Sitting of Friday, 20 June 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening and Speaker's Certificate 1 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

     AI summary The Chair informed Parliament that the Speaker’s Certificate had been endorsed on the National Transport Commission (Amendment) Bill on 19 June 2025. He also notified the House of an additional Supreme Court petition filed under Article 121(1) concerning the Companies (Amendment) Bill, announced a meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business, and tabled several Auditor-General’s Reports for 2020, 2023 and 2024, which were ordered to be printed.

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2. 2 Papers Papers Presentation 3 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 4 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Grade Five Scholarship Examination Successful Candidates (Q.159/2024) 7 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Ministry of Health and Affiliated Institutes - Financial and Non-Financial Assistance Received (Q.192/2024) 9 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Proceedings Deferred (Q.224/2024) 2 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Homeless Families in Kolonnawa DS Division - Provision of Houses (Q.280/2024) 6 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Paddy Marketing Board - Purchase of Paddy (Q.310/2024) 8 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Acting Principals in Government Schools (Q.Unspecified/2024) 20 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Southern Expressway Interchanges (Q.Unspecified/2024) 9 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Ceylon Petroleum Corporation - New Refinery in Trincomalee (Q.Unspecified/2024) 6 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Oral Question: Police Officers, Vehicles and Resources Availability (Q.Unspecified/2024) 13 speeches ▸
13. 13 Oral question Question under Standing Order 27(2): Aswesuma Welfare Programme (Leader of Opposition) 5 speeches ▸
14. 14 Oral question Question under Standing Order 27(2): Constitutional Commissions (Q.Unspecified/2024) 8 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Personal Explanation - Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna 2 speeches ▸
16. 16 Debate Debate: Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act Order and Imports and Exports (Control) Act Regulations 81 speeches ▸
17. 17 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: District Coordinating Committees - Effectiveness, Accountability and Legal Clarity of Decisions 8 speeches ▸
18. 18 Opening Closure of Parliament Session 2 speeches ▸