Sitting of Friday, 23 January 2026
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23290 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Announcements 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers Presented and Committee Reports 5 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions 4 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Questions: Heda Oya Irrigation, Thondaman Foundation, Schools, Hydropower, Sugar Factories, Ragama Town, Monaragala Lands, Badulla Cooperatives 41 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question No. 8 (Deferred) and Question Stand Down 9 speeches
- 6 Procedural Procedural Matters and Points of Order 18 speeches
- 7 Oral question Standing Order 27(2) Questions: Attorney-General Independence, Gold Jewellery Return 25 speeches
- 8 Papers Ministerial Statement: Vehicles for Welfare Centres 2 speeches
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply JJB
AI summary In response to a Standing Order 27(2) question, the Minister stated that 107 vehicles were provided to the Manik Farm Welfare Camp, with no ministry records showing allocations to other camps. He said 95 vehicles were identified as taken by government institutions and 12 by UNHCR, which reported them stolen, and concluded that the vehicles had not been misplaced based on available records. He also stated that tractor RB-2639 was not leased or handed to a private party, and that police and court records showed legal action had been taken over its seizure, with three accused pleading guilty in 2020 and being fined Rs. 20,000. The Minister tabled the full reply and annexed documents, including the UNHCR email and Police report.
- 9 Debate Debate: Universities (Amendment) Bill - Second and Third Reading 75 speeches
- 10 Procedural Business of Parliament: Constitutional Council Appointments Resolution 8 speeches
- 11 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Stock Exchange Activity and Ministerial Response 17 speeches