Sitting of Tuesday, 19 August 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Certificate 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Petitions Petitions under Article 121(1) - Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill 1 speeches ▸
3. 3 Papers Papers: Annual Reports and Sectoral Committee Reports 7 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

     AI summary Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya presented the 2023/2024 Annual Report of SriLankan Airlines and moved that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations, which was agreed to. She also presented the 2024 Annual Performance Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) and moved its referral to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection, which was agreed to. An order under the Customs Ordinance relating to Customs Import Duty, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2444/23 of 09 July 2025, was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

     AI summary The Minister presented the 2024 Annual Performance Report of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and moved that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection. The motion was agreed to by the House.

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

     AI summary Annual and performance reports for three state institutions were presented to Parliament: Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited for 2023, the Sri Lanka Legal Aid Commission for 2023, and the Samurdhi Development Department for 2024. The reports were moved for referral to the relevant Sectoral Oversight Committees on Health, Mass Media and Women’s Empowerment; Governance, Justice and Civil Protection; and Education, Labour Force and Human Capital, respectively, and the House agreed.

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   • The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure JJB

     AI summary The Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure presented the 2022 Annual Report of Kurunegala Plantations Limited and the 2024 Performance Report of the Rubber Development Department. He moved that the reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability, and the House agreed.

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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 Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on an Order made under the Sports Law, No. 25 of 1973, as published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2437/24 of 21 May 2025. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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   • The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB

     AI summary Hon. Hector Appuhamy presented the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability report on the Rubber Control (Amendment) Bill, which was ordered to lie upon the Table. He also raised concern that numerous reports from 2021 to 2024 contain audit queries without accompanying responses, and requested Ministers to ensure responses are submitted with such reports so Parliament can assess resolution of issues and make recommendations.

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   • The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law SJB

     AI summary Hon. Rauff Hakeem presented the Committee on Public Finance report on the Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill and related instruments on import duties, excise duty, and luxury tax on motor vehicles. He highlighted committee concerns that the Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill requires mechanisms for lawful foreign exchange movement and repatriation of gambling winnings, and that members viewed the Bill as needing significant revision, international benchmarking, and stronger provisions on transparency, accountability, and enforcement.

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4. 4 Petitions Petitions Presented by Members (Citizens' Petitions) 10 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Drainage Infrastructure - Batticaloa (Q.3/185/2024) 6 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Petroleum Corporations and Companies (Q.5/623/2025) 6 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: SLTB Bus Journey Cancellations (Q.6/1075/2025) 4 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Park Properties Fraud Investigation (Q.7/1081/2025) 6 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Government Management Service Recruitment (Q.9/1091/2025) 6 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Q.10/1102/2025 (Deferred) 3 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Second Round Questions: Tea Production/Export and M-Class Locomotives (Tabled and Deferred) 9 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Tellippallai Base Hospital Financial Irregularities 5 speeches ▸
13. 13 Opening Ministerial Announcement: National Youth Conference Statement 2 speeches ▸
14. 14 Papers Bills Presented: National Building Research Institute Bill 1 speeches ▸
15. 15 Debate Debate: Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill, Public Debt Management Act Regulations, and Foreign Exchange Act Regulations 90 speeches ▸
16. 16 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Youth Engagement for Sustainable Development Goals 10 speeches ▸