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 ▸
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 ▾
    • The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence JJB

      AI summary The Deputy Minister of Defence provided a detailed reply on the history, assignments and revenue arrangements for maritime security services involving the Sri Lanka Navy, Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Ltd and Avant Garde Maritime Services. He stated that the service began in 2009, shifted between the Navy and the RALL-AGMS joint venture, and that a 2025 Cabinet decision and Extraordinary Gazette authorised the Navy to provide the service independently. He reported JV income of USD 14.12 million from September 2021 to July 2025, with about USD 2.12 million paid to the Navy, while Navy-only operations from October 2025 to February 2026 earned USD 598,250 for the Consolidated Fund. He also said the Navy had received Rs. 2.39 billion in total from earlier arrangements and noted an unpaid Rs. 782 million allegedly due from Avant Garde.

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    • The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara JJB

      AI summary Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara thanked the Deputy Minister for the replies and raised a supplementary question on private maritime security in the context of threats to global maritime trade. He asked what measures Sri Lanka has taken to regulate and promote services offered to commercial vessels by foreign private maritime security companies.

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    • The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence JJB

      AI summary The Deputy Minister of Defence stated that, following Cabinet approval in July 2025 on the President’s proposal, the Navy’s role in maritime security operations for foreign private maritime security companies has been reinstated. He said the measure, implemented through a Gazette and presidential directive presented to Parliament, is intended to support national and maritime security, protect merchant shipping, manage resources efficiently, and generate foreign exchange at minimal cost.

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    • The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara JJB

      AI summary Asked the Deputy Minister to provide an update on the progress of the Navy’s independent maritime security operations project. The question specifically concerned the initiative to provide services to foreign private maritime security companies (PMSCs).

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    • The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence JJB

      AI summary The Deputy Minister of Defence stated that, after maritime security-related authority was reassigned to the Navy, operations have generated over USD 620,000 since November, all credited to the Consolidated Fund. He said 354 operations had been conducted at USD 1,750 each, contrasting the current arrangement with the previous system under which only a portion of revenue reached the Navy and Rakna Arakshaka. He noted that former joint venture entities had vacated Navy armories following government action but had filed a Supreme Court case, and said the matter was being handled through legal channels.

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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 ▸