Sitting of Friday, 6 March 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Speaker's Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Tabling of Reports 4 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 4 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Justices of the Peace (Q.23/2024) 7 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Small and Medium-Scale Factories Started or Closed Down in 2025 (Q.1177/2025) 10 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Foreign Assistance Received by NCMEC (Q.1310/2025) 6 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Vacancies in Education Services 5 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Energy (Q.107/2024) 3 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Questions: Various Tabled Answers (Health, Justice, Education) 8 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Standing Order 27(2) Questions and Ministry Statements 4 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Ministry Statements 9 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Points of Order and Procedural Matters 11 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha SJB

      AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha rose on a Point of Order. No substantive issue, proposal, or argument was recorded in the provided excerpt.

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    • The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha SJB

      AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha raised a point under Standing Order 120 concerning the Committee on Public Enterprises and the Norochcholai coal issue. He criticized the COPE Chairman for expressing personal views on the matter and said further attention was being directed to Norochcholai, where he alleged two stacker/reclaimer machines had broken down and inferior coal was causing smoke and fly ash emissions from a unit.

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    • The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha SJB

      AI summary The contribution was expunged on the order of the Chair, and no substantive remarks are available for summary. A related item was placed in the Library.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Bimal Rathnayake objected to an allegation made by Nalin Bandara Jayamaha against a Member of Parliament and requested the Speaker to examine the matter. He cautioned against intemperate remarks and emphasized that COPE, PAC, and other committee chairs, as Members of Parliament, are responsible for their statements but cannot have their parliamentary privileges curtailed by another member.

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

      AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara requested the Speaker to allow him a minute to speak on a matter, without providing further details in the recorded excerpt.

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

      AI summary Dayasiri Jayasekara requested additional speaking time from the Speaker, stating that time had been given to others. No substantive policy issue or proposal was raised in the excerpt provided.

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13. 13 Procedural Government Business Motion 2 speeches ▸
14. 14 Debate Debate: Resolution on Public Security Ordinance - Extension of State of Emergency 85 speeches ▸
15. 15 Adjournment Adjournment 1 speeches ▸