Sitting of Tuesday, 17 June 2025
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Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers: Regulations, Annual Reports and Ministerial Consultative Committee Reports 5 speeches
- The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB
AI summary Regulations made under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2437/04 of 19 May 2025 were tabled on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. A motion was moved and agreed to refer the regulations to the Committee on Public Finance.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB
AI summary The Annual Report of the National Transport Commission for 2023 was tabled in Parliament. It was moved and agreed that the Report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure Facilities and Strategic Development.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB
AI summary The Minister tabled four reports: the 2023 Annual Report of the Vijay Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital, the 2024 Annual Performance Report of the Office of the Chief Government Whip, the 2021 Performance Report of the Department of Agrarian Development, and the 2023 Annual Report of Lanka Ceramics Corporation. He moved that each be referred to the relevant Sectoral Oversight Committee, covering health and women’s empowerment, public administration and civil security, environment and agriculture, and economic development respectively. All motions were agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi - Minister of Environment JJB
AI summary The Minister of Environment tabled the 2024 Annual Performance Report of the Department of National Botanic Gardens. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Use of Resources, and the motion was agreed to.
- The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports JJB
AI summary The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports tabled the Ministerial Consultative Committee report concerning regulations under the Convention against Doping in Sports Act, No. 33 of 2013, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2430/24 of 3 April 2025. He also tabled the 2022 Annual Report of the National Youth Services Council, and the documents were ordered to lie upon the Table.
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- 3 Petitions Petitions 5 speeches
- 4 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order and Question Scheduling 17 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question Q.279/2024: SMS Service for Electricity Bills 7 speeches
- 6 Procedural Oral Question Q.307/2024 (Standalone, Deferred) 4 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question Q.??/2024: Gin River Overflow and Flood Management 6 speeches
- 8 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order and Question Scheduling 6 speeches
- 9 Oral question Oral Question Q.??/2025: Mahapola Educational and Trade Fair 4 speeches
- 10 Oral question Oral Question Q.??/2025: Land Reform Commission Employee Land Grants 8 speeches
- 11 Oral question Oral Questions Second Round Q.875/2025 and Related Questions 9 speeches
- 12 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Chemmani Cemetery and Related Issues (Q.27(2)) 46 speeches
- 13 Procedural Procedural: Israel-Iran Conflict Discussion and Ministerial Statement on Energy 79 speeches
- 14 Papers Presentation of Bills 4 speeches
- 15 Debate Debate: Convention Against Doping in Sports Regulations 62 speeches
- 16 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Trade Tariffs and Iran-Israel Conflict Impact 17 speeches