Sitting of Thursday, 21 August 2025

10th Parliament· 16 debates· 164 speeches· 75 speakers

Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1757391500023637 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard

Order of business

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1 Opening Parliament Opening and Announcements 1 speeches
- Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne
  
  AI summary Parliament was informed that three additional petitions had been received by the Supreme Court under Article 121(1) of the Constitution concerning the Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill, in addition to those announced on 19 August 2025. The Chair also laid before Parliament several parts of the Auditor-General’s Reports for the financial years 2022, 2023, and 2024 under Article 154(6) of the Constitution.
  
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2 Papers Papers: Reports and Agreements Tabled 8 speeches
3 Petitions Petitions 8 speeches
4 Oral question Oral Question: Technical Officer Vacancies in Sri Lanka Railways (Q.676/2025) 8 speeches
5 Procedural Procedural: Parliamentary Business Committee Announcement 3 speeches
6 Oral question Oral Question: Strengthening Power Supply Stability (Q.735/2025) 8 speeches
7 Oral question Oral Questions: Q.3-808/2025, Q.4-832/2025, Q.5-859/2025 6 speeches
8 Oral question Oral Question: Vehicle Emission Testing Programme (Q.868/2025) 6 speeches
9 Oral question Oral Question: Flyovers and Road Tunnels (Q.955/2025) 6 speeches
10 Oral question Oral Questions: Second Round (Q.971/2025 and others) 19 speeches
11 Oral question Oral Questions under Standing Order 27(2) 6 speeches
12 Debate Debate: Customs Ordinance Resolution and Related Regulations 24 speeches
13 Debate Debate: Customs Ordinance, Excise Regulation, Finance Act Order, and Construction Industry Development Act (Continued) 47 speeches
14 Papers Papers: Regulations under Finance Act Moved 3 speeches
15 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Government's Initiative towards an Inclusive Digital Economy 10 speeches
16 Procedural Parliament Adjourned 1 speeches