Sitting of Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Speaker's Announcements: New Methodology on Placing Private Members' Motions for Debate 1 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

     AI summary The Speaker announced a new methodology, approved by the Committee on Parliamentary Business, for scheduling Private Members’ Motions from January 2026 to ensure equal opportunity among Members. Motions will be selected sequentially according to the chronological order of Members’ names in the Order Book and Supplement, with Members’ preferences among their own motions taken into consideration. He also informed the House that the revamped Parliament of Sri Lanka website would be officially launched on 27 November 2025.

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2. 2 Papers Papers Presented: Orders and Regulations 1 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions: Acceptance of Petition from K.M. Manawasinghe Bandara 1 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Central Bank Bond Scam: Impact on the Government (Q.116/2024) 11 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: National Schools and Provincial Schools: Vacancies for Labourers (Q.563/2025) 7 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Questions: Second Round - Colombo-Mannar Train Service and Related Questions 11 speeches ▸
7. 7 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Minimization of Unemployment 4 speeches ▸
8. 8 Papers Papers Presented: Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill 1 speeches ▸
9. 9 Debate Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Committee Stage, Sixteenth Allotted Day 157 speeches ▸
10. 10 Procedural Committee Report: Amendments Agreed to in Committee 1 speeches ▸
11. 11 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Grant of Freehold Deeds to Occupants of State Lands 18 speeches ▸