Sitting of Friday, 23 May 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1750228312097834 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Speaker's Announcements: Committee to Inquire into Complaint on Behaviour of Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers: Financial Statements of Central Bank and Committee Report on Foreign Loans (Repeal) Bill 2 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' Petitions Presented by MPs 8 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question 1: Crop Damage and Compensation (Q.72/2024) 7 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question 6: Compulsory Teaching of Languages in Schools (Q.222/2024) 7 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question 10: Sarusara Loan Scheme (Q.441/2025) 7 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question Second Round: Physical Training Instructors and Other Matters (Tabled Answers) 11 speeches
- 8 Procedural Questions under Standing Order 27(2): Procedural Matters and Opposition Questions 27 speeches
- 9 Papers Papers: Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill Presented 1 speeches
- 10 Debate Debate: Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill and Foreign Loans (Repeal) Bill - Second Reading 82 speeches
- 11 Procedural Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill - Procedural Resolutions (Second Reading, Committee Stage, Third Reading) 4 speeches
- The Hon. Presiding Member procedural
- The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB
AI summary The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara moved to postpone the Committee Stage and Third Reading of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill to Wednesday, 04 June 2025. The motion was agreed to, and the Committee Stage was scheduled for that date.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB
AI summary Moved the Second Reading of the Bill, which was agreed to by the House. The Bill was then referred to a Committee of the whole Parliament, considered clause by clause, and reported back without amendments.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB
AI summary Moved the Bill be read a Third time and sought leave to correct typographical, grammatical and numerical errors in the Sinhala and Tamil texts, including consequential amendments. The motion was agreed to, and the Bill was read the Third time and passed.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
- 12 Adjournment Adjournment Motion and Adjournment Debate: Public Administration and Provincial Council Elections 20 speeches