Sitting of Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Announcements 1 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

     AI summary Mr. Speaker clarified the proper use of Standing Order 27(2) for raising matters of urgent public importance, following issues in the House, including an incident on 09.05.2025. He stated that such questions must concern a specific urgent public matter, be answerable on short notice, fall under one Minister’s purview, and should not include multiple detailed or supplementary-style questions. He noted that misuse has disrupted time management and the main business of Parliament, and said party leaders should adhere strictly to the Standing Orders and the agreement reached at the Committee on Parliamentary Business on 21.03.2025.

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2. 2 Papers Papers - Annual Reports Tabling 6 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions - Presented to Committee on Public Petitions 8 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Lands Acquired for Kurunegala-Habarana Railway Line - Compensation/Ex-Gratia Payment (Q.1/2025) 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Bridge at Pansilgoda, Minuwangoda - Non-Completion (Q.2/2025) 7 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Lady Ridgeway Hospital - Donations for Purchase of Surgical Items (Q.3/2025) 6 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Sinhala and Tamil-Medium Government Schools - Teacher Vacancies (Q.4/2025) 4 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Warehouses of Co-operative Wholesale Establishment in Welisara - Lease (Q.8/2025) 4 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Director of Jaffna Teaching Hospital Appointment (Q.9/2025) 4 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Millennium City Housing Complex, Oruwala - Lands for Common Amenities (Q.10/2025) 6 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Questions - Various Tabled and Private Notice Questions 7 speeches ▸
12. 12 Debate Debate: Finance Act Order - Tax Exemptions and Government Policy on Renewable Energy 11 speeches ▸
13. 13 Debate Debate: Finance Act Order - Continued Discussion (Multiple Speakers) 29 speeches ▸
14. 14 Debate Debate: Finance Act Order and Notification on Luxury Tax on Motor Vehicles - Continued (Afternoon Session) 37 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Procedural: Questions on Bank of Ceylon Relief and Allied Health Graduates - Final Business 8 speeches ▸