Sitting of Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening and Papers 5 speeches ▸
2. 2 Procedural Procedural: Select Committee and Conflict of Interest Matter 7 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 2 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Hazards Faced by Plantation Workers: Preventive Measures (1466/2025) 18 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Questions: Stood Down (Q.4, Q.5) 4 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: LRC Lands in Kalutara District: Details (1664/2025) 6 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Amendment of Laws Pertaining to Explosives (1745/2025) 6 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Labour Complaint Resolution and Child Labour (1748/2025) 6 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Fishery Buildings and Shore Seine Fishing in Pottuvil (1750/2025) 6 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Gampaha Sanasa Development Bank Complaints (1751/2025) 5 speeches ▸
11. 11 Procedural Procedural: Question Under Standing Order 27(2) - Gross Official Reserves 4 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF

      AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake requested an urgent Government statement on the integrity, composition and usability of Sri Lanka’s Gross Official Reserves, including usable reserves after encumbrances, swaps and pledged funds, income earned from reserves, and detailed holdings of gold, currencies, SDRs, IMF positions and swaps. He also asked for information on Central Bank margins and profits from foreign exchange transactions with the Government, audit oversight by the Auditor General, and the rationale for a recent circular under the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017. He questioned whether foreign exchange and tax leakage through foreign credit cards and payment gateways has been quantified, cited a possible loss of about USD 3 billion, and asked why stricter binding action is not taken against non-compliant businesses using foreign gateways while domestic institutions are regulated.

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    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Nishantha Jayaweera - Deputy Minister of Economic Development JJB

      AI summary Deputy Minister of Economic Development Nishantha Jayaweera requested two weeks to provide a detailed reply to the matter raised.

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12. 12 Procedural Procedural: Ministry Statement and Standing Order Clarification 11 speeches ▸
13. 13 Procedural Procedural: Privilege Matters and Bill Introduction 7 speeches ▸
14. 14 Papers Papers: Mahawilachchiya Education Centre Bill (First Reading) 2 speeches ▸
15. 15 Debate Debate: Special Commodity Levy Act and Related Orders (Main Business) 33 speeches ▸
16. 16 Debate Debate: Special Commodity Levy Act, Customs Ordinance Resolution, and Motor Traffic Act Orders (Continuation) 85 speeches ▸
17. 17 Procedural Procedural: Motion for Adjournment and Chair Change 3 speeches ▸
18. 18 Adjournment Adjournment: State Free from Corruption, Bribery and Fraud 6 speeches ▸
19. 19 Oral question Oral Questions: Crime Statistics, Temple Jewellery, Police Releases, and Infrastructure (1745/2026 - 1851/2026) 12 speeches ▸