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 ▸
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 ▾
   • The Hon. Kins Nelson SJB

     AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson responded to a statement made by Hon. Lakmali, clarifying that his remarks on Derana “Big Focus” were only a request for clarification regarding whether the Government had been informed of the Director-General of Meteorology’s 12 November weather analysis. He denied misleading the public and rejected the allegation that his comments had been presented inaccurately.

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   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

     AI summary Bimal Rathnayake moved a procedural motion to exempt Order Paper items 1 to 25 from the Standing Orders and from the provisions of a parliamentary resolution adopted on 13 November 2025. The motion was put to the House and agreed to.

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   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

     AI summary Moved that items Nos. 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 17, 20 and 25 on the Order Paper for that day’s sitting be exempted from Standing Order 278. The motion was put to the House and agreed to.

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   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

     AI summary Moved the adjournment of Parliament at the conclusion of the day’s business until 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 06 January 2026. The motion was put to the House and agreed to.

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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 ▸