Sitting of Tuesday, 11 November 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Sri Lanka Standards Council and Institution Reports 2 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions: Five Citizens' Petitions Presented 5 speeches ▸
4. 4 Procedural Procedural Matters: Chief Opposition Whip, Points of Order 9 speeches ▾
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   • The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB

     AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka raised concern over the delay in appointing a Special Parliamentary Committee to inquire into the release of 323 containers without proper inspection. He noted that the request was made on 7 October, approved by the Parliamentary Business Committee on 10 October, and listed as a No-Date Motion on 17 October, but no committee had yet been established. He requested the Speaker to convene a Party Leaders’ meeting immediately to constitute the committee.

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   • The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB

     AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara rose on a Point of Order. No substantive issue or argument is recorded in the provided excerpt.

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   • The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB

     AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a matter of Parliamentary Privilege, citing Sections 4 and 5 of Part 11 of the MPs’ Code of Conduct on adherence to fundamental rights law and acting in the public interest. He began to refer to an incident or matter from the previous day, but the provided excerpt ends before the specific allegation, request, or proposed action is stated.

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   • The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB

     AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a matter of privilege in relation to the Parliamentary Code of Conduct, referring specifically to Section 5 of Part 11. The extract provided ends before he sets out the full argument or requested action.

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5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Personnel Recruited to Tri-Forces under Direct Entry (Q.1119/2025) 6 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Land Plots at Industrial Park in Poonthottam (Q.1315/2025) 7 speeches ▸
7. 7 Procedural Procedural Matters: Points of Order and Ministerial Clarifications 10 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Procedural Matters: Points of Order and Privilege Issues 23 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Affected Persons Due to Construction of Broadlands Hydropower Plant (Q.1404/2025) 8 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Sri Lanka Transport Board - Purchasing Spare Parts (Q.1428/2025) 6 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Banks and Financial Institutions in Northern and Eastern Provinces (Q.1182/2025) 3 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Procedural: Question by Private Notice - Financial Bankruptcy Declaration (SO 27(2)) 13 speeches ▸
13. 13 Procedural Ministerial Statements: Debt Sustainability and SVAT Impact 7 speeches ▸
14. 14 Debate Debate: Second Reading of 2026 Budget Bill (Day 3, Morning) 13 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Procedural: Sitting Suspended for Lunch 1 speeches ▸
16. 16 Debate Debate: Second Reading of 2026 Budget Bill (Day 3, Afternoon/Evening) 81 speeches ▸
17. 17 Adjournment Adjournment: Termination of Driving Licences for Foreign Tourists (Three-wheelers) 24 speeches ▸