Sitting of Thursday, 11 September 2025
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Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening and Speaker's Certificate 8 speeches
- Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]
AI summary The Speaker announced that he had endorsed the certificate on the “Removal of Presidential Immunities” Bill on 10 September 2025 under Article 79 of the Constitution. He requested Members to attend a joint special general meeting of the CPA Sri Lanka Branch, IPU Sri Lanka Group and SAARC Parliamentarians’ Association, and notified a meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business. He also tabled specified parts of the Auditor-General’s Reports for the financial years 2023 and 2024 under Article 154(6) of the Constitution.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB
AI summary Moved that the relevant reports be printed. The motion was agreed to, and Parliament ordered that the reports be printed.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources JJB
AI summary The Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources presented the Ministerial Consultative Committee report relating to the Ceylon Fisheries Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs JJB
AI summary Hon. Eranga Gunasekara informed Parliament that he accepted a petition from Mr. D.R.D. Gunawardhana of Dalugama, Kelaniya.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake presented two petitions to Parliament on behalf of constituents from Kurunegala: Ms. J.M. Pamoda Devmini Jayasundara of Kudagalgamuwa and Mr. R.M.S.G. Wijekon Bandaranayake of Maraluwawatta, Samagi Mawatha.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri JJB
AI summary Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri presented a petition to Parliament on behalf of Mr. Ajith Siriwardhana of No. 844/1, Isipathana Area, Polonnaruwa.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Kanchana Welipitiya JJB
AI summary Hon. Kanchana Welipitiya informed Parliament that he was accepting a petition from Mr. C.H.K. Mageenath of “Sekkue Gedara,” Holombuwa, Thunthota.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera JJB
AI summary A petition from Mr. W.G. Sunil Jayaratne of “Devmini,” Ilukkatiya, was presented by Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera. The petition was ordered to be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
- 2 Procedural Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute 90 speeches
- 3 Oral question Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) 145 speeches
- 4 Oral question Questions under Standing Order 27(2) and Ministerial Statements 40 speeches
- 5 Procedural Ministerial Statements and Privilege Question 30 speeches
- 6 Debate National Audit (Amendment) Bill Second Reading and Supplementary Estimates Debate 179 speeches
- 7 Adjournment Adjournment Questions 19 speeches