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 ▸
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 ▾
    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake moved to refer Hon. Eranga Gunasekara’s privilege complaint of 08 April 2025 to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges under Standing Order 118, which was agreed to. He then noted the scheduled Votes of Condolence and urged the House to start such motions punctually on Fridays, or shorten earlier business, because family members of the deceased often wait for long periods.

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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 Bimal Rathnayake moved votes of condolence for former parliamentarians Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, W.B. Ekanayake, Lucky Jayawardana and A. Pilapitiya, outlining their political careers, public offices, family details and dates of demise. He paid particular tribute to Sampanthan’s long parliamentary service, leadership of ITAK/TNA, role as Leader of the Opposition, advocacy for peace and reconciliation within a united Sri Lanka, and his stance that constitutional reform should be approved by referendum. Rathnayake also recorded personal observations of Sampanthan’s conduct in Parliament, describing him as principled, courteous and careful in debate, and extended condolences to the families present.

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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 ▸