Sitting of Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Stage Play Announcement 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Presentation of Reports and Petitions 7 speeches ▸
3. 3 Oral question Oral Question: Ceylon Electricity Board Restructuring (Q.1/2025) 7 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Investigations into Assassinations, Abductions or Assaults of Journalists Since 2010 (Q.2/2025) 7 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Post of Public Health Midwife - Vacancies (Q.3/2025) 9 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Warehouses of Paddy Marketing Board in Ampara District (Q.8/2025) 8 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: 100,000 Kilometres Alternative Roads Programme in Kalutara District (Q.9/2025) 5 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Fish Death in Beira Lake (Q.10/2025) 2 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Oil Palm Cultivation and Imports (Q.11/2025) 2 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Gayan Janaka (on behalf of the Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama) JJB

     AI summary On behalf of Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama, Hon. Gayan Janaka asked the Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure whether oil palm cultivation and seed imports are legally prohibited, and what the Government’s policy is on oil palm cultivation and palm oil production. He also sought details on the annual cost of palm oil imports and the obstacles to resuming oil palm cultivation in Sri Lanka.

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   • The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure JJB

     AI summary Oil palm cultivation remains prohibited under Extraordinary Gazette No. 2222/13 of 05.04.2021, so no applications have been made to import seeds. The Minister stated that while certain palm oil imports are restricted under Gazette No. 2312/77 of 01.01.2023, licences are permitted for palm stearin and crude palm olein, with imports costing Rs. 8,067.3 million in 2023 and Rs. 11,079.66 million in 2024. He added that the main obstacle to cultivation is the continuing ban, and that a committee report on a reconsidered Cabinet decision regarding limited cultivation on Regional Plantation Company lands will be submitted for a policy decision.

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10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Q.7/2025 - Deferred Answer 3 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Mannar Water Supply Project (Standing Order 27(2)) 5 speeches ▸
12. 12 Papers Ministerial Statements: Poverty Alleviation and Industry Development 7 speeches ▸
13. 13 Debate Ministerial Statement and Debate: Power Generation Policy (Minister of Energy) 46 speeches ▸
14. 14 Papers Ministerial Statements: Flood Relief and Defence Updates 4 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Procedural Motions: Exemptions and Sitting Hours 2 speeches ▸
16. 16 Debate Debate: Rules under Excise Ordinance and Special Commodity Levy Order (Session 1) 11 speeches ▸
17. 17 Debate Debate: Rules under Excise Ordinance and Special Commodity Levy Order (Session 2) 64 speeches ▸
18. 18 Procedural Procedural Motion: Approval of Rules and Order 1 speeches ▸
19. 19 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Promote Early Detection of Breast Cancer 21 speeches ▸
20. 20 Procedural Parliament Adjourned 1 speeches ▸