Sitting of Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Tabling of Reports and Papers (Annual Reports and Performance Reports) 5 speeches ▸
3. 3 Committee report Committee Report: Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill 1 speeches ▸
4. 4 Petitions Presentation of Petitions 4 speeches ▸
5. 5 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order regarding No-confidence Motion and Speaker's Ruling 16 speeches ▸
6. 6 Papers Tabling of Committee Report and Petitions (Second Round) 5 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Ceylon Electricity Board (Q.1/2024) and Digital Economy Initiatives (Q.2/2025) 15 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: University Admissions based on G.C.E. (A/L) Examination Results 3 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Tea Smallholder Contribution to Production (Q.1/2024) 8 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Questions: Stand Down (Q.2-117/2024 and Q.3-1253/2025) 5 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: UDA Projects in Gampaha DS Division (Q.4-1254/2025) 9 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Oral Questions: Jaffna Massacre (Q. 2-117/2024) and Displaced Persons in Valikamam North (Q. 3-1253/2025) 7 speeches ▸
13. 13 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Private Lands in Vanni Electoral District and Leader of House Announcement 7 speeches ▸
14. 14 Debate Debate: Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill - Second Reading 41 speeches ▸
15. 15 Debate Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill - Voting and Third Reading 3 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Bimal Rathnayake called for a division on the Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill. The electronic vote recorded 151 Ayes, 1 No, and no abstentions, and the Bill was read a Second time by a majority of 150 votes. It was then referred to a Committee of the whole Parliament, considered clause by clause, and reported without amendments.

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    • The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB

      AI summary Moved the Bill for its Third Reading and sought leave to correct any typographical, grammatical, or numbering errors. The motion was agreed to, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.

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16. 16 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Fair Guaranteed Price for Paddy 31 speeches ▸