Sitting of Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Regulations, Annual Reports and Ministerial Consultative Committee Reports 5 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 5 speeches ▸
4. 4 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order and Question Scheduling 17 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question Q.279/2024: SMS Service for Electricity Bills 7 speeches ▸
6. 6 Procedural Oral Question Q.307/2024 (Standalone, Deferred) 4 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question Q.??/2024: Gin River Overflow and Flood Management 6 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order and Question Scheduling 6 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna Independent Group 17 - Jaffna

     AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna rose to a point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was presented in the provided excerpt.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna Independent Group 17 - Jaffna

     AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna raised a matter of privilege under Standing Orders 29(1) and 29(2), stating that the CID had summoned him in relation to statements he made in Parliament about the release of container No. 323 from the Port. He said he had written to the Speaker on the matter on the 12th, with a date-stamped letter, but had not yet received a response.

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   • The Hon. Ravindra Bandara

     AI summary Ravindra Bandara formally posed a question to the House. No substantive details or policy issues were included in the recorded statement.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB

     AI summary On behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa requested a two-week extension to provide an answer to Question No. 586/2025 regarding money spent on the Mahapola Educational and Trade Fair. The question was ordered to stand down.

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9. 9 Oral question Oral Question Q.??/2025: Mahapola Educational and Trade Fair 4 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question Q.??/2025: Land Reform Commission Employee Land Grants 8 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Questions Second Round Q.875/2025 and Related Questions 9 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Chemmani Cemetery and Related Issues (Q.27(2)) 46 speeches ▸
13. 13 Procedural Procedural: Israel-Iran Conflict Discussion and Ministerial Statement on Energy 79 speeches ▸
14. 14 Papers Presentation of Bills 4 speeches ▸
15. 15 Debate Debate: Convention Against Doping in Sports Regulations 62 speeches ▸
16. 16 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Trade Tariffs and Iran-Israel Conflict Impact 17 speeches ▸