Sitting of Friday, 5 December 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening - Parliament Met, Speaker in Chair, Affirmation of Member 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers - Annual Reports and Committee Reports 5 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

     AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Industry and Enterprise Development, the Minister presented the Sri Lanka Industrial Development Board Annual Report for 2023. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Affairs and International Relations, and the House agreed.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

     AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva presented the Committee on Public Finance report on the 2026 Appropriation Bill under Standing Order 121(5)(11), addressing whether the Appropriation aligns with Government policy. He noted that the report was prepared through the Institute of Policy Studies, thanked the institute, and stated that Sinhala and Tamil versions would be submitted later.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

     AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva presented the Committee on Public Finance report covering deviations of headline inflation from the Monetary Policy Framework Agreement targets in late 2024 and the first half of 2025, and the Central Bank’s submission on its functions under Section 80(2)(a) of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act, No. 16 of 2023. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

     AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva presented the Committee on Public Finance report on Supplementary Estimate No. 05 of 2025 for the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, and on regulations under the National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

     AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva presented the Committee on Public Finance report on an order under Section 71 of the Value Added Tax Act concerning management of the Refund Fund and on Supplementary Estimate No. 06 of 2025 for the Ministry of Finance. He noted that the Committee and its officers had obtained parliamentary approval to allocate Rs. 72.5 billion for relief to people affected by a disaster, and thanked those involved.

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3. 3 Committee report Committee Report - Public Petitions Second Report 2 speeches ▸
4. 4 Petitions Petitions - Citizens' Petitions Tabled 4 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Development Officers Attached to National Schools and Provincial Schools (Q.1309/2025) 12 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Officers of Sri Lanka Administrative Service - Transfers (Q.1506/2025) 7 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Questions - Paddy Marketing Board and Divisional Secretaries Divisions (Q.1349/2025) 4 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Ministerial Statements - X-Press Pearl Vessel Liability Case 5 speeches ▸
9. 9 Procedural Procedural - Point of Order and Business Scheduling 5 speeches ▸
10. 10 Papers Papers - Sri Lanka Institute of Agriculture (Incorporation) Bill Presented 2 speeches ▸
11. 11 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Opening and Scheduling 11 speeches ▸
12. 12 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Budget Debate on Disaster Response and Government Allocations 107 speeches ▸
13. 13 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Continued Budget Debate and Amendments 11 speeches ▸
14. 14 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Amendments to Ministry Heads 19 speeches ▸
15. 15 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Third Reading and Division Vote 4 speeches ▸
16. 16 Procedural Procedural - Bills and Resolutions: Second Reading and Approvals 7 speeches ▸
17. 17 Procedural Procedural - Speaker and Opposition Closing Statements on Budget 4 speeches ▸
18. 18 Adjournment Adjournment - Parliament Adjourned 3 speeches ▸