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Sitting of Tuesday, 6 January 2026

10th Parliament· 21 debates· 256 speeches· 78 speakers

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  2. 2 Papers Papers: Presidential Message, Auditor-General Reports, and Annual Reports 11 speeches
    • President of Sri Lanka procedural
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    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

      AI summary Moved that the reports be printed. The motion was put to the House, agreed to, and the reports were ordered to be printed.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

      AI summary The Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education presented the Annual Report of Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Limited for 2021/2022. She moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

      AI summary The Annual Report of the National Insurance Trust Fund for 2023 was presented to Parliament. It was moved and agreed that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

      AI summary The Prime Minister presented the 2023 annual reports of the National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences and the Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Peradeniya. She moved that the reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Manpower and Human Capital, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

      AI summary The Prime Minister presented the Aswesuma Welfare Benefit Payment Scheme, issued under the Welfare Benefits Act and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2467/03, and moved that it be referred to the Committee on Public Finance, which was agreed to. She also tabled a Presidential Proclamation under the Essential Public Services Act and a note on supplementary allocations from the Development Activities Programme under the Appropriation Act for November 2025.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development presented the 2022 Annual Report of the State Development and Design Corporation. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources presented the 2019 Annual Report of the Ceylon Fisheries Corporation and the 2023 Annual Report of the National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka. He moved that the reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainability of Resources, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar JJB

      AI summary Ramalingam Chandrasekar presented the Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on two sets of fisheries-related regulations. These concerned regulations under the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2371/35, and regulations under the Fishermen’s Pension and Social Security Benefit Scheme Act, No. 23 of 1990, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2428/13. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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