Sitting of Friday, 14 November 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 22848 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening and Announcements: Use of Unparliamentary Language 1 speeches
- 2 Committee report Committee Report: Public Finance Committee on Appropriation Bill 2026 1 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions Presentation 3 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Questions: Q.1-Q.5 (Questions stood down) 16 speeches
- 5 Procedural Procedural Matters: Standing Order 91(k) and Points of Order 23 speeches
- 6 Papers Bills Presented: Strategic Development Projects (Amendment) Bill 2 speeches
- 7 Procedural Procedural Motion: Suspension of Standing Order 88 2 speeches
- 8 Debate Debate: Second Reading of Appropriation Bill 2026 – Sixth Allotted Day 85 speeches
- 9 Debate Debate Conclusion and Division: Disposals Bill 2026 – Second Reading 11 speeches
- The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning JJB
AI summary The Minister defended the Government’s second Budget as part of a people-centred, fiscally disciplined programme aimed at stabilization, investment-led growth, and social transformation, rather than a set of discretionary annual allocations. He rejected Opposition criticisms on legislative output, capital expenditure, and the Parliamentary Budget Office, citing forthcoming Bills on state-owned enterprises, public-private partnerships, microfinance regulation, anti-money laundering and related reforms. He said Budget spending should be assessed against the Government’s strategic objectives, including sustaining stability and moving toward medium-term growth above 7 per cent.
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary A division was requested, prompting the conclusion of the Division Bell procedure in Parliament. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or legislative argument was raised in the recorded remarks.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Mano Ganesan SJB
AI summary Mano Ganesan stated that the Tamil Progressive Alliance supports ensuring all plantation workers, including those in state entities, regional plantation companies and smallholder tea growers, receive the President’s promised Rs. 1,750 wage. He said the Government is responsible for the wage structure and confirmed that he, Palani Digambaram and V.S. Radhakrishnan would vote in favour of the Second Reading.
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan SJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan stated support for the Government on the grounds that it had increased the wages of plantation workers.
Employment Full speech → - The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha JJB
AI summary Moved, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, that the Disposals Bill be referred to a Committee of the whole Parliament. The motion was put to the House and agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
- 10 Procedural Committee Referral and Adjournment 3 speeches