Sitting of Thursday, 7 August 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening of Parliament and Chair Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Tabling of Reports and Petitions 13 speeches ▸
3. 3 Oral question Oral Question: Arable LRC Lands in Monaragala District (Q.2/2025) 6 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Projects Approved with Indian Government Assistance - Eastern Province (Q.3/2025) 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: E.L. Irfan and K.S. Nishfar - Compensation for Boat Accident (Q.4/2025) 6 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Regulation of Fertilizer Act - Maximum Penalty on Fake Fertilizer Manufacturers (Q.5/2025) 6 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Land Issue in Humbuluwa Village, Alawwa, Dambadeni (Q.6/2025) 6 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Combined Allowance for Public Health Midwives (Q.7/2025) 7 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Bachelor's Degree Requirement for NIE Recruitment (Q.8/2025) 6 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Land Granted to Private Plantation Companies from State-Owned Lands (Q.9/2025) 6 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Specialist Doctors' Services in Sri Lanka (Q.10/2025) 6 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Oral Question: Graduate Officers in Government Service (Q.11/2025) 2 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera (on behalf of the Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy) JJB

      AI summary Asked the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government whether the Government is aware of graduates serving in PL 1, PL 2 and PL 3 salary scales under Public Administration Circular 06/2006, and requested their numbers. He further sought details on plans to place such underemployed graduates in suitable posts, the methodology for doing so, solutions for those over 40 years of age, and whether promotions based on qualifications without examinations exist or will be introduced.

      Public FinanceEmployment Full speech →
    • The Hon. Nalinda Jayatissa JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Nalinda Jayatissa tabled a written answer to a parliamentary question. The response stated that while the relevant matter in part (a)(i) was affirmed, no precise calculation had been done and no official classification of “underemployed graduates” had been made; as a result, the remaining sub-questions and part (b) were deemed not applicable.

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13. 13 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Taxes on Imported Electric Vehicles and Issues at Gampaha Wickramarachchi University 11 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Ministry Statements: Gampaha Wickramarachchi University and Teacher Recruitment Procedures 14 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Ministry Statement: Release of Tamil Political Prisoners 4 speeches ▸
16. 16 Procedural Personal Explanation by Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan 2 speeches ▸
17. 17 Procedural Points of Order - Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill 9 speeches ▸
18. 18 Procedural Bills Presented: Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill 1 speeches ▸
19. 19 Procedural Sittings of Parliament and Adjournment Resolution 2 speeches ▸
20. 20 Debate Bills of Exchange (Amendment) Bill - Passage 3 speeches ▸
21. 21 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Current Economic Status of the Country 91 speeches ▸