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

     AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a Point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy issue was presented in the provided excerpt.

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

     AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised concerns under Standing Order 29(2) about shortages in wholesale markets and ongoing protests by potato, onion, and paddy farmers over low farm-gate prices and imports during local harvest periods. Citing the Code of Conduct duty to act in the public interest, he said farmers were demanding the resignation of the Agriculture, Trade, and relevant State Ministers and asked the Government to state its concrete plan to ensure fair prices for potato and onion farmers.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB

     AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa stated that economic issues can be raised during the scheduled 26-day economic debate and at Committee Stage, where Ministers will respond. He said the Government is ready to answer urgent questions at any time, but argued that disrupting parliamentary proceedings for attention is inappropriate given the available debate time.

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   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

     AI summary The Minister cited Standing Orders 29(1) and 29(2), noting that privilege matters take precedence only under specified procedures and require prior notice to the Chair and leave to suspend business. He argued that general criticisms of Ministers’ or Members’ performance should not be treated as continuing privilege questions, as doing so would disrupt sittings. He said complaints, including alleged breaches of the Code of Conduct, should follow established procedures and be applied consistently to all Members.

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   • The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development JJB

     AI summary Wasantha Samarasinghe said the Government had intervened in potato and onion markets by imposing duties from 25 August, raising the duty from Rs. 10 to Rs. 50, and setting an onion purchase price of Rs. 130 per kilo through the private sector and Sathosa based on cost calculations. He said prices had fluctuated due to weather, but the Government was monitoring the situation and preparing long-term measures, including storage facilities, a purchasing programme funded by a Rs. 1,000 million Budget allocation, and pre-announced farm-gate prices based on production costs plus a margin.

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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 ▸