Sitting of Thursday, 21 August 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Reports and Agreements Tabled 8 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 8 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Technical Officer Vacancies in Sri Lanka Railways (Q.676/2025) 8 speeches ▸
5. 5 Procedural Procedural: Parliamentary Business Committee Announcement 3 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Strengthening Power Supply Stability (Q.735/2025) 8 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Questions: Q.3-808/2025, Q.4-832/2025, Q.5-859/2025 6 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Vehicle Emission Testing Programme (Q.868/2025) 6 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Flyovers and Road Tunnels (Q.955/2025) 6 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Questions: Second Round (Q.971/2025 and others) 19 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Questions under Standing Order 27(2) 6 speeches ▾
    • Mr. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF

      AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised a Standing Order 27(2) question on the Government’s plan to increase exports from USD 16 billion to USD 36 billion by 2030 in the context of bankruptcy recovery, global instability, and new US tariff measures. He requested a detailed export roadmap with sectoral targets, measures for market diversification and operationalizing FTAs, responses to tariff impacts, and steps to improve value addition, infrastructure, ease of doing business, SME export finance, and investor incentives. He also asked for projections on investment mobilization and whether export-led growth can build sufficient reserves ahead of debt repayments from April 2028, including current and monthly reserve figures for 2025.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha – Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development

      AI summary The Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development requested time from the Chair to respond to a question raised by Hon. Ravi Karunanayake.

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    • The Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikkalanathan DTNA

      AI summary Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikkalanathan, raising a matter under Standing Order 27(2), asked the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation whether the Government plans to start a direct passenger ferry service between Mannar and Rameswaram. He sought details on impact assessments, timelines, required port and customs infrastructure, passenger safety, immigration and bilateral operational arrangements with India, and the expected benefits for Northern Province residents and Sri Lanka–India relations.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake – Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation

      AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that he intends to provide a reply during the next sitting week.

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12. 12 Debate Debate: Customs Ordinance Resolution and Related Regulations 24 speeches ▸
13. 13 Debate Debate: Customs Ordinance, Excise Regulation, Finance Act Order, and Construction Industry Development Act (Continued) 47 speeches ▸
14. 14 Papers Papers: Regulations under Finance Act Moved 3 speeches ▸
15. 15 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Government's Initiative towards an Inclusive Digital Economy 10 speeches ▸
16. 16 Procedural Parliament Adjourned 1 speeches ▸