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10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Sitting of Thursday, 13 November 2025

10th Parliament· 12 debates· 169 speeches· 67 speakers

Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 22816 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard

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  1. 1 Opening Opening and Papers 5 speeches
    • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

      AI summary Mr. Speaker announced that Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna had submitted a letter seeking to raise a question of privilege over an alleged defamatory statement made during the Second Reading Debate of the Appropriation Bill on 10 November 2025. He stated that the matter would be referred to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges to determine whether a breach of privilege had occurred under the Parliament (Powers and Privileges) Act.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB

      AI summary The Minister presented the 2023 Annual Reports of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited and the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, proposing that both be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations. He also presented import and export control regulations issued under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act and published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2458/43 of 15 October 2025, proposing their referral to the Committee on Public Finance. All motions for referral were agreed to.

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    • The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government JJB

      AI summary Under Standing Order 119(4), the Minister presented the observations and actions taken report on matters concerning the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government and the Department of Registrar General, based on a report submitted by the Committee on Public Accounts. He proposed that the report be referred back to the Committee on Public Accounts, and the House agreed.

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    • The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation JJB

      AI summary The Minister presented the 2023 Annual Report of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited and proposed its referral to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, which was agreed to. He also tabled two aviation-related Orders published in Extraordinary Gazettes dated 06.02.2025 under the Civil Aviation Act and the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka Act, and proposed that they be referred to the Committee on Public Finance, which was also agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs JJB

      AI summary An observations and actions taken report on matters concerning the Sri Lanka Police, based on a report submitted by the Committee on Public Accounts, was presented under Standing Order 119(4). It was proposed and agreed that the report be referred to the Committee on Public Accounts.

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