Sitting of Tuesday, 5 August 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Reports and Regulations 6 speeches ▸
3. 3 Committee report Committee Report: Public Finance Committee Report 1 speeches ▸
4. 4 Petitions Petitions 8 speeches ▸
5. 5 Procedural Point of Order: Mannar Wind Power Protest 3 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Questions: Education, Energy, President's Fund, Western Provincial Council Vehicles, Public Security, Pirivena Education, Hospitals in Matara, Land Settlement, Coastal Patrol, and Marawila Schools 66 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Youth Services Council Circular 14 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Procedural: Standing Order 31 Matter and Question 27(2) on Transport Committee 7 speeches ▸
9. 9 Debate Ministerial Statement: Lanka Sugar Company - Pelwatte and Sevanagala Sugarcane Farmers 3 speeches ▾
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   • The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development JJB

     AI summary The Minister addressed delayed payments to Pelwatte and Sevanagala sugarcane outgrower farmers under Lanka Sugar Company, outlining inherited liabilities of Rs. 6.272 billion and current production, sales, and revenue figures for sugar and ethanol in early 2025. He stated that a two-month payment delay was acknowledged, with Rs. 871.86 million paid between 2 June and 1 August against Rs. 1.541 billion due by 31 August, leaving Rs. 669.61 million outstanding. He tabled detailed farmer payment lists, saying they were intended to clarify eligibility and identify persons in protests who were not relevant farmers or who owed money to the company.

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   • The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti JJB

     AI summary Hon. Sunil Handunnetti outlined the payment position of Lanka Sugar Company at Pelwatta and Sevanagala, stating that most advances, transport allowances and salaries had been settled, with remaining final payment arrears now being addressed, including an immediate 40 per cent settlement. He said identified revenues from sugar and ethanol sales, along with a Rs. 1 billion allocation from the President as Minister of Finance, would support future cane advances, fertilizer supply, expanded cultivation, ethanol quality improvements and a wholesale sugar distribution network across all districts. He argued that the company had moved past a financial risk period while maintaining fair farmer prices and protecting the sugar industry, and said cane purchasing would continue with an expected increase in harvest and a collective pricing mechanism across production entities.

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10. 10 Debate Ministerial Statements: Trade and Commerce Issues in Jaffna District 11 speeches ▸
11. 11 Debate Ministerial Statement: Medical Faculty Suspension at Kotelawala Defence University 10 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Privilege Matter: Alleged Weapon Possession 15 speeches ▸
13. 13 Procedural Procedural: Motions and Standing Order 91(1) Discussion 12 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Procedural: Sittings of Parliament Motion 2 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Privilege Motion: Suspension of Live Telecast 2 speeches ▸
16. 16 Debate Debate: Resolution to Remove Inspector-General of Police T.M.W. Deshabandu Tennakoon 100 speeches ▸
17. 17 Debate Debate: Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties Regulations 21 speeches ▸
18. 18 Procedural Procedural: Justice and National Integration Regulations 1 speeches ▸
19. 19 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Koralaipattu Central Divisional Secretariat in Batticaloa 21 speeches ▸