Sitting of Wednesday, 20 August 2025
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Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Announcements 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers Tabled: Annual Reports and Performance Reports 3 speeches
- 3 Petitions Citizens' Petitions 6 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: NMRA Data Deletion Incident (Q.1/2025) 11 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question: National Gem and Jewellery Authority Property (Q.4/2024) 7 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question: Staffing at Gallassa Maternity and Children's Hospital (Q.5/2025) 7 speeches
- 7 Procedural Procedural Item: Speaker Directions and Questions Stood Down 9 speeches
- 8 Oral question Oral Questions (Second Round): Various Ministries 9 speeches
- 9 Oral question Question Under Standing Order 27(2): Tamil Qur'an Translations 4 speeches
- 10 Oral question Question Under Standing Order 27(2): Jaffna International Airport Phase II 5 speeches
- 11 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Temporary Driving Licences for Foreign Tourists 2 speeches
- 12 Debate Debate: Samurdhi (Amendment) Bill, Rubber Control (Amendment) Bill, Sports Law Regulations, and Judicature Act Rules 79 speeches
- 13 Procedural Second Reading Passed: Rubber Control (Amendment) Bill and Sports Regulations 2 speeches
- The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna JJB
AI summary K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna moved the Rubber Control (Amendment) Bill for Second Reading, after which Parliament agreed to refer it to a Committee of the whole Parliament. The Bill was considered clause by clause, reported without amendment, and then passed at Third Reading, with authority granted to correct linguistic, typographical, grammatical, numerical, and consequential errors.
- The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage JJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage moved, on behalf of the relevant Ministers, the approval of two sets of regulations: sports regulations under the Sports Law, No. 25 of 1973, and judicature regulations under the Judicature Act, No. 2 of 1978. He noted the relevant Extraordinary Gazette publications, presentation dates, and Cabinet approval for both, after which the motions were agreed to.
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- 14 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: NMRA Medicine Supply and State Land Leasing 13 speeches