Sitting of Thursday, 5 February 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: Speaker's Certificate on Universities Bill 6 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers Presented: Government Reports and Annual Reports 18 speeches ▸
3. 3 Committee report Committee Reports: Sectoral Oversight Committees 9 speeches ▸
4. 4 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' Petitions Presented 24 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Private Electricity Generating Companies (Q.313/2024) 37 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Liquor Licensing and Tax Revenue (Q.912/2025) 17 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Paddy Lands Filling in Anuradhapura (Q.5/2025) 16 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: STD and AIDS Testing and Treatment Clinics (Q.6/2025) 6 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: State Land in Alankalagala and X-Press Pearl Disaster (Q.7-9/2025) 8 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: SLEAS Recruitment, Road Development, and Standing Order 27(2) Questions 14 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Ministry Statements: University Vacancies and Educational Opportunities 29 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Privilege: Threat by Vice Chairman of Akurana Pradeshiya Sabha 6 speeches ▾
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    • The Hon. Riyas Farook JJB

      AI summary Hon. Riyas Farook raised a matter of parliamentary privilege, alleging that the Vice Chairman of the Akurana Pradeshiya Sabha publicly threatened to physically assault him in response to a statement he made in Parliament on 09 January 2026. He said the threat, reportedly made at a Pradeshiya Sabha General Meeting on 13 January 2026, affected his freedom of speech and personal safety, and requested an immediate inquiry and action to protect Members’ privileges.

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    • The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB

      AI summary Dayasiri Jayasekara rose to raise a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was recorded in the provided excerpt.

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    • The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB

      AI summary Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a question of privilege and asked the Speaker whether he would be given an opportunity to present it.

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13. 13 Procedural Procedural: Speaker Returns to Chair 1 speeches ▸
14. 14 Debate Debate: Institute of Real Estate Professionals, Container Depot Operators Licensing, and Shipping Agents Licensing Bills (Second Reading) 123 speeches ▸
15. 15 Adjournment Adjournment: Adjournment Questions and House Closure 10 speeches ▸
16. 16 Procedural Administrative Notices 3 speeches ▸