Sitting of Friday, 20 February 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Certificate 1 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

     AI summary The Speaker informed Parliament that he had endorsed the Certificate on the “Institute of Real Estate Professionals of Sri Lanka” Bill on 19 February 2026 under Article 79 of the Constitution. He announced the nomination of members, chaired by Hon. Wijitha Herath, to the Select Committee on determining the electoral system for Provincial Council Elections. He also tabled the Committee on Standing Orders report concerning amendments to Standing Orders 119 and 120.

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2. 2 Committee report Sectoral Oversight Committee Reports 3 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 4 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Three-Judge Anti-Corruption Permanent High Court (Q.1/1206/2024) 13 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Mahapola Trust Fund (Q.472/2025) 5 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Questions: Deferred and Stand Down (Q.4, Q.5, Q.6) 8 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Drug Raids and Asset Seizures (Q.1649/2025) 12 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Questions on Tourism, Agriculture and Deferred Question (Q.883/2025) 6 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Investments Received (Finance Ministry); Point of Order on Question Scheduling 8 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Current Status of SriLankan Airlines Restructure 10 speeches ▸
11. 11 Debate Ministerial Statements: Credit Expansion and State Security Mechanism 6 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Clarifications and Supplementary Questions; Matters of Order and Privilege 38 speeches ▸
13. 13 Procedural Motion on Parliamentary Sitting Hours 2 speeches ▸
14. 14 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Issues Relating to the Power Sector (Coal Procurement for Norochcholai) 97 speeches ▸