Sitting of Thursday, 24 July 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1754026625097211 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening: Parliament met and Privilege notice 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers: Annual Reports and Committee Reports 9 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' petitions presented 5 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: Apeksha Hospital Treatment and Medicines (Q.1) 6 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question: Fisheries Matter (Q.2) and Procedural Remarks 11 speeches
- Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB
AI summary Hector Appuhamy briefly addressed the Chair to formally pose a parliamentary question. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or argument was stated in the excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Ocean Resources, Bimal Rathnayake requested two weeks to provide an answer. The question was ordered to stand down.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB
AI summary Hector Appuhamy states that an earlier exchange following a question to the Fisheries Minister was misrepresented on social media by two individuals, including a Tamil MP. He emphasizes that he and his colleagues respect Tamil Members and the Tamil language, and that their objection was not directed at Tamil itself.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB
AI summary Hector Appuhamy argued that his remarks were relevant because they were made inside Parliament rather than at an external media briefing, implying they should be treated within parliamentary context. He appeared to respond to a procedural or relevance objection, maintaining that the matter was connected to the ongoing debate.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB
AI summary Hon. Hector Appuhamy briefly interjected to clarify that a preceding interpretation or response did not reflect what he had said. No substantive policy proposal or detailed argument was presented in the recorded excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB
AI summary Hon. Hector Appuhamy objected to the circulation of a Sinhala MP’s photograph with false claims among Tamil communities, warning that such actions could inflame ethnic tensions and lead to communal issues. He appealed to the Speaker to address or take note of the matter in the interest of preventing misinformation and communal discord.
Ethnic Reconciliation & Devolution Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- 6 Oral question Oral Question: Mount Lavinia Coastal Belt Project (Q.3) 6 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question: Environmental Matter (Q.4) - Stand down 3 speeches
- 8 Oral question Oral Question: Kumbukkan Oya Project (Q.5) 6 speeches
- 9 Oral question Oral Question: Government Analyst's Department Vacancies and Case Backlogs (Q.6) 8 speeches
- 10 Oral question Oral Question: Foreign Graduate Appointments (Q.7) 8 speeches
- 11 Oral question Oral Question: Education Zones for Uhana and Pottuvil (Q.8) 6 speeches
- 12 Oral question Oral Question: Petroleum Storage Tanks in Cities (Q.9) 11 speeches
- 13 Oral question Oral Question: Agricultural Matter (Q.10) - Stand down 2 speeches
- 14 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Land Issues in Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya (Q. Private Notice 1) 6 speeches
- 15 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Rajya Osusala Outlet in Mannar Town (Q. Private Notice 2) 3 speeches
- 16 Procedural Procedural: Member's personal statement and Privilege matter 4 speeches
- 17 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Proposed Educational Reforms 16 speeches
- 18 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Proposed Educational Reforms (continued) 90 speeches