Sitting of Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Auditor-General's Report 1 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne

     AI summary The Speaker presided over the sitting and tabled specified parts of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2024 under Article 154(6) of the Constitution, after which Parliament agreed that the report be printed. He also tabled the final inquiry report by retired High Court Judge Sujatha Alahapperuma on alleged sexual harassment of a female officer in Parliament’s Information Systems and Management Department, noting that it had been placed in the Parliament Library for Members. He then proceeded with routine business, including papers, petitions referred to the Committee on Public Petitions, and questions to the Prime Minister.

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2. 2 Papers Papers: Annual Reports and Auditor-General's Report 1 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 4 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Paddy Purchasing and Guaranteed Prices (Q.1347/2025) 3 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Artificial Intelligence Summit 2026 2 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Government Printing Department Vacancies and Qualifications 11 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Cyclone Ditcha Relief and Compensation (Q.1368/2025) 9 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Questions: Paddy Marketing Board and Fertilizer Subsidies 21 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Irrigation Tanks and Cascade Systems in Vavuniya (Q.1406/2025) 7 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Special Sports Schools Development (Q.1468/2025) 5 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Projects in Trincomalee District (Q.1476/2025) 5 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Standing Order 27(2) Question: Middle East Crisis and Strait of Hormuz 25 speeches ▸
13. 13 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order on Iran Supreme Leader Assassination 8 speeches ▸
14. 14 Oral question Standing Order 27(2) Question: Central Bank Inflation Target Deviation 3 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Procedural: Personal Explanation and Special Select Committee Announcement 8 speeches ▸
16. 16 Debate Debate: Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill - Second Reading 20 speeches ▸
17. 17 Procedural Procedural: Lunch Suspension 1 speeches ▸
18. 18 Debate Debate: Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill - Second Reading (Continued) 79 speeches ▸
19. 19 Procedural Procedural: Adjournment Motion 1 speeches ▸
20. 20 Adjournment Adjournment: Questions on Cyclone Relief and Tourism 7 speeches ▸
21. 21 Procedural Procedural: Parliament Adjournment 1 speeches ▸