Sitting of Thursday, 8 May 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening - Parliament Met at 9.30 a.m. 1 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

     AI summary Parliament was informed that Hon. Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Samantha Ranasingha made the required affirmation and signed the Book, and that the President had issued a Public Security Proclamation summoning specified Armed Forces to maintain public order under the Public Security Ordinance. The Speaker announced certification of the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill and the Proceeds of Crime Bill, receipt of a Supreme Court petition on the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, and a proposed referral of a privilege matter to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges. He also notified Parliament of nominations made by the Committee of Selection to the Committee on Parliamentary Business, the Committee on Public Accounts, the Committee on Public Enterprises, and several Sectoral Oversight Committees.

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2. 2 Papers Papers - Tabling of Annual Reports and Documents 9 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions - Citizens' Petitions Presented 3 speeches ▸
4. 4 Procedural Procedural - Interjections on Order of Business 8 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Prevention of Delay in Ending Civil Court Cases (Q.133/2024) 28 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Questions: Foreign Official Visits by Former President (Q.5/2024) and Follow-up Questions 16 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Currency Printed/Minted Since 2015 (Q.9/2025) 16 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Questions: Martyrs' Day Commemorations and OPD Attendance (Q.10/2024, etc.) 21 speeches ▸
9. 9 Procedural Questions under Standing Order 27(2) - IMF Conditions and Privilege Matters 58 speeches ▸
10. 10 Procedural Questions under Standing Order 27(2) - Land Acquisition in North and East; Ministry Statements on Rice and Finance 13 speeches ▸
11. 11 Procedural Procedural - Committee Matter and Staff Notice; Bills Presented 7 speeches ▸
12. 12 Debate Debate: Customs Ordinance - Resolution on Import Duties on Motor Vehicles 105 speeches ▸