Sitting of Monday, 1 December 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23033 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening of Parliament and Presidential Message on Public Security Proclamation 1 speeches
- 2 Petitions Petitions 1 speeches
- 3 Procedural Procedural: Opposition Statement and Parliamentary Scheduling Dispute 12 speeches
- 4 Committee report Committee Stage - Appropriation Bill 2026: Ministries of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Women and Child Affairs 13 speeches
- 5 Procedural Speaker's Report on Committee Progress 1 speeches
- 6 Committee report Committee Stage - Appropriation Bill 2026: Ministries of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs and Environment 22 speeches
- The Hon. Chairman procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi - Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs JJB
AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Finance, the Minister moved a Committee Stage amendment to the Appropriation Bill, 2026 for the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs. The amendment substitutes the Ministry’s allocations with Rs. 9,525,000,000 for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 5,025,000,000 for capital expenditure.
Public Finance Full speech → - The Hon. Chairman procedural
- Hon. Members
AI summary Members agreed to increased allocations of Rs. 9.525 billion for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 5.025 billion for capital expenditure, and ordered the amended expenditure to stand part of the Schedule. They also approved allocations under Head 101 for the Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, including Rs. 699.6 million in recurrent and Rs. 59.4 million in capital expenditure for operational activities, with development activities listed at Rs. 2.8344 billion recurrent and Rs. 2.3466 billion capital.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi JJB
AI summary At the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi moved an amendment under Head 101, Programme 02.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Chairman procedural
- Hon. Members
AI summary Parliament agreed to an amendment to Head 101, Programme 02 for the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, increasing both recurrent and capital provisions by Rs. 25 million under Budget Proposal No. 46. The amended allocations of Rs. 2,859.4 million for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 2,371.6 million for capital expenditure were approved. Allocations for the Departments of Buddhist Affairs, Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs, Christian Religious Affairs, and Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs were then put to the House and agreed to as part of the Schedule.
- The Hon. Chairman procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi - Minister of Environment JJB
AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Environment moved a Committee Stage amendment to the Appropriation Bill, 2026, revising the Ministry of Environment’s allocation. The amendment substitutes the figures on page 29 with Rs. 14.45 billion for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 4.96 billion for capital expenditure.
- The Hon. Chairman procedural
- Hon. Members
AI summary Parliament agreed to insert increased allocations of Rs. 14.45 billion for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 4.96 billion for capital expenditure into the Schedule, and ordered both amended expenditure items to stand part of it. The Committee then proceeded to Head 160, Minister of Environment, including Programme 01 for Operational Activities with Rs. 1.093 billion in recurrent expenditure and Rs. 107 million in capital expenditure.
- The Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi JJB
AI summary An amendment was moved at the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, under Head 160, Programme 01. The intervention was procedural and did not include further argument or policy detail.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Chairman procedural
- Hon. Members
AI summary Parliament agreed to an amendment increasing the capital provision for Head 160, Programme 01 of the Environment allocation by Rs. 10 million, incorporating Budget Proposal No. 62, while approving Rs. 1.093 billion in recurrent expenditure and Rs. 107 million in amended capital expenditure. It then approved the allocations for Head 160, Programme 02, including Rs. 1.944 billion in recurrent expenditure and Rs. 1.165 billion in capital expenditure. The House also approved provisions for the Department of Forest Conservation under Head 283, comprising Rs. 3.020 billion recurrent and Rs. 1.365 billion capital expenditure, and proceeded to the Department of Wildlife Conservation allocations under Head 284.
- The Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi JJB
AI summary At the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, an amendment was moved under Head 284.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Chairman procedural
- Hon. Members
AI summary An amendment to Head 284, Programme 01 of the Schedule was agreed, increasing allocations for the Department of Wildlife Conservation by Rs. 250 million in recurrent expenditure and Rs. 750 million in capital expenditure, incorporating Budget Proposal No. 36. The amended recurrent allocation of Rs. 6.051 billion and capital allocation of Rs. 1.233 billion were approved and ordered to stand part of the Schedule. The debate then proceeded to Head 291, relating to the Department of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management.
Public Finance Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi JJB
AI summary Moved an amendment under Head 291 during the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Chairman procedural
- Hon. Members
AI summary The Committee agreed to amend Head 291, Programme 01, increasing the capital provision for the Department of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management to Rs. 612 million, incorporating Rs. 100 million under Budget Proposal No. 35, while approving Rs. 483 million for recurrent expenditure. It also approved the specified recurrent and capital allocations for the Department of National Zoological Gardens, Department of National Botanic Gardens, and Department of Probation and Childcare Services, ordering each relevant Head and Programme to stand part of the Schedule.
Public Finance Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Dammika Patabendi JJB
AI summary Dammika Patabendi moved that the Committee report progress and seek leave to sit again. The motion was agreed to, and the Committee reported progress, with the next sitting scheduled for 03 December 2025.
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- 7 Procedural Speaker's Report on Committee Progress 1 speeches
- 8 Papers Papers: Annual Reports Tabled 3 speeches
- 9 Papers Papers: Treasury Circular on Procurement and Relief Measures 1 speeches
- 10 Adjournment Adjournment 1 speeches