Sitting of Saturday, 15 November 2025
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
- 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
- The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi SJB
AI summary Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi briefly rose to pose a question to the House. No substantive details of the question or related policy issue are included in the provided excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning JJB
AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Minister requested a two-week period to provide the answer to the question. The question was ordered to stand down.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri formally raised a question in Parliament. No further details of the question or its subject matter were provided in the excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning JJB
AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Minister requested two weeks to provide an answer to the question. The question was accordingly ordered to stand down.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri rose on a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was recorded in the provided excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri objected under Standing Order 32(3) to a Minister’s request for more time to answer a question, stating that the same question had already been put to the Prime Minister. He said the Prime Minister had provided a reasonable response on the sugar issue and requested that the Minister explain to the House, and to the Speaker, why additional time was needed.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri asked the Speaker for a brief opportunity to raise questions, stating that the matters were being avoided. No specific substantive issue or proposal was detailed in the quoted remarks.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Speaker procedural
- 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