Sitting of Monday, 24 November 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Speaker's Announcement: Oral Questions Procedure 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Public Debt Management Regulations 1 speeches ▸
3. 3 Committee report Committee Report: Public Finance Committee on Regulations 1 speeches ▸
4. 4 Procedural Brief Procedural Clarification on Committee Report 2 speeches ▸
5. 5 Petitions Petitions: Five Citizens' Petitions Accepted 2 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Q.1 (1272/2025) - Request for Adjournment 3 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Agricultural Lands in Pottuvil and Lakugala (Q.2) 6 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Jaffna College of Technology Infrastructure (Q.3) 6 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Education Zones in Trincomalee District (Q.4) 6 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Imran Maharoof SJB

     AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education to state the number and names of education zones in the Trincomalee District. He raised concerns that schools in Thambalagamuwa DS Division are allocated to different education zones along ethnic lines and that many Kuchchaveli schools are located over 50 km from the Trincomalee Zonal Education Office. He requested that, in future creation of education zones, separate zones be established for these areas to address geographical distance and ethnic segregation, or that reasons be given if this will not be done.

     Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionEducation Full speech →
   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

     AI summary Sri Lanka currently has five education zones in Trincomalee District: Trincomalee, Trincomalee North, Muttur, Kantale, and Kinniya. The Minister stated that although seven of the 30 schools in Kuchchaveli Division are over 50 km from the Trincomalee Zonal Education Office, the number of schools and student population do not justify creating a separate education zone, and no prior request has been made. She noted that other zones elsewhere administer larger numbers of schools, and said the Government will review administrative structures under planned education reforms, inviting further proposals from the Member.

     Education Full speech →
   • The Hon. Imran Maharoof SJB

     AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof argued that education administration in Trincomalee is divided along ethnic lines, with Thambalagamuwa schools assigned to different zones by language or community. He requested the creation of a separate Thambalagamuwa education zone to bring all schools in the area under one administration, and cited an Eastern Provincial Department of Education letter proposing a separate Kuchchaveli zone, which he tabled for Hansard. He asked whether the Government would act to end ethnic division in the district’s education zoning.

     EducationEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Full speech →
   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

     AI summary Decisions on school zones are made using criteria such as resource distribution, the number of schools, and geographical, social, and economic factors. The Prime Minister stated that an upcoming review will consider all relevant determinants to identify the best possible solution.

     Education Full speech →
   • The Hon. Imran Maharoof SJB

     AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof asked whether the Government would take steps to designate Muslim national schools in the Trincomalee and Kantale Education Zones, noting that Trincomalee has a significant Muslim population but no Central Government Muslim national school in those zones. He cited the stalled previous pledge to create 1,000 national schools and said Zahira College in Trincomalee and some Muslim schools in Kantale meet the required criteria and perform well academically and in sports.

     Religion & CultureEducation Full speech →
   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

     AI summary The Prime Minister stated that the Government does not differentiate between national and provincial schools when providing services and resources. She said resources, including teachers and infrastructure, will be distributed equitably according to need, and that there is no policy decision to create or newly designate additional national schools.

     Education Full speech →
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Teaching Hospitals (Q.5) 2 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Equal Educational Opportunities - Standing Order 27(2) (Q.6) 10 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Ministerial Statement and Procedural Matters on Archaeology 5 speeches ▸
13. 13 Oral question Oral Question: India Trade Relations - Standing Order 27(2) Response 14 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Ministerial Statements: Defence and Gender-based Violence 3 speeches ▸
15. 15 Debate Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation - Part 1 14 speeches ▸
16. 16 Procedural Adjournment for Lunch 1 speeches ▸
17. 17 Debate Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Transport, Highways, Ports, Civil Aviation, Urban Development, Construction and Housing 115 speeches ▸
18. 18 Papers Civil Aviation Act: Regulations 1 speeches ▸
19. 19 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Land Issues in Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee 20 speeches ▸