Sitting of Monday, 1 December 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening of Parliament and Presidential Message on Public Security Proclamation 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Petitions Petitions 1 speeches ▸
3. 3 Procedural Procedural: Opposition Statement and Parliamentary Scheduling Dispute 12 speeches ▸
4. 4 Committee report Committee Stage - Appropriation Bill 2026: Ministries of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Women and Child Affairs 13 speeches ▸
5. 5 Procedural Speaker's Report on Committee Progress 1 speeches ▸
6. 6 Committee report Committee Stage - Appropriation Bill 2026: Ministries of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs and Environment 22 speeches ▸
7. 7 Procedural Speaker's Report on Committee Progress 1 speeches ▸
8. 8 Papers Papers: Annual Reports Tabled 3 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage JJB

     AI summary Moved approval of the National Youth Services Council’s Annual Report for 2022 under Section 31 of the National Youth Services Act, No. 69 of 1979, including the Auditor General’s observations. He noted that the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Youth Affairs and Sports had considered the report on 13 June 2025 and presented its report to Parliament on 17 June 2025; the motion was agreed to.

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   • The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj JJB

     AI summary Moved approval of the National Child Protection Authority’s Annual Report for 2022 under Section 32 of the National Child Protection Authority Act, including the Auditor General’s observations. She noted that the relevant Sectoral Oversight Committee had considered the report on 18 June 2025 and presented its report to Parliament on 8 July 2025; the motion was agreed to.

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   • The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj JJB

     AI summary Moved approval of the National Child Protection Authority Annual Report for 2023 under Section 32 of the National Child Protection Authority Act, No. 50 of 1998, including the Auditor General’s observations. The report had been presented on 9 April 2025, considered by the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Mass Media and Women’s Empowerment on 18 June 2025, and reported to Parliament on 8 July 2025; the motion was agreed to.

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9. 9 Papers Papers: Treasury Circular on Procurement and Relief Measures 1 speeches ▸
10. 10 Adjournment Adjournment 1 speeches ▸