Sitting of Friday, 5 December 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23059 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening - Parliament Met, Speaker in Chair, Affirmation of Member 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers - Annual Reports and Committee Reports 5 speeches
- 3 Committee report Committee Report - Public Petitions Second Report 2 speeches
- 4 Petitions Petitions - Citizens' Petitions Tabled 4 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question: Development Officers Attached to National Schools and Provincial Schools (Q.1309/2025) 12 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question: Officers of Sri Lanka Administrative Service - Transfers (Q.1506/2025) 7 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Questions - Paddy Marketing Board and Divisional Secretaries Divisions (Q.1349/2025) 4 speeches
- 8 Procedural Ministerial Statements - X-Press Pearl Vessel Liability Case 5 speeches
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB
AI summary The Prime Minister stated that the answers to parts 1 to 4 of the question raised by Hon. Ajith P. Perera would be presented by the Minister of Justice.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration JJB
AI summary The Minister stated that the Supreme Court’s judgment of 24 July 2025 held the owner, operators and local agent of the X-Press Pearl jointly and severally liable for environmental damage, ordering USD 1 billion in interim compensation to be paid to the Treasury, of which about USD 1 million has been paid by the local agent. He said the Court has appointed independent experts to the Compensation Commission and the Marine and Coastal Environment Restoration and Protection Committee, and directed the Attorney General to take steps to secure compliance and report by 25 January 2026. He also outlined related compensation litigation in Singapore, which has been stayed due to limitation proceedings in London, where Sri Lanka’s application to set aside a general limitation order remains pending.
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB
AI summary The Prime Minister stated that actions required under paragraphs 897(xiii) and 897(xiv) of the relevant Supreme Court judgment had been reported to Court on 25 September 2025. She said directions had been issued to agencies responsible for marine environmental protection and coastal conservation, and outlined measures by the Ministry of Environment, including proposed amendments to the Marine Pollution Prevention Act, revision of the national contingency plan to cover chemical spills, creation of a digital dashboard and 24-hour MEPA operations room, and work on policies for distressed vessels and transboundary marine plastic pollution.
- 9 Procedural Procedural - Point of Order and Business Scheduling 5 speeches
- 10 Papers Papers - Sri Lanka Institute of Agriculture (Incorporation) Bill Presented 2 speeches
- 11 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Opening and Scheduling 11 speeches
- 12 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Budget Debate on Disaster Response and Government Allocations 107 speeches
- 13 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Continued Budget Debate and Amendments 11 speeches
- 14 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Amendments to Ministry Heads 19 speeches
- 15 Debate Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Third Reading and Division Vote 4 speeches
- 16 Procedural Procedural - Bills and Resolutions: Second Reading and Approvals 7 speeches
- 17 Procedural Procedural - Speaker and Opposition Closing Statements on Budget 4 speeches
- 18 Adjournment Adjournment - Parliament Adjourned 3 speeches