Sitting of Friday, 22 August 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1756894696039492 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers Presented 6 speeches
- Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB
AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Health and Mass Media, Hon. Bimal Rathnayake presented the 2021 Annual Report of Lanka Thriposha and the 2023 Annual Report of Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Medicine. He moved that the reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Mass Media and Women’s Empowerment, and the motion was agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake presented the 2020 Performance Report of the Department of Agrarian Development on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Use of Resources, and the motion was agreed to.
- Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Plantations and Rural Infrastructure, Hon. Bimal Rathnayake presented the Palmyrah Development Board’s Annual Report for 2020. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Use of Resources, and the motion was agreed to.
- Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, on behalf of the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, presented Supplementary Estimate No. 01 of 2025 and moved that it be referred to the Committee on Public Finance. The motion was put to the House and agreed to.
Public Finance Full speech → - Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration JJB
AI summary Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara presented the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute’s 2024 Report to Parliament and moved that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Public Administration, Justice and Civil Security. The motion was agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj - Minister of Women and Child Affairs JJB
AI summary Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj presented Supplementary Estimate No. 02 of 2025 and moved that it be referred to the Committee on Public Finance. The House agreed to the motion.
- 3 Committee report Committee Report: Draft Budgetary Estimates for the National Audit Office 1 speeches
- 4 Petitions Petitions 7 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Questions and Answers (Q.846/2025, Q.1024/2025, Q.1068/2025, Q.1070/2025, Q.1073/2025, Q.1076/2025, Q.1092/2025) 35 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Questions (Second Round and Standing Order 27(2) Questions) 15 speeches
- 7 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Reviewal of Policies in the Leasing Sector 4 speeches
- 8 Procedural Procedural Matters and Sittings of Parliament 8 speeches
- 9 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Human Rights Issues Faced by the Tamil Community in the North, East and Hill Country 81 speeches