha moved for parliamentary approval of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Annual Reports for 2020 and 2021, including the Auditor General’s observations, under Section 18 of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Act, No. 38 of 2009. He noted that both reports had been presented on 18 July 2023, considered by the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education on 24 August 2023, and reported to Parliament on 21 September 2023. Both motions were put to the House and agreed to.

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12. 12 Debate Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading, Committee and Third Reading 25 speeches ▸
13. 13 Adjournment Adjournment 2 speeches ▸