Sitting of Tuesday, 17 February 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Annual Reports and Committee Reports 6 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 5 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Electricity Generated by Solar Panels (Q.2/2025) 15 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Stand Down (Q.3/2025) 2 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Stand Down (Q.4/2025) 3 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Stand Down (Q.6/2025) 3 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Roshan Akmeemana JJB

     AI summary Roshan Akmeemana formally asked the scheduled parliamentary question. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy position was presented in the recorded statement.

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   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House JJB

     AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Environment, Bimal Rathnayake requested one month to provide an answer to the question. The question was accordingly ordered to stand down.

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8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: McHeyzer Stadium, Trincomalee - Development (Q.7/2025) 6 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Improvement of Health Facilities for Persons with Disabilities (Q.8/2025) 6 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Media Institutions and Support for Journalists (Q.9/2025) 5 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Maritime Security Operations (Q.10/2025) 5 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Oral Question Second Round and Ministerial Response (Q.1184/2025, Security Incident) 9 speeches ▸
13. 13 Oral question Standing Order 27(2) Question: Qur'an Madrasas Registration 5 speeches ▸
14. 14 Oral question Ministry Statement: Reforms of Ceylon Electricity Board 13 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Privilege Matters and Points of Order 7 speeches ▸
16. 16 Papers Indira Cancer Charitable Trust (Incorporation) Bill - First Reading 2 speeches ▸
17. 17 Debate Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill - Second Reading Debate 69 speeches ▸
18. 18 Procedural Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill - Division on Second Reading 4 speeches ▸
19. 19 Procedural Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill - Committee Stage 25 speeches ▸
20. 20 Procedural Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill - Third Reading 1 speeches ▸
21. 21 Procedural Select Committee on Electoral Laws - Motion with Amendment 51 speeches ▸
22. 22 Adjournment Adjournment Motion 2 speeches ▸
23. 23 Adjournment Adjournment Questions 8 speeches ▸