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Sitting of Wednesday, 6 August 2025

10th Parliament· 18 debates· 234 speeches· 67 speakers

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  2. 2 Papers Papers: Tabling of Annual and Performance Reports 6 speeches
    • The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development JJB

      AI summary Hon. Sunil Handunnetti presented the Industrial Technology Institute’s 2023 Annual Report and moved that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations, which was agreed to. He also presented a Committee on Public Enterprises report on observations and actions relating to the National Gem and Jewellery Authority under Standing Order 120(4), and moved that it be referred back to COPE, which was also agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development JJB

      AI summary The Minister presented the Department of the Food Commissioner’s Performance Report for 2024. He proposed that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Resource Management, and the proposal was agreed to.

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

      AI summary The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports presented the 2023 Annual Report of the National Youth Services Council. He proposed that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Labour Force and Human Resources Development, and the House agreed.

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

      AI summary The Minister presented, on behalf of the Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, the Committee on Public Accounts report on observations and actions taken relating to that Ministry under Standing Order 119(4). The motion was put to the House and agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB

      AI summary Presented the Sectoral Oversight Committee report on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Resource Management covering the 2023 Annual Report of the National Institute of Cooperative Development and the 2020–2023 Performance Reports of the National Intellectual Property Office. He stated that the National Intellectual Property Office had not adequately advanced its expected work and requested a special programme, while proposing a national policy framework to protect intellectual property.

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    • The Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake JJB

      AI summary Wijesiri Basnayake presented, on behalf of the Chairperson of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations, the Committee’s report on three documents referred to it: the 2023 Performance Reports of the Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs, and the 2022 Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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