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
- 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
- Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha JJB
AI summary On behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha moved that the Bill be read a Second time. The motion was agreed to, the Bill was read a Second time, and Parliament resolved to refer it to a Committee of the whole Parliament.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha JJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha moved committee-stage amendments to a Bill, including commencement dates for provisions and a revised provision on financial services under section 111A of the Value Added Tax Act, after which the Bill was passed as amended. He then moved the Second and Third Readings of the Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) Bill on behalf of the Minister of Finance, with amendments setting operative dates of 1 January 2026, and it was passed as amended. He also moved the Strategic Development Projects (Amendment) Bill on behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education; it proceeded through Committee without amendment and was passed.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB
AI summary Moved approval of a Presidential Proclamation under the Public Security Ordinance bringing Part II into operation islandwide from 28 November 2025, which the House agreed to. She also moved approval of the Presidential Proclamation under the Essential Public Services Act, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2464/29 of 28 November 2025 and presented on 3 December 2025, which was likewise agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha JJB
AI summary Moved a series of Government motions, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, seeking approval for finance-related regulations, orders and rules already gazetted and presented to Parliament. These included measures under the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act on incentives for Projects of Strategic Importance, the Finance Act, the Value Added Tax Act, the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, the Excise Ordinance, and the Imports and Exports (Control) Act. Each motion noted Cabinet approval or notification and was put to the House and agreed to.
- Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe JJB
AI summary Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe moved the approval of the National Institute of Co-operative Development’s Annual Report for 2023, including the Auditor-General’s observations, under the relevant provisions of Act No. 1 of 2001. He noted that the report had been considered by the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Use of Resources and subsequently presented to Parliament. The motion was put to the House and agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna JJB
AI summary Moved motions to approve the annual reports of the Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation for 2019 and 2020 under section 23 of the State Agricultural Corporations Act, No. 11 of 1972, including the Auditor-General’s observations. Also moved approval of the 2022/2023 annual report of Kalubowitiyana Tea Factory Limited under section 14 of the Finance Act, No. 38 of 1971. Each report had been considered by the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Plantations and Rural Infrastructure, and all motions were agreed to.
- 17 Procedural Procedural - Speaker and Opposition Closing Statements on Budget 4 speeches
- 18 Adjournment Adjournment - Parliament Adjourned 3 speeches