Sitting of Friday, 20 February 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Certificate 1 speeches ▸
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 ▾
   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF

     AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake briefly indicated that he wished to raise one additional point. No substantive issue, proposal, or question was stated in the provided excerpt.

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   • The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB

     AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara formally raised a parliamentary question. No substantive details or policy issues were stated in the excerpt.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB

     AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Civil Aviation, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa requested a two-week postponement to respond to the question. The question was ordered to stand down.

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   • The Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna JJB

     AI summary The Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna formally asked the question listed for him in Parliament. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy issue was stated in the speech.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB

     AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Environment, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa requested one month to provide an answer to the question. The question was ordered to stand down.

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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 ▸