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Sitting of Thursday, 24 July 2025

10th Parliament· 18 debates· 201 speeches· 60 speakers

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  2. 2 Papers Papers: Annual Reports and Committee Reports 9 speeches
    • 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 and performance reports, including the 2023 Annual Report of the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission and the 2024 Annual Performance Report of the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, and moved that they be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Manpower and Human Capital. She also tabled reports on actions taken under Standing Order 119(4) regarding matters raised by the Committee on Public Accounts and moved their referral to that Committee. In addition, she presented 2024 performance reports for the Superior Court Judges’ Head and the Department of Civil Security for referral to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection, and tabled a note on supplementary allocations under the 2025 Appropriation Act.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Industry and Enterprise Development, the Minister presented the 2021/2022 Annual Report of BCC Lanka Ltd. and the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 Annual Reports and Accounts of the National Salt Company. He moved that the reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Energy presented the 2023 Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Regulatory Council to Parliament. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • 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 Annual Performance Report of the Department of Debt Conciliation Board. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection, and the House agreed to the motion.

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    • The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs presented the 2024 Performance Report of the Sri Lanka Police 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.

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    • The Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana - Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the relevant Ministerial Consultative Committee, the Deputy Minister presented its report on Orders made under the Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act, No. 2 of 2018, as published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2429/32 of 27 March 2025. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva presented the Committee on Public Finance report on Orders under the Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act, No. 2 of 2018. He urged that a National Tariff Policy be developed as part of a broader National Trade Policy, noting current international trade discussions, and also highlighted the need to proceed with legislation to establish an International Trade Office. He further informed Parliament that the Committee had trialled AI technology to generate minutes, summaries and reports, and requested consideration of its wider use across parliamentary committees.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera JJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera presented the Third Report of the Committee on Public Enterprises for the First Session of the Tenth Parliament. He outlined COPE’s mandate to examine accounts of State corporations and Government-financed institutions with the Auditor-General’s assistance, noting that 457 public enterprises fall under its oversight. He stated that the Report includes COPE’s observations and recommendations following its examination of the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital Board’s Auditor-General’s Reports and performance for 2022 and 2023.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake moved that the Report be printed. The motion was put to the House, agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be printed.

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