Sitting of Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1751280704002343 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening: Parliament Met 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers: Annual Reports and Ministerial Consultative Committee Reports 2 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions: Five Petitions Accepted 4 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Questions: Questions 1–2 (School Projects, Ministers' Answers and Supplementaries) and Q.633/2025 (stood down), Q.636/2025 (Limestone Transport), Q.715/2025 (Kukuleganga Access Road), Q.724/2025 (Suwaseya Ambulance Service), Q.792/2025 (Bus Route Permits), Minuwangoda Shopping Complex, Tea Factories, and Social Media Provisions 52 speeches
- 5 Procedural Procedural: Urgent Debate Motion on Israel–Iran War (Standing Order 19) 10 speeches
- The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition SJB
AI summary Under Standing Order 19(2)(a), Sajith Premadasa requested an urgent debate, with the support of more than twenty Members, on the implications of the Israel–Iran war for Sri Lanka. He highlighted concerns over the safety of 10,000–20,000 Sri Lankan workers in Israel, risks to tea exports to Iran, possible disruption to oil supplies via the Strait of Hormuz, and wider economic impacts on growth, industry, services, agriculture, and the public. He asked that Standing Orders be suspended to hold the debate immediately or the next day, and called for a formal Government position and plan rather than separate ministerial statements.
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Ajith P. Perera SJB
AI summary Ajith P. Perera noted that the motion was in his name and requested that, under Standing Order 19(3), the debate be taken up that day at 3.30 p.m.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Bimal Rathnayake stated that a motion under Standing Order 19(1) may proceed if the required 20 Members rise and the Speaker so decides, with debate under Standing Order 19(3) possible at 3.30 p.m. if consent is granted. He noted that Government concurrence is required and that, since an adjournment motion by Hon. Hector Appuhamy is already scheduled, only one adjournment debate can be held; the Government is willing to take this debate instead from 3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a Point of Order under Standing Order 91(c), which prohibits imputing improper motives or referring to Members’ private affairs. He objected to remarks suggesting his party had too many leaders, stating that it is a coalition of multiple parties and leaders and that such references were inappropriate.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition SJB
AI summary Sajith Premadasa thanked the Chair for granting the debate but argued that the seriousness of the issue warranted more than the allotted two hours. He requested additional time for the debate, either later that day or the following day.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake requested the Opposition Chief Organizer to ensure that Opposition Members remain in the Chamber until 5.30 p.m.
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- 6 Debate Debate: Orders under Reciprocal Recognition, Registration and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act No. 49 of 2024 44 speeches
- 7 Procedural Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment 54 speeches