Sitting of Saturday, 15 November 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: Parliament Procedures, Staff Lists, and Administrative Information 30 speeches ▸
2. 2 Opening Opening: Parliament Meeting and Auditor-General's Report Presentation 3 speeches ▸
3. 3 Papers Papers Presented: Draft Budget Estimates Alterations 2026 1 speeches ▸
4. 4 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' Petitions 2 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Finance Question 20/2024 (1) and 119/2024 (1) - Stand Down Requests and Point of Order 11 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Q.562/2025 - Lands Belonging to Sri Lanka Railways: Lease 19 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Q.345/2024 (1) - Housing Question (Stand Down) 3 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB

     AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka stated that he was asking a question on behalf of Shanakkian Rajaputthiran Rasamanickam. No substantive policy issue or proposal was presented in the excerpt.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply JJB

     AI summary The Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply requested two weeks to respond to a question. The matter was ordered to stand down, after which the proceedings moved to a privilege matter concerning a reference made by Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar.

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8. 8 Procedural Privilege Matter: Reference by Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar and Main Business Announcement 2 speeches ▸
9. 9 Debate Debate: Committee Stage - Appropriation Bill 2026, Special Spending Units (Heads 1, 2, 4-11, 13, 16-25) 104 speeches ▸
10. 10 Procedural Closing: Committee Report and Parliamentary Adjournment 3 speeches ▸