Sitting of Thursday, 10 April 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers Presented: Annual Reports and Petitions 7 speeches ▸
3. 3 Procedural Procedural: Point of Order on Report Presentation 7 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question 10/2024: National Schools - Lack of Qualified Principals 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question 71/2024: Bakki-ella, Villukulam and Ambilanturai Roads in Batticaloa 11 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question 212/2024: Sri Lanka Police - Vacancies and Promotions 7 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question 541/2025: National Cancer Institute - Essential Drugs 6 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Procedural: Request for Standing Order 27(2) Question and Tabling 7 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Deputy Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF

     AI summary Ravi Karunanayake requested permission to raise his Question under Standing Order 27(2) immediately, explaining that he needed to attend the All Party Conference convened by the President.

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   • The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF

     AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake sought permission from the Chair to table a document in Parliament.

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   • The Hon. Deputy Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF

     AI summary Ravi Karunanayake stated that he was tabling a Question under Standing Order No. 27(2) for inclusion in Hansard.

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   • The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development JJB

     AI summary The Minister stated that the question raised by Hon. Ravi Karunanayake under Standing Order 27(2) would be answered at the next sitting of Parliament.

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9. 9 Oral question Oral Question 572/2025: Elephant Management Reserves in Hambantota District 6 speeches ▸
10. 10 Procedural Procedural: Point of Order - Privilege Issue 5 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question 579/2025: Sexual Crimes Against Women Serving in Government Institutions 8 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Oral Questions: Primary Health Care and School Infrastructure Projects 9 speeches ▸
13. 13 Oral question Second Round of Oral Questions and Standing Order 27(2) Questions (Tabled) 6 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Procedural: Adjournment Motions 3 speeches ▸
15. 15 Debate Debate: Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Batalanda Torture Chambers 71 speeches ▸
16. 16 Procedural Administrative Notes and Hansard Publication Information 2 speeches ▸