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10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Sitting of Wednesday, 7 January 2026

10th Parliament· 16 debates· 176 speeches· 69 speakers

Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23112 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard

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  1. 1 Papers Papers Presented 7 speeches
    • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

      AI summary Parliament convened at 9.30 a.m. under the chairmanship of Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne as Speaker. The proceedings noted the presentation of papers, without any substantive speech or policy argument recorded in the provided excerpt.

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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, in her capacity as Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, presented the 2024 annual reports and accounts of three university institutions and proposed their referral to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Labour Force and Human Capital, which was agreed to. She also tabled a report on virement transfers under the Veeramohan Programme for July to September 2025, as required under the State Accounts Management Act and the Appropriation Act.

      EducationPublic Finance Full speech →
    • The Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi - Minister of Environment JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Environment presented the 2022 Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Climate Fund (Private) Limited and the 2023 Annual Report of the Central Environmental Authority. He proposed that both reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability, and the House agreed.

      Environment Full speech →
    • The Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi - Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs presented the 2023 Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. He proposed that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Labour Force and Human Capital, and the House agreed.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva presented the Report of the Committee on Public Finance on the Colombo Port City Economic Commission (Amendment) Bill and regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2465/07 of December 01, 2025. The report, concerning matters referred to the Committee, was ordered to lie upon the Table.

      Public Finance Full speech →
    • The Hon. Upul Kithsiri JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Chair of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability, Hon. Upul Kithsiri presented the Committee’s report on several referred annual and performance reports relating to national botanic gardens, the Ministry of Environment, the State Timber Corporation, and national zoological gardens. The reports covered periods between 2022 and 2024 and were ordered to lie upon the Table.

      Parliamentary ProcedureAgricultureEnvironment Full speech →
    • The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law JJB

      AI summary Presented the Report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations covering the 2023 and 2024 Annual Performance Reports of several departments, including Imports and Exports Control, National Planning, Valuation, External Resources, Public Enterprises, Development Finance, State Accounts, Fiscal Policy, Census and Statistics, and Sri Lanka Customs. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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