10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Sitting of Wednesday, 4 June 2025

10th Parliament· 9 debates· 165 speeches· 48 speakers

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Order of business

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  1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Papers Tabling 5 speeches
    • Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne

      AI summary The Speaker informed Parliament that two additional petitions had been submitted to the Supreme Court under Article 121(1) of the Constitution regarding the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill, following an earlier announcement on 3 June 2025. He also laid before Parliament several parts of the Auditor-General’s Reports for the financial years 2022, 2023, and 2024 under Article 154(6) of the Constitution.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

      AI summary Moved that the reports before Parliament be printed. The motion was agreed to, and Parliament ordered that the reports be printed.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake tabled the 2023 Annual Report of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority on behalf of the Minister of Health and Mass Media. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Mass Media and Women’s Empowerment, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources presented the 2024 performance reports of the Fisheries Rewards Fund, the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, and the Ministry. He moved that the reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainability of Resources, and the House agreed.

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    • The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government JJB

      AI summary The Minister laid the 2023 Annual Report of the Local Loans and Development Fund before Parliament and moved that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Public Administration, Justice and Civil Security. The motion was agreed to.

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