Sitting of Saturday, 15 November 2025

10th Parliament· 10 debates· 178 speeches· 66 speakers

Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 22870 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard

Order of business

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1 Opening Opening: Parliament Procedures, Staff Lists, and Administrative Information 30 speeches
2 Opening Opening: Parliament Meeting and Auditor-General's Report Presentation 3 speeches
- Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne
  
  AI summary The Speaker announced seating arrangements for the Committee Stage debate on the 2026 Appropriation Bill, noting that Deputy Ministers may sit near their Cabinet Ministers but must deliver speeches only from their allocated seats. He also informed the House that a motion may be moved to refer to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges a privilege matter raised by Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera concerning criticism by a former CIDA Director of COPE’s functions.
  
  Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
  
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- The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament JJB
  
  AI summary Moved that the report be printed, and the motion was agreed to by the House. The report was ordered to be printed.
  
  Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
3 Papers Papers Presented: Draft Budget Estimates Alterations 2026 1 speeches
4 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' Petitions 2 speeches
5 Oral question Oral Question: Finance Question 20/2024 (1) and 119/2024 (1) - Stand Down Requests and Point of Order 11 speeches
6 Oral question Oral Question: Q.562/2025 - Lands Belonging to Sri Lanka Railways: Lease 19 speeches
7 Oral question Oral Question: Q.345/2024 (1) - Housing Question (Stand Down) 3 speeches
8 Procedural Privilege Matter: Reference by Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar and Main Business Announcement 2 speeches
9 Debate Debate: Committee Stage - Appropriation Bill 2026, Special Spending Units (Heads 1, 2, 4-11, 13, 16-25) 104 speeches
10 Procedural Closing: Committee Report and Parliamentary Adjournment 3 speeches