Sitting of Saturday, 8 November 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Papers Auditor-General's Report: Parts XVIII, XX, XXI, XXII 2 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers Presented: Annual Reports and Committee Reports 4 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions Presented 4 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Grant by Asian Development Bank to Colombo Municipal Council (Q.739/2025) 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Mob Violence Incidents Since 2020 (Q.1010/2025) 5 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Construction of Bridges Across Bryanthurai Kandam River and Heda Oya in Ampara (Q.1212/2025) 5 speeches ▸
7. 7 Procedural Question No. 1467/2025 (1) - Text not received 1 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Financial Assistance Provided to Public During COVID Pandemic (Q.1492/2025) 7 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Increase of Production of Grains and Yams - Allocations from Budget 2025 (Q.1467/2025) 3 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Benefits of Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement and Negotiations on ETCA 3 speeches ▸
11. 11 Procedural Privilege Question: Breach of Privilege raised by Hon. Chamara Sampath Dassanayake on 23.10.2025 3 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Privilege Motions 1 speeches ▸
13. 13 Debate Second Reading Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 79 speeches ▸
14. 14 Debate Second Reading Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 (continued) 3 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Presiding Member procedural
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    • The Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana - Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security JJB

      AI summary The Deputy Minister defended the 2026 Budget, arguing that criticisms from Opposition members are inconsistent given their long periods in government and their shifting positions on the IMF programme. He said the Government is working according to a one-year plan and a medium-term programme, and suggested that recent measures have made the Opposition politically anxious. He also referred to allegations raised by Hon. Kabir Hashim regarding the non-operational cold storage facility near the Dambulla Economic Centre, framing them as part of Opposition criticism.

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    • The Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana JJB

      AI summary Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana argued that several development projects inherited by the Government, including an Indian-assisted cold storage project begun in 2019 and the Raja Ela project in Monaragala begun in 2001, remained incomplete due to longstanding implementation problems, and said the current Government had allocated funds and begun work to complete them. He rejected Opposition claims about the previous economic recovery, stating that it had been based on a restricted economy with sectors such as construction and imports curtailed, while the present Government was attempting to restart broader economic activity. He also cited incomplete rural roads, stalled expressway work and halted loans as examples of inherited constraints, and asserted that the National People’s Power Government would complete its mandate and continue development.

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15. 15 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Suspension of Development Projects Approved by Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha 16 speeches ▸
16. 16 Oral question Oral Question: Kalutara District Sports Complex - Maintenance 2 speeches ▸