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 ▸
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 ▾
    • Mr. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. K. Kader Masthan SLLP

      AI summary K. Kader Masthan thanked the Speaker for permitting him, under Standing Order 27(2), to raise a Private Notice Question to the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. The question concerned assuring equal educational opportunities for all students.

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    • The Hon. K. Kader Masthan SLLP

      AI summary Hon. K. Kader Masthan raised concerns about equal access to education for disadvantaged students, particularly those in hardship-stricken and low-income areas who lack shoes and learning materials, arguing that such exclusions affect their mental well-being and rights. He asked whether benefits such as textbooks, uniforms and shoes could be provided equally to all students without categorization. He also questioned the scheduling of the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination during the Muslim fasting month and requested that future examination dates avoid this period to prevent adverse effects on Muslim students’ preparation and performance.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya requested two weeks’ time to provide an answer to the question raised.

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    • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

      AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri rose on a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was recorded in the provided extract.

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    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

      AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri raised a procedural concern under Standing Orders 92, 28(u), and 31 regarding the handling of Questions for Oral Answers. He referred to previous discussions in 2022 on the issue and questioned whether Opposition Members must wait until after 159 Members have asked questions before raising theirs, arguing that such an approach is improper.

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    • The Hon. K. Kader Masthan SLLP

      AI summary K. Kader Masthan noted that he had raised a question under Standing Order 27(2) to the Prime Minister regarding the scheduling of the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination from 17 to 26 February, which coincides with the beginning of the holy fasting month. He stated that the question was raised due to this overlap and that no answer had yet been provided.

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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 ▸