Sitting of Monday, 17 November 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening - Parliament Sitting 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Opening Opening - Speaker's Chair Announcement 1 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

     AI summary Parliament convened at 9.30 a.m. with Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne presiding as Speaker. No substantive debate, policy issue, proposal, or question was recorded in this excerpt.

     Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
3. 3 Papers Papers - Annual Reports and Committee Reports Tabled 4 speeches ▸
4. 4 Petitions Petitions - Citizens' Petitions Presented 3 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Questions and Supplementaries (Q.1-Q.4 and Standing Order 27(2) Question) 41 speeches ▸
6. 6 Procedural Procedural - Privilege Motion and Main Business Announcement 6 speeches ▸
7. 7 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage (Heads 110, 112, 228-236, 326) 24 speeches ▸
8. 8 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) 158 speeches ▸
9. 9 Papers Papers - Annual Reports of Foreign Employment and Judges' Institute 4 speeches ▸