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 ▸
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 ▾
   • The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi SJB

     AI summary The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi rose on a Point of Order and requested one minute to address the House.

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   • Mr. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi SJB

     AI summary The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi briefly sought the Minister’s attention regarding an issue involving winches. He indicated his intention to raise the matter for the Minister’s consideration, without providing further details in the excerpt.

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   • The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi SJB

     AI summary Dilip Wedaarachchi requested one minute of speaking time from the Speaker.

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   • An Hon. Member

     AI summary An Hon. Member briefly sought the Minister’s permission to intervene or raise a matter. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or question was presented in the excerpt.

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

     AI summary The member requests that another participant be briefly allowed to provide a clarification. No substantive policy argument or legislative proposal is presented.

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   • The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi SJB

     AI summary Dilip Wedaarachchi requested one minute to speak and warned he would enter the Well of the House if not allowed. The exchange occurred amid disorder, with some Opposition Members moving into the Well before the Chair asked Members to be seated.

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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 ▸