Sitting of Wednesday, 9 July 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1752660241032216 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers: Annual Performance Reports 9 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions 7 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: Digital Transformation and Education Reforms 18 speeches
- 5 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order on Question Time Conduct 22 speeches
- Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake objected to the Speaker allowing a Point of Order during a Member’s question to the Prime Minister, arguing that it interrupted the Member’s Standing Order right to ask supplementary questions. He urged that the established procedure be respected and stated that the intervention did not constitute a proper Point of Order.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri raised a Point of Order under Standing Order 92. No further substantive argument or request was included in the provided excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna SJB
AI summary Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna indicated that she would direct her question to the Prime Minister. No substantive policy issue or proposal was raised in the excerpt provided.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya began answering a question by stating that the matter applied with effect from 1 January 2020, but the recorded extract is interrupted before any substantive details or response are provided.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri stated that Members are raising timely and important questions to the Prime Minister.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri stated that he had sought permission to depart from the scheduled parliamentary agenda and asked to clarify the procedure for doing so. The intervention concerned procedural handling of business outside the agenda rather than a substantive policy matter.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri questioned the impartiality of the Speaker, asking whether the Speaker represents all 224 Members of Parliament or only the 159 members aligned with one side. The intervention suggests concern over perceived unequal treatment or bias in parliamentary proceedings.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri challenged the Chair’s handling of proceedings, implying that the Speaker should act for all 224 Members of Parliament rather than a limited group. He stated that the Opposition would remain silent only if the Speaker represented 159 members, but requested the opportunity to speak if the Speaker represented the full House.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri challenged calls from the Leader of the House and the Prime Minister for decorum during Question Time, arguing that the Government side should observe such standards first. He referred to conduct in the previous day’s proceedings as the context for his objection.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri requested that members be allowed more time and space to speak during proceedings. He objected to the debate being curtailed or managed in a restrictive manner, comparing it to a board of directors meeting held at night.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri objected to moving motions during the period allocated for questions to the Prime Minister. He argued that doing so is unfair and wastes parliamentary time.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- 6 Oral question Oral Questions to Prime Minister: Pension Disputes and FDI 11 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question: National Hospital Kandy (Q.614/2025) 7 speeches
- 8 Oral question Oral Question: Fish Catch, Import and Export (Q.637/2025) 18 speeches
- 9 Oral question Oral Question: Ragama–Peralanda Tank Development (Q.6511/2025) 6 speeches
- 10 Oral question Oral Question: CIABOC Cases Against Politicians (Q.712/2025) 7 speeches
- 11 Oral question Oral Question: Velanai DS Division Post Office (Q.950/2025) 7 speeches
- 12 Oral question Questions under Standing Order 27(2): Paddy Purchase, Rice Import, Horticultural Crops; Question of Privilege 13 speeches
- 13 Procedural Procedural: Questions of Privilege and Parliamentary Conduct 18 speeches
- 14 Papers Papers: Rubber Control (Amendment) Bill 3 speeches
- 15 Procedural Procedural: Setting Sitting Hours 1 speeches
- 16 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks (21 April 2019) 146 speeches