Sitting of Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening and Speaker's Certificate 5 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne

     AI summary Mr. Speaker announced that he had certified the Colombo Port City Economic Commission (Amendment) Bill on 20 January 2026 under Article 79 of the Constitution. He also informed Parliament of an additional Supreme Court petition filed under Article 121(1) concerning the Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill. He laid specified parts of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2024 before Parliament under Article 154(6), and the House ordered that the report be printed.

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   • Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe JJB

     AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe presented two reports of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Media and Women's Empowerment. The reports covered annual and performance reports of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, Department of Government Information, Mass Media Division, Department of Probation and Child Care Services, and Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited for specified years, and were ordered to lie upon the Table.

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   • The Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga JJB

     AI summary Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga presented two petitions to Parliament, one from R.P.N.R. Gunawardena of Nittambuwa and another from W.P. Wimalaratne of Weliweriya.

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   • Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera JJB

     AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera informed Parliament that he accepted a petition from Mr. M.K. Ananda of “Piumi,” Hungama.

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   • The Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney-at-Law JJB

     AI summary A petition from Mr. Rajika Niroshan Gamaga, an officer of the Sri Lanka Tea Research Institute in Talawakelle, was presented to Parliament. The petition was ordered to be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions.

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2. 2 Procedural Oral Answers to Questions - Procedural matter 1 speeches ▸
3. 3 Procedural Point of Order - Question allocation fairness (Standing Order 32) 11 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question No. 2 (812/2025) - Prison overcrowding 7 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question No. 3 (1009/2025) - Government reparations and compensation 7 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question No. 6 (1222/2025) - Aswesuma welfare benefits 10 speeches ▸
7. 7 Procedural Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute 67 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Second Round of Oral Questions and Standing Order clarification 36 speeches ▸
9. 9 Procedural Motion to amend sitting hours and Select Committee appointment 4 speeches ▸
10. 10 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Post-Cyclone "Ditwah" Situation (Part 1) 23 speeches ▸
11. 11 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Post-Cyclone "Ditwah" Situation (Part 2) 57 speeches ▸