Sitting of Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening and Speaker's Certificate 5 speeches ▸
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 ▾
   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

     AI summary Moved an amendment to the Motion changing the time from “11.30 a.m.” to “10.40 a.m.” The amendment was agreed to, resulting in an additional 45 minutes being allocated.

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   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB

     AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka moved, at the request of Opposition Members, to appoint a Parliamentary Select Committee to examine Sri Lanka’s preparedness for Cyclone Ditwah and report recommendations to Parliament. The motion cites the scale of the disaster, prior parliamentary precedents such as inquiries into the Easter Sunday attacks and the economic crisis, and claims that advance warnings had been issued by the Department of Meteorology and foreign agencies. It proposes powers for the Committee to summon persons and documents, obtain expert assistance, present interim reports, continue despite adjournment or prorogation, and submit a final report within three months of its first meeting unless extended by Parliament.

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   • The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi SJB

     AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi formally seconded the motion before the House. The question was then put and agreed to without further recorded remarks.

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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 ▸