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 ▸
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 ▾
    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Bimal Rathnayake drew attention to the day’s agenda, noting that a Bill requiring a two-thirds majority was scheduled for debate. He requested the Chair to manage the remaining Question Time, including oral answers and supplementary questions, since three questions were still pending before the 11.00 a.m. cutoff.

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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 ▸