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 ▸
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 ▾
    • The Hon. Deputy Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB

      AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka, speaking on behalf of Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, formally presented a question to the House. The intervention was procedural and did not include substantive argument or policy detail.

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    • The Hon. Kumara Jayakody JJB

      AI summary The Hon. Kumara Jayakody stated that information from relevant institutions was required to answer the Question. He requested two weeks to provide the response, and the Question was ordered to stand down.

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    • The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Chithral Fernando, Attorney-at-Law) SJB

      AI summary Asked the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development for data on Sri Lanka’s annual sugar demand, domestic sugar production in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, and projected domestic production and imports by the end of 2025. He also sought details on taxes imposed on locally produced sugar, the financial losses of the Pelwatte and Sevanagala sugar factories, employment linked to the sugar industry, risks to those jobs, and measures to increase local production and reduce imports.

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    • The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development JJB

      AI summary The Minister tabled data on Sri Lanka’s sugar requirement, domestic production, expected 2025 output, and imports, noting annual demand of about 650,000 metric tons and expected 2025 imports of 550,000–600,000 metric tons. He stated that locally produced sugar is subject to 18 per cent VAT and 2.5 per cent SSCL, and that Pelwatte and Sevanagala are currently not profitable from sugar production. The answer also identified risks to direct and indirect employment in the sector and listed measures to increase brown sugar production and reduce imports, including improved cane varieties, farmer incentives, better fertilizer use, training, and modern technology.

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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 ▸