Sitting of Monday, 30 June 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1752037071094166 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening and Summoning of Parliament 2 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers: Presentation and Tabling of Reports and Annual Reports 9 speeches
- The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB
AI summary Bimal Rathnayake moved that the reports be printed. The motion was agreed to, and the House ordered the reports to be printed.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Deputy Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Moved that the Report be printed. The motion was agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be printed.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB
AI summary The Prime Minister presented several statutory financial and performance documents, including the 2024 Budget Position Report, inflation deviation reports for late 2024 and early 2025, and the 2026 Fiscal Strategy Statement under the Public Financial Management Act. She moved that these be referred to the Committee on Public Finance, and separately referred the 2024 annual performance reports of the Prime Minister’s Office, Department of Treasury Operations, and Comptroller General’s Office to the relevant Sectoral Oversight Committees. A note on supplementary allocations from the Development Activities Programme for May 2025 under the Appropriation Act was also tabled.
- The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake presented the 2018 Annual Report of the Sri Lanka National Freedom from Hunger Campaign Board on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability, and the motion was agreed to.
- The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure JJB
AI summary The Annual Report of the Tea Small Holdings Development Authority for 2023 was presented to Parliament. It was proposed and agreed that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability.
Agriculture Full speech → - The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy JJB
AI summary The Minister of Energy presented the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Annual Report for 2023. He proposed that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, and the motion was agreed to.
- The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration JJB
AI summary The Minister of Justice and National Integration presented the 2024 Performance Report of the Attorney-General’s Department to Parliament. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection, and the motion was agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment JJB
AI summary The Minister presented the 2023 Annual Report of the National Institute of Social Development and the 2024 Annual Performance Report of the Department of Social Services. He moved that both reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, and the House agreed.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
- 3 Petitions Petitions: Presentation of Citizens' Petitions 3 speeches
- 4 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order and Debate Preparation on Fiscal Strategy Statement 25 speeches
- 5 Debate Debate: Motion to Adjourn on Fiscal Strategy Statement 2026 77 speeches