Sitting of Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: National Audit (Amendment) Bill - Supreme Court Decision 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Tabling of Annual and Performance Reports 6 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 9 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Poverty Eradication Programmes (Q.59/2025) 32 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Cases Filed by Attorney-General's Department (Q.2/2025) 13 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Mujibur Rahman SJB

     AI summary Mujibur Rahman asked the Minister of Justice and National Integration to provide details on Attorney-General’s Department cases filed from 2020 to 2024 against politicians and public officials concerning alleged fraud, corruption, and homicides from 2015 to 2019. He sought the number of such cases, how many had concluded, which cases they were, and how many had been withdrawn by the Attorney-General, including their identities.

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   • The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration JJB

     AI summary The Minister of Justice and National Integration stated that the requested data on cases involving politicians and public officials cannot be provided because the Attorney-General’s Department does not record information by an accused person’s social status, profession, or rank. He explained that records are maintained using codes such as region or offence category, and not in a form that would allow categorization of cases by politicians or public officials accused of fraud, corruption, or homicide.

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   • The Hon. Mujibur Rahman SJB

     AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahman asked a supplementary question seeking the total number of cases filed by the Attorney-General’s Department during the periods 2015-2019 and 2020-2024. He made the request in the context that the Department may not separately categorize data for politicians or public officials.

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   • The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB

     AI summary The member said aggregate case figures are generally around 15,000 to 20,000, but requested that the question be framed more specifically. He proposed asking how many criminal cases were filed during the relevant period, stating that he could then provide the requested information.

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   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Mujibur Rahman SJB

     AI summary Mujibur Rahman sought the Speaker’s permission to ask his second supplementary question.

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   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Mujibur Rahman SJB

     AI summary Mujibur Rahman asserted his right to pose a question in Parliament, regardless of whether the person addressed chooses to answer. No substantive policy issue or legislative matter was raised in this brief intervention.

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   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Mujibur Rahman SJB

     AI summary Mujibur Rahman asked for clarification on the procedure for determining whether a Member is permitted to ask a supplementary question. No substantive policy issue or proposal was raised beyond seeking procedural guidance.

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   • The Hon. Mujibur Rahman SJB

     AI summary Mujibur Rahman pressed for a supplementary question, noting that the absence of an answer was itself indicative. He asked whether the Attorney-General’s Department had at least provided the total number of cases, even if not categorized by officials and politicians.

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   • The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB

     AI summary The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara stated that he had answered the questions as specifically asked and categorized. He clarified that statistics on the number of cases filed had not been requested or compiled for the response, and said the question could be re-submitted if that information was required.

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6. 6 Procedural Procedural: Record on Second Reading Debate - Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill 1 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Sri Lanka Customs - Release of Containers without Inspection (Q.1/2025) 7 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Ceylon Electricity Board Power Cut Decision (Q.1/2025) 8 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Hospitals Governed under Central Provincial Council (Q.1/2025) 21 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Agricultural Crop Export Producers and Regulatory Framework (Q.1/2025) 6 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question (Standing Order 27(2)): Review of Policies in the Leasing Sector 6 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Response to Question on Foreign Direct Investment (2025-07-09) 7 speeches ▸
13. 13 Procedural Personal Explanations and Committee Resignations 7 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Procedural: First Reading of Institute of Facilities Management Sri Lanka Bill 1 speeches ▸
15. 15 Debate Debate: Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading, Committee and Third Reading 93 speeches ▸
16. 16 Papers Papers: Order under Tobacco Tax Act and Regulations under Tea Act 2 speeches ▸
17. 17 Adjournment Adjournment: Parliamentary Adjournment and Adjournment Questions 13 speeches ▸
18. 18 Adjournment Closing: Adjournment of Parliament 1 speeches ▸