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 ▸
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 ▾
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    • The Hon. Kabir Hashim SJB

      AI summary Kabir Hashim said the Budget does not adequately address the country’s crisis but should be passed to meet IMF commitments, while urging the Government to present an urgent Supplementary Estimate for public works and recovery, with Opposition support. He questioned why the National Council for Disaster Management was not convened in mid-November despite rainfall warnings, arguing that earlier political leadership, a possible disaster declaration under the Disaster Management Act, and systems such as cell broadcast alerts could have reduced losses. He also objected to any privately managed disaster fund, insisting on parliamentary oversight through public funds, and warned against using emergency powers to intimidate social media users. He called for recovery efforts to involve Parliament and the Opposition and to be conducted without politicization.

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    • The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB

      AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka requested that the debate continue through the lunch hour, noting that many Members from affected areas were still waiting to speak. He framed the request as a service to the people represented by those MPs.

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    • The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB

      AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka requested the Chair to allocate speaking time fairly between both sides of the House. He noted that many Opposition Members wished to speak.

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    • The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development JJB

      AI summary Wasantha Samarasinghe objected to allocating the full remaining half-hour of debate time solely to Opposition Members. He stated that Government Members also wished to speak and implied that the time should be shared.

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    • The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe JJB

      AI summary Wasantha Samarasinghe proposed allocating half an hour of speaking time to each side of the House. The intervention concerned the procedural arrangement for debate time.

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    • The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe JJB

      AI summary Wasantha Samarasinghe put the matter before the House and proceeded to the next item after members indicated assent. He then called Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha to speak, allocating him 16 minutes.

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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 ▸