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 ▸
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 ▾
    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Bimal Rathnayake moved, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, for approval of a Gazette Order under the Tobacco Tax Act imposing tobacco tax on beedi. The Order, issued by the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2430/16 of 1 April 2025, had Cabinet approval and was agreed to by the House.

      Public Finance Full speech →
    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Moved approval of regulations made by the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tea Board under the Tea (Tax and Control of Export) Act, No. 16 of 1959, as published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2343/63 and presented to Parliament on 11 July 2025. He noted that Cabinet approval had been granted, and the motion was agreed to.

      Agriculture Full speech →
17. 17 Adjournment Adjournment: Parliamentary Adjournment and Adjournment Questions 13 speeches ▸
18. 18 Adjournment Closing: Adjournment of Parliament 1 speeches ▸