Sitting of Wednesday, 22 October 2025
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Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Stage Play Announcement 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Presentation of Reports and Petitions 7 speeches
- 3 Oral question Oral Question: Ceylon Electricity Board Restructuring (Q.1/2025) 7 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: Investigations into Assassinations, Abductions or Assaults of Journalists Since 2010 (Q.2/2025) 7 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question: Post of Public Health Midwife - Vacancies (Q.3/2025) 9 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question: Warehouses of Paddy Marketing Board in Ampara District (Q.8/2025) 8 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question: 100,000 Kilometres Alternative Roads Programme in Kalutara District (Q.9/2025) 5 speeches
- 8 Oral question Oral Question: Fish Death in Beira Lake (Q.10/2025) 2 speeches
- 9 Oral question Oral Question: Oil Palm Cultivation and Imports (Q.11/2025) 2 speeches
- 10 Oral question Oral Question: Q.7/2025 - Deferred Answer 3 speeches
- 11 Oral question Oral Question: Mannar Water Supply Project (Standing Order 27(2)) 5 speeches
- 12 Papers Ministerial Statements: Poverty Alleviation and Industry Development 7 speeches
- 13 Debate Ministerial Statement and Debate: Power Generation Policy (Minister of Energy) 46 speeches
- 14 Papers Ministerial Statements: Flood Relief and Defence Updates 4 speeches
- 15 Procedural Procedural Motions: Exemptions and Sitting Hours 2 speeches
- 16 Debate Debate: Rules under Excise Ordinance and Special Commodity Levy Order (Session 1) 11 speeches
- 17 Debate Debate: Rules under Excise Ordinance and Special Commodity Levy Order (Session 2) 64 speeches
- 18 Procedural Procedural Motion: Approval of Rules and Order 1 speeches
- The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB
AI summary Moved, on behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, for parliamentary approval of rules made under the Excise Ordinance concerning the time period for payment of excise duty on liquor manufacture and related surcharges. The rules were published on 5 September 2025, presented on 21 October 2025, had Cabinet approval, and were agreed to by the House.
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- 19 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Promote Early Detection of Breast Cancer 21 speeches
- 20 Procedural Parliament Adjourned 1 speeches