Sitting of Thursday, 18 December 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Summoning 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers Tabled: Reports, Supplementary Estimate, Regulations, Orders and Performance Reports 10 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions Presented 3 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Credit Expansion and Ministerial Statement on Tourism 7 speeches ▸
5. 5 Papers Bills Presented: Judicature (Amendment) Bill 1 speeches ▸
6. 6 Procedural Sittings of Parliament - Hours of Sitting Order 1 speeches ▾
   • Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

     AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake moved procedural motions to vary the sitting hours for the day, setting sittings from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., with the House to adjourn at 5.30 p.m. He also moved that Friday, 19 December 2025 be made a sitting day with the same hours, notwithstanding the relevant Standing Orders. Both motions were agreed to, and he later moved the adjournment of Parliament.

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7. 7 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Current Situation of the Country After Disaster Caused by Cyclone Ditwah 109 speeches ▸