Sitting of Friday, 21 November 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Tabling of Papers: Regulations and Annual Reports 4 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

     AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya presented regulations issued under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2459/46 of 24 October 2025. She moved that the regulations be referred to the Committee on Public Finance, and the House agreed.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB

     AI summary The Minister, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, tabled the Annual Reports of the Lanka Fertilizer Company Limited for 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 and the Central Advisory Committee on Engineering Works for 2024. He proposed that the reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Use of Resources, and the House agreed.

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   • The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government JJB

     AI summary The Minister presented, under Standing Order 119(4), the report on observations and actions taken regarding matters relating to the Uva Provincial Council, as submitted by the Committee on Public Accounts. He proposed that the report be referred to the Committee on Public Accounts, and the motion was agreed to.

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   • The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation JJB

     AI summary The Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation presented the 2024 Annual Report of Jaya Container Terminals Limited to Parliament. He proposed referring the report to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, and the proposal was agreed to.

     InfrastructureParliamentary Procedure Full speech →
3. 3 Petitions Petitions Presented to Parliament 1 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Vavuniya Dedicated Economic Centre (Question No. 1) 9 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Medical Centres Providing Siddha Medicine in Mullaitivu, Mannar and Vavuniya Districts (Question No. 4) 7 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Provision of Jobs for Unemployed Graduates (Question No. 5) 3 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Questions: Second Round – Unemployed Graduates and Bovine Semen 5 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Points of Order and Procedural Matters 3 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Vacancies and Cadre Revision of Base Hospital, Puttalam 14 speeches ▸
10. 10 Debate Appropriation Bill, 2026 – Committee Stage Debate: Twelfth Allotted Day 112 speeches ▸
11. 11 Procedural Committee Stage Report – Heads Passed 1 speeches ▸
12. 12 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Improvement of Facilities for Salt Production in Kinniya DS Division 6 speeches ▸