Sitting of Thursday, 5 March 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Report on Observations (PM and Minister of Education) 1 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' Petitions Presented 4 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Multi-Purpose Service Centres in Mullaitivu District (Q.1/1185/2025) 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Export of Minor Export Crops Since 2015 (Q.2) 6 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Urban Development (Q.4/1543/2025) - Stand Down 2 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Cattle in Ampara District (Q.5) 7 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Widows' and Orphans' Pensions (Q.6) 6 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Transport/Urban Development (Q.7/1786/2025) - Stand Down 3 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Injustice to Gampaha SANASA Depositors (Q.8) 8 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: District Hospital Grading and Health Issues (Q.9) 5 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Oral Question: Kili/Mulankavil Maha Vidyalaya (Q.10/1831/2026) - Stand Down 6 speeches ▸
13. 13 Oral question Oral Question (Standing Order 27(2)): Large-scale Cattle Deaths in Northern Province 5 speeches ▸
14. 14 Oral question Oral Question (Standing Order 27(2)): Justice and Accountability for State-Connected Violations - Deferred 3 speeches ▸
15. 15 Oral question Ministry Statement: Reply to Question on Proactive Utilization (Standing Order 27(2), 18.11.2025) 7 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence JJB

      AI summary The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera, sought the Speaker’s permission to proceed with his remarks. No substantive policy matter, proposal, or question was presented in this excerpt.

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    • The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence JJB

      AI summary The Deputy Minister of Defence stated that he would table the answer, indicating a written response would be submitted to the House rather than delivered orally.

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    • The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition SJB

      AI summary The Leader of the Opposition stated that since the question had already been raised, the Minister should proceed to read the response even if the Member who asked it was not present in the Chamber. The remark was made in the context of a statement by the Deputy Minister of Defence on proactive use of opportunities under the Colombo Security Conclave.

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    • The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Defence, the Deputy Minister responded to an eight-part question on Sri Lanka’s role in the Colombo Security Conclave, outlining its evolution from a 2011 trilateral maritime mechanism into a regional forum covering maritime security, counter-terrorism, transnational crime, cyber security and disaster relief. He stated that the CSC is a non-military, consensus-based arrangement, with Sri Lanka participating through action plans, meetings, training and intelligence sharing, including a 2024 drug-trafficking interception case. He said the Secretariat is to be located in Colombo, but the Government has not endorsed the previously identified BMICH site due to cost and will seek a Government-owned or more cost-effective location, while the Headquarters Agreement remains under review. He added that Sri Lanka has proposed a permanent Sri Lankan Deputy Secretary-General post because the Secretariat will be based in Colombo, and that future CSC meetings are scheduled for 2026.

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16. 16 Procedural Procedural: Indian Ocean Security Matter and Parliamentary Debate on Sovereignty 55 speeches ▸
17. 17 Procedural Procedural: Motion on Sitting Hours Extension 1 speeches ▸
18. 18 Adjournment Adjournment: National Care Policy and International Women's Day 96 speeches ▸
19. 19 Procedural Procedural: Closing Announcements and Administrative Information 4 speeches ▸