Sitting of Friday, 21 March 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Speaker's Certificate - Article 79 1 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne

     AI summary The Speaker informed Parliament that he had endorsed the certificate on the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill on 20 March 2025 under Article 79 of the Constitution. He also tabled the lists of Members nominated, following parliamentary resolutions and Committee of Selection approval, to serve on several committees and Ministerial Consultative Committees during the First Session of the Tenth Parliament. The announced nominations included members for the Committee on Parliamentary Business, Committee on Public Finance, Legislative Standing Committee, Committee on Standing Orders, House Committee, Committee on Ethics and Privileges, Committee on Public Enterprises, Committee on Public Accounts, and Committee on Ways and Means.

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2. 2 Papers Papers: Vocational Training Authority Report and Petitions 4 speeches ▸
3. 3 Oral question Oral Question No. 127/2024: Currency Notes and Coins 20 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question No. 3 - 276/2024: Safe Medical Termination of Pregnancy 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Questions Nos. 4-5 - Stand Down (294/2024, 305/2024) 6 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Second Round Question No. 2 - 191/2024 - Stand Down 3 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Power Generation Policy 21 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Personal Explanation and Procedural Matters 9 speeches ▸
9. 9 Procedural Business of Parliament: Appropriation Bill Exemption Motion 2 speeches ▸
10. 10 Debate Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Twenty-sixth Day) and Third Reading 145 speeches ▸