Sitting of Monday, 17 November 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 22912 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening - Parliament Sitting 1 speeches
- 2 Opening Opening - Speaker's Chair Announcement 1 speeches
- 3 Papers Papers - Annual Reports and Committee Reports Tabled 4 speeches
- 4 Petitions Petitions - Citizens' Petitions Presented 3 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Questions and Supplementaries (Q.1-Q.4 and Standing Order 27(2) Question) 41 speeches
- 6 Procedural Procedural - Privilege Motion and Main Business Announcement 6 speeches
- 7 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage (Heads 110, 112, 228-236, 326) 24 speeches
- 8 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) 158 speeches
- 9 Papers Papers - Annual Reports of Foreign Employment and Judges' Institute 4 speeches
- The Hon. Vijitha Herath JJB
AI summary Moved the approval of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment’s Annual Report for 2022, submitted under Section 19 of Act No. 21 of 1985 together with the Auditor General’s observations. He noted that the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations had considered the report on 08.07.2025 and presented its report to Parliament on 06.08.2025; the motion was agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB
AI summary Moved approval of the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute Annual Report for 2022, presented under Section 10(b) of the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute Act, No. 46 of 1985, together with the Auditor General’s observations. He noted that the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Public Administration, Justice and Civil Security had considered the report on 20 May 2025 and presented its report to Parliament on 9 July 2025; the motion was agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB
AI summary Moved approval of the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute Annual Report for 2023, prepared under Section 10(b) of the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute Act, No. 46 of 1985, together with the Auditor General’s observations. He noted that the report had been considered by the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Public Administration, Justice and Civil Security and subsequently presented to Parliament; the motion was agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Speaker procedural