Sitting of Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Message from President 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Regulations, Reports and Orders Tabled 7 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

     AI summary The Prime Minister presented regulations under Section 71 of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2469/02, and moved that they be referred to the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development, which was agreed to. She also tabled a presidential proclamation under the Essential Public Services Act and indicated she would check whether the regulations should also be referred to the Committee on Public Finance if that is the established practice.

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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB

     AI summary Moved that a report be printed, which was agreed to and ordered by Parliament. On behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, presented under Standing Order 119(4) a report on observations and actions taken regarding matters raised by the Committee on Public Accounts, and moved that it be referred to that Committee; the motion was agreed to.

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   • The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure JJB

     AI summary The Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure presented the Coconut Development Authority’s Annual Report for 2022. He moved that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Use of Resources, and the motion was agreed to.

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   • The Hon. Dammika Patabendi - Minister of Environment JJB

     AI summary The Minister of Environment presented the State Timber Corporation’s Annual Report for 2024. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Use of Resources, and the motion was agreed to.

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   • The Hon. Harsha de Silva SJB

     AI summary Hon. Harsha de Silva presented the Committee on Public Finance report on an Order under Section 22 of the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017. He then questioned why regulations made under the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act had been tabled without being referred to the Committee on Public Finance, arguing that finance-related Port City regulations have consistently been examined by that Committee and should not be sent only to a Ministerial Consultative Committee.

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   • An Hon. Member

     AI summary An Hon. Member briefly stated that the relevant entity being discussed is the policy-making body. No further argument, proposal, or contextual detail was provided in the speech.

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   • The Hon. Chanaka Madugoda SLPP

     AI summary On behalf of the Chairman of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Labour and Human Resources Development, Chanaka Madugoda presented the Committee’s report on the 2022 and 2023 Annual Reports and Accounts of Sabaragamuwa University, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, and Wayamba University. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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3. 3 Petitions Petitions Presented 4 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Generators Facilitating Cooling at Norochcholai Power Plant (Q.68/2025) 12 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Question No. 3 (Q.840/2025) - Deferred 3 speeches ▸
6. 6 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order and Opposition Walk-out 10 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Agricultural Research and Production Assistants (Q.913/2025) 12 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Police Stations and Officers (Q.?/2025) with Supplementaries 10 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Nursing Service (Q.7/2025) 5 speeches ▸
10. 10 Procedural Procedural: Standing Order 27(2) Question and Points of Order 9 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question by Private Notice: Reactivation of Deregistered Islamic Charitable Organizations (Q.27(2)) 14 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Privilege Question and Procedural Discussion on Coal Supply 23 speeches ▸
13. 13 Debate Main Business: Order under Foreign Exchange Act - Motion Introduction 2 speeches ▸
14. 14 Debate President's Address on Middle East War Impact and Opposition Response 5 speeches ▸
15. 15 Debate Debate: Regulation under Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017 55 speeches ▸
16. 16 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Civil Defence Personnel Secondment 7 speeches ▸
17. 17 Procedural Deferred Questions and Parliament Adjournment 6 speeches ▸