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 ▸
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 ▾
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB

      AI summary Moved the Second Reading of the Bill, after which Parliament agreed to it and referred the Bill to a Committee of the whole Parliament. The Bill was considered in Committee, with Clauses 1 to 18, the Enacting Clause, and the Title ordered to stand part of the Bill, and it was reported without amendment.

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

      AI summary The Member moved that the Bill be read a Third time and sought leave to correct typographical, grammatical, and numbering errors, along with any consequential amendments. The House agreed to the motion, and the Bill was read a Third time and passed.

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21. 21 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Current Economic Status of the Country 91 speeches ▸