Sitting of Thursday, 27 November 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23013 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening and Announcements 8 speeches
- 2 Oral question Oral Question: Permanent Three-Judge High Court for Anti-Corruption (Q.2/2024 (2)) 3 speeches
- 3 Procedural Procedural: Member's Comment 2 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: Total Foreign and Domestic Debt 2020-2024 (Q.315/2024 (2)) with Points of Order 20 speeches
- The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF
AI summary Ravi Karunanayake noted that a question he had submitted at the end of 2024 appeared on the Order Paper only at the end of 2025. He requested that parliamentary staff indicate when the date of inclusion differs from the date of submission, and that answers be prepared according to the current inclusion date rather than outdated circumstances.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake defended the existing procedure for scheduling oral questions and Private Members’ Motions, stating that it follows an agreed process of the Committee on Parliamentary Business and the Standing Orders. He said Parliament can generally answer about 10 oral questions within the allocated time and urged adherence to the established practice, while noting that the Government is encouraging Ministers to provide answers and has reported on its performance.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri rose on a point of order during the proceedings. No substantive issue, proposal, or question was set out in the quoted statement.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB
AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri referred to parliamentary traditions and to the conduct of questioning by Bimal Rathnayake when he was in the Opposition. The substantive content of the intervention was expunged on the order of the Chair, leaving no further argument or proposal recorded.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Bimal Rathnayake requested that the relevant statement or portion be entirely expunged from the Hansard.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara rose on a point of order. No substantive issue, proposal, or question is recorded in the provided speech text.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a procedural objection under Standing Order 92(2), stating that it sets out the procedure for raising questions. He asked under which Standing Order the Minister was seeking to remove or disallow the matter in question.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara briefly informed the House that he was referring to Standing Order 92(2). No further substantive argument, proposal, or question was recorded in the speech.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara sought permission to raise a point during the proceedings. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or question was stated in the excerpt provided.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a procedural point under Standing Order 92(2)(a), questioning whether the correct parliamentary procedure had been followed.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Dayasiri Jayasekara stated that he was about to provide an explanation. No substantive policy position, proposal, or question was included in the excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara questioned the procedural basis for expunging remarks related to answers to questions, referring to an issue raised by Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri. He specifically asked under which Standing Order the expungement was being made.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- 5 Oral question Oral Question: Total Foreign and Domestic Debt with Supplementaries (Q.315/2024 (2)) 18 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question: Digital Identity Card Introduction (Q.552/2025) 12 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question: BYD Vehicles and Second Round Proceedings 4 speeches
- 8 Oral question Oral Question: Question No. 1-207/2024-(1) - Second Round 2 speeches
- 9 Oral question Standing Order 27(2) Question and Procedural Matters 21 speeches
- 10 Papers Ministerial Statement: Heavy Rainfall, Floods and Landslides 1 speeches
- 11 Debate Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage - Eleventh Allotted Day (Heads 118, 281, 282, 285-289, 292, 327, 337) 125 speeches
- 12 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Three-Wheeler Industry Development 4 speeches