Sitting of Tuesday, 22 July 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: Awareness Programme for Newly Elected Members 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Annual Reports of Various Institutions (2023) 4 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake — Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament

     AI summary Moved that the relevant Report and Reports be printed. The motions were put to the House, agreed to, and the printing of the documents was ordered.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya — Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education

     AI summary Annual and performance reports for the University of Colombo, the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority, and the Department of Examinations were presented and referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Manpower and Human Capital. Regulations under the Public Debt Management Act, No. 33 of 2024, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2443/14 of 30 June 2025, were also presented and referred to the Committee on Public Finance.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa — Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip

     AI summary The Minister, on behalf of several portfolio ministers, presented annual reports and accounts from the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency, Lanka Sathosa Limited, the Sri Lanka Standards Institution, the Cooperative Employees Commission, the Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation, and the Department of Prisons. He moved that these reports be referred to the relevant Sectoral Oversight Committees, and also presented Judicature Act Orders published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2440/27, moving their referral to the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Justice and National Integration. All motions were agreed to.

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   • The Hon. Kumara Jayakody — Minister of Energy

     AI summary The Minister of Energy presented annual and performance reports relating to the Petroleum Development Authority of Sri Lanka, Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited, Lanka Coal Company (Pvt.) Limited, and the Ministry of Energy. He moved that the reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, and the House agreed.

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3. 3 Committee report Committee Reports: Environment, Education, Infrastructure Bills 3 speeches ▸
4. 4 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' Petitions Presented 3 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Sale of Petroleum (Q.2/2024) 5 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Establishment of Rajya Osusala - Batticaloa District 5 speeches ▸
7. 7 Procedural Procedural: Question No. 3 Deferred 1 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Active Accounts in Employees' Provident Fund (Q.4/2024) 5 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: National Minimum Wage and Plantation Workers Wages 15 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Construction of Milleniya Export Processing Zone (Q.5/2024) 9 speeches ▸
11. 11 Procedural Procedural: Speaker's Time Management Announcement 1 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Oral Question: Migrant Workers - Remittances (Q.6/2024) 10 speeches ▸
13. 13 Oral question Oral Question: Mosque at Mahara Prison Premises 7 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Procedural: Leader's Time Management Notice 1 speeches ▸
15. 15 Oral question Oral Question: Post of Sub-Inspector of Police - Recruitments (Q.7/2024) 21 speeches ▸
16. 16 Oral question Oral Question: Airlines and Aviation Services (Q.8/2024) 7 speeches ▸
17. 17 Oral question Oral Question: Sugar Demand and Production (Q.10/2024) 5 speeches ▸
18. 18 Oral question SO 27(2) Question: Human-Elephant Conflict 21 speeches ▸
19. 19 Oral question SO 27(2) Question: Ferry Service Thalaimannar-Rameswaram 25 speeches ▸
20. 20 Procedural Questions of Privilege: Incidents at Airport and COPE Committee 15 speeches ▸
21. 21 Procedural Procedural: Sitting Hours Extension and Land Development Bill First Reading 3 speeches ▸
22. 22 Debate Debate: National Minimum Wage of Workers and Budgetary Relief Allowance Bills (Second and Third Readings) 118 speeches ▸
23. 23 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Safeguarding Local Sugar Industry 20 speeches ▸