Sitting of Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23387 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Certificate 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Tabling of Reports and Papers 6 speeches
- 3 Committee report Committee Reports and Petitions 12 speeches
- Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition SJB
AI summary Sajith Premadasa raised a point of order regarding the scheduled debate on the impact of the Middle East war. Noting that Friday may mark the beginning of Ramadan and could be declared a holiday, he proposed moving the Friday sitting of the debate to Wednesday and requested the Chair’s ruling to allow it.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Bimal Rathnayake informed the House that the Parliamentary Business Committee would meet at 11.45 a.m. and said the Leader of the Opposition’s proposal could be discussed at that meeting.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF
AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake rose to a point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was presented in the recorded statement.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF
AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake briefly indicated that he would raise the matter at a later stage in the proceedings.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva presented the Committee on Public Finance report on regulations under the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act and remuneration matters under the Anti-Corruption Act. He stated that the Committee found property developers had advertised Port City apartments without required parliamentary approval and directed that such advertisements stop, emphasizing that the Commission cannot exercise powers reserved for Parliament. He also noted unresolved concerns over remuneration for the CIABOC Chairperson, Commissioners and senior officers, including the unfulfilled undertaking to align salaries with Court of Appeal judges and disparities with Attorney-General’s Department legal officers, and said an amendment was requested to address this.
- The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law SLPP
AI summary Namal Rajapaksa presented a petition to Parliament on behalf of Mr. Thilak Indika Widanagama of Julampitiya, Galpoththayaya. No further details on the petition’s subject matter were provided.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Ashoka Gunasena JJB
AI summary A petition from Mr. C.M.M.R. Jayasinghe of Narammala, Dematagahawela, was presented to Parliament.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy JJB
AI summary Four petitions were presented on behalf of individuals from Colombo, Jaffna, Batticaloa, and Chithankerni. The petitions were ordered to be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions.
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- 4 Oral question Oral Answers to Questions (Q.1 to Q.7 and Standing Order 27(2) questions) 66 speeches
- 5 Oral question Clarification on Country's Energy Security under Standing Order 27(2) 20 speeches
- 6 Procedural Bills Presented and Points of Order 4 speeches
- 7 Debate Debate: Approval of Remuneration and Service Conditions of CIABOC Officers and Employees 56 speeches
- 8 Debate Continuation of Debate: CIABOC Remuneration and Service Conditions 15 speeches
- 9 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Status of Development Officers and Parliament Adjournment 12 speeches
- 10 Procedural Written Answers to Questions 1 speeches