Sitting of Friday, 20 February 2026

10th Parliament· 14 debates· 213 speeches· 51 speakers

Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23331 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard

Order of business

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1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Certificate 1 speeches
2 Committee report Sectoral Oversight Committee Reports 3 speeches
- Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB
  
  AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa moved, with the Speaker’s leave, that the relevant report be printed. The House agreed to the motion, and the report was ordered to be printed.
  
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- The Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna JJB
  
  AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna presented the Report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Science, Technology and Digital Transformation covering the 2024 Annual Performance Report of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the 2022 Annual Performance Report of the Ministry of Technology, and the 2023 and 2024 Performance Reports of the Department for Registration of Persons. The reports were ordered to lie upon the Table.
  
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- The Hon. (Mrs.) Nilanthi Kottahachchi, Attorney-at-Law JJB
  
  AI summary On behalf of the Chairperson of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Stabilization and International Relations, the Member presented the Committee’s report on the Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.
  
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3 Petitions Petitions 4 speeches
4 Oral question Oral Question: Three-Judge Anti-Corruption Permanent High Court (Q.1/1206/2024) 13 speeches
5 Oral question Oral Question: Mahapola Trust Fund (Q.472/2025) 5 speeches
6 Oral question Oral Questions: Deferred and Stand Down (Q.4, Q.5, Q.6) 8 speeches
7 Oral question Oral Question: Drug Raids and Asset Seizures (Q.1649/2025) 12 speeches
8 Oral question Oral Questions on Tourism, Agriculture and Deferred Question (Q.883/2025) 6 speeches
9 Oral question Oral Question: Investments Received (Finance Ministry); Point of Order on Question Scheduling 8 speeches
10 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Current Status of SriLankan Airlines Restructure 10 speeches
11 Debate Ministerial Statements: Credit Expansion and State Security Mechanism 6 speeches
12 Procedural Clarifications and Supplementary Questions; Matters of Order and Privilege 38 speeches
13 Procedural Motion on Parliamentary Sitting Hours 2 speeches
14 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Issues Relating to the Power Sector (Coal Procurement for Norochcholai) 97 speeches