Sitting of Friday, 26 September 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Auditor-General's Report and Annual Report of Bank of Ceylon 3 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Citizens' Petitions 6 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Container Release from Colombo Port (Q.1/2025) 14 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Air Quality in Kandy City (Q.2/2025) 6 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Land and Irrigation (Q.5/2025, 880/2025) 3 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Misinformation and Hate Speeches on Social Media (Q.6 & Q.7/2025) 10 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Shabbat House and Religious Institutions (Q.8/2025) 7 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Questions: Department of Irrigation and Community Infrastructure (Q.9/2025) and Education (Q.10/2025) 6 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Questions: Energy (Adani Power Plant) and Agriculture (Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority) 4 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Sugar Industry 7 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Question under Standing Order 27(2): Palaly Airport Allocations 5 speeches ▸
13. 13 Debate Ministerial Statement: Central Expressway Project 3 speeches ▸
14. 14 Debate Ministerial Statement: Tissa Rajamaha Viharaya Construction 2 speeches ▸
15. 15 Papers Appropriation Bill 2026 Presentation 1 speeches ▾
    • Bills Presented

      AI summary The Appropriation Bill, 2026 was presented by Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha, Acting Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. The Bill seeks to authorize government expenditure for the 2026 financial year, borrowing within or outside Sri Lanka, advances from the Consolidated Fund or other government funds, and related financial arrangements. It was scheduled for Second Reading on 07 November 2025, ordered to be printed, and referred to the Committee on Public Finance.

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16. 16 Procedural Standing Orders Amendment (Standing Order 120) 5 speeches ▸
17. 17 Procedural Reference to Committee on Standing Orders 1 speeches ▸
18. 18 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Fourth Report of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) 81 speeches ▸