Sitting of Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Oral question Oral Question 1289/2025: Lands belonging to Land Reform Commission - Transfer 5 speeches ▸
3. 3 Procedural Questions on Order Paper - Q.1312/2025, Q.1323/2025 3 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question 1347/2025: Takeover of Maduwanwela Walawwa by Department of Archaeology 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question 1477/2025: Use of Street Lighting Lamps by Local Authorities 6 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question 1312/2025: Minimum Fixed Price for Paddy from 2015-2023 2 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe (on behalf of the Hon. Sudath Balagalla) JJB

     AI summary Darmapriya Wijesinghe, on behalf of Sudath Balagalla, asked for details of the minimum fixed price for paddy from 2015 to 2023 under Question 1312/2025. The question sought year-by-year information on the government’s guaranteed or fixed purchase prices for paddy during that period.

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   • The Hon. Namal Karunaratne - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock JJB

     AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, Namal Karunaratne tabled a written answer providing the Government’s minimum guaranteed paddy prices by season and variety from 2014/15 Maha to 2023 Yala. The response stated that the Paddy Marketing Board has 18 lorries and no rice mills, and that when milling is required it is done through small and medium-scale private millers.

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7. 7 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Reforms to Piriven Education (Standing Order 27(2)) 19 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Procedural Matters - Points of Order and Standing Order 27(2) clarifications 11 speeches ▸
9. 9 Debate Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Second Reading Debate 163 speeches ▸