Sitting of Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1750240054043973 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Papers Tabling 5 speeches
- 2 Procedural Procedural Matter: Access to Hansard and Tabled Annexes 11 speeches
- 3 Papers Papers: Annual Reports and Committee Reports 11 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: India–Sri Lanka Agreements and Education Policy 26 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Questions: NYSC Training Centres, Preschools, and Education Reforms 20 speeches
- 6 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Colombo–Kankesanthurai Train Service and Tourism Promotion 5 speeches
- 7 Debate Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill — Committee Stage 3 speeches
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB
AI summary Moved amendments to a Bill concerning the use of contemporaneous audio-visual links for witness examination, requiring such examination to remain under the direct control of the High Court Judge or Magistrate in court and limiting electronic recording to that court. Further amendments removed specified provisions and revised the definition of “State institution” to include a broad range of central, provincial, local government bodies and government-controlled care, detention, health and child protection institutions. The amendments were agreed to, and the Bill was reported with amendments.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB
AI summary Moved the Third Reading of the amended Bill and sought leave to correct typographical, printing, grammatical, or numbering errors and make consequential amendments. The motion was agreed to, and the Bill was read a third time and passed as amended.
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- 8 Debate Debate: Anti-Corruption Act Regulations 58 speeches
- 9 Adjournment Adjournment Questions: Tax Revenue and Decentralized Budget Provisions 26 speeches