Sitting of Friday, 25 July 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Tabling of Reports and Orders 5 speeches ▾
   • Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

     AI summary The Prime Minister laid before Parliament the 2023 Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Board of Investment and moved that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations. She also tabled the 2023 Annual Reports of the National Building Research Organisation and the Disaster Management Centre, and the 2024 Annual Performance Report of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard Department, proposing their referral to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Public Administration, Justice and Civil Security. Both referrals were agreed to by Parliament.

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

     AI summary On behalf of the relevant ministers, the Minister tabled the 2024 Annual Performance Report of the Department of Agriculture and proposed its referral to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Resource Management. He also tabled the 2024 Performance Report of the Department of Buddhist Affairs and proposed its referral to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Public Administration, Justice and Civil Security; both referrals were agreed to by the House.

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   • Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports JJB

     AI summary Orders made under the Sports Law No. 25 of 1973, published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2437/24 of 21 May 2025, were tabled in Parliament. The Minister proposed referring the Orders to the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Youth Affairs and Sports, and the proposal was agreed to.

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   • Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment JJB

     AI summary The Minister tabled the Annual Performance Report for 2024 of the Deaf and Blind Rehabilitation Trust Fund. He proposed that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Labour and Human Resource Development, and the House agreed.

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   • Hon. Muneer Mulaffer - Deputy Minister of National Integration JJB

     AI summary Hon. Muneer Mulaffer presented, on behalf of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Justice and National Integration, the Committee’s report on two sets of regulations made under the Judicature Act, No. 2 of 1978. The regulations were published in Gazette Extraordinary Nos. 2439/34 of 04 June 2025 and 2440/27 of 13 June 2025, and the report was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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3. 3 Committee report Committee on Public Accounts: Second Report 2 speeches ▸
4. 4 Petitions Petitions Presented to Parliament 9 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Easter Sunday Attack - Officers Accused (Q.115/2024) 17 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Ambilanthurai–Kokkaddichcholai Road Reconstruction (Q.184/2024) 21 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Gulf of Mannar - Exploration of Gas and Oil (Q.199/2024) 15 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Employees' Provident Fund - Investments in Share Market (Q.217/2024) 25 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Drafting of a New Constitution (Q.225/2024) 10 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Import of Vehicles Under Duty-Free Permits (Q.508/2025) 18 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Second Round Oral Questions and Procedural Matters 13 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Standing Order 27(2): Renewal of Pharmacy Licences and Training of Pharmacists 17 speeches ▸
13. 13 Oral question Standing Order 27(2): Central Bank Accountability and Medicine Procurement Delays 12 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Committee on Ethics and Privileges - Referral Motion 2 speeches ▸
15. 15 Adjournment Vote of Condolence: Late Hon. Rajavarothiam Sampanthan and Others 2 speeches ▸
16. 16 Debate Condolence Debate: Late Hon. Members (R. Sampanthan, A. Pilapitiya, W. B. Ekanayake, Lucky Jayawardana, Malani Fonseka) 41 speeches ▸
17. 17 Adjournment Adjournment Questions 7 speeches ▸