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 ▸
12. 12 Procedural Ministerial Statement and Procedural Matters on Archaeology 5 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs JJB

      AI summary The Minister informed Parliament about complaints that several Archaeology Department name boards indicating routes to archaeological sites in the Valachchenai and Kokkadicholai Police Divisions had been removed. He detailed the complaints, named alleged persons involved in the Valachchenai incident, and stated that investigations had begun under the relevant Assistant Superintendents of Police, with facts reported to the Magistrates’ Courts in Valachchenai and Batticaloa. He said the Government has authority to install such boards across Sri Lanka, that the law applies equally in all provinces, and that Police have been instructed to act according to court orders against those responsible.

      Law & OrderJustice & Human Rights Full speech →
    • The Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan ITAK

      AI summary Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan rose on a point of order. No substantive issue, proposal, or question was recorded in the provided excerpt.

      Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan ITAK

      AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan stated that, following the Minister’s reference to an incident in Batticaloa, he made inquiries as a Batticaloa District Member. He reported that the relevant local authorities had not been informed about the matter, implying a concern over communication or procedural lapses.

      Corruption & Governance Reform Full speech →
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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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 ▸