Sitting of Friday, 6 June 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: Parliament Commencement and Speaker's Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Annual and Committee Reports 4 speeches ▸
3. 3 Oral question Oral Question: Dedicated Economic Centres (Q.12/2024) 8 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Sub Post Office Building (Q.74/2024) 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Procedural Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions 59 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Major Ports Revenue and Expenditure (Q.95/2024) 5 speeches ▸
7. 7 Procedural Procedural and Oral Question: Airport and Aviation Services and Standing Orders Clarification 70 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: State-Owned Sugar Companies (Q.191/2024) 16 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Questions: Second Round 7 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Ajith P. Perera SJB

     AI summary Ajith P. Perera formally posed a parliamentary question to the Chair. No substantive details of the question or policy issue were included in the excerpt.

     Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
   • The Hon. Harshana Suriyapperuma - Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning

     AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Stabilization, Harshana Suriyapperuma requested a two-week postponement to answer the question. The question was ordered to stand down.

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   • The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake NDF

     AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education for details on the Anti-Corruption Committee Office established in 2015 under the then Prime Minister’s Office. He requested the relevant Cabinet memorandum and decision, the committee’s membership details, the number of complaints received and cases filed, and the name and address of its Director General. He also asked whether the Minister was aware of an allegation that the Director General had driven a vehicle without permission and caused an accident, and sought reasons if such information was unavailable.

     Corruption & Governance Reform Full speech →
   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

     AI summary The response provided details on the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Committee and its Secretariat in 2015 through Cabinet memoranda and decisions, noting that implementation was entrusted to the Secretary to the Prime Minister though they were not explicitly established under the Prime Minister’s Office. It listed the 14 appointed members, reported that 475 complaints and 667 complaints on administrative irregularities had been received, and stated that records at the Prime Minister’s Office do not contain information on cases filed. It further clarified that available records show no post or holder of “Director General” in the Committee or Secretariat, and that relevant annexures were tabled in the Library.

     Corruption & Governance Reform Full speech →
   • The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake NDF

     AI summary Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake questioned whether the Anti-Corruption Committee established under the 2015 Good Governance Government had legal status, noting that cases were filed through it and that some remain active. He referred to the Prime Minister’s information that the committee was not legally established under the PM’s Office and highlighted the involvement of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Ananda Wijepala. He also asked for a response regarding an incident involving a vehicle allegedly driven without permission and involved in an accident.

     Corruption & Governance Reform Full speech →
   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

     AI summary Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that information on Ananda Wijepala’s service had previously been disclosed in Parliament and was not new or secret. She clarified that she had not alleged illegality and had only presented records currently held at the Prime Minister’s Office relating to the period of former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. She said those files contain no reference to a vehicle or a Director General post, while noting that some records may have been moved after Wickremesinghe became President.

     Corruption & Governance Reform Full speech →
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Mahaweli Re-awakening Week (Q.619/2025) 5 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Ambassadors and High Commissioners with Dual Citizenship 16 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Procedural: Second Round and Ministerial Statements 14 speeches ▸
13. 13 Procedural Procedural: Standing Order 27(2) Questions and Points of Order 32 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Procedural: House Conduct and Petition Examination 14 speeches ▸
15. 15 Papers Papers: Private Members' Bills Introduction 7 speeches ▸
16. 16 Debate Debate: Votes of Condolence for Four Former MPs 46 speeches ▸
17. 17 Adjournment Adjournment: Adjournment Motion and Questions 13 speeches ▸