Sitting of Thursday, 19 March 2026

10th Parliament· 16 debates· 162 speeches· 56 speakers

Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23381 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard

Order of business

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1 Opening Parliament Opening 1 speeches
- Mr. Speaker (The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne)
  
  AI summary Parliament was informed of several scheduled meetings on 19 March 2026, including the Joint Special General Meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Inter-Parliamentary Union and SAARC Parliamentarians’ Association Sri Lanka branches, a Committee on Parliamentary Business meeting, and an awareness discussion on oil palm cultivation organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Infrastructure. The Speaker also tabled specified parts of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2024 under Article 154(6) of the Constitution.
  
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2 Papers Papers and Petitions 5 speeches
3 Oral question Oral Question: Banana Cultivators in Ratnapura District: Issues (Q.1502/2025) 6 speeches
4 Oral question Oral Question: Proposed Vee-Oya Project: Details (Q.1544/2025) 5 speeches
5 Oral question Oral Question: Arabic Colleges: Upgrading (Q.1551/2025) 8 speeches
6 Oral question Oral Question: Demarcation of Local Authority Areas and Wards: Trincomalee District (Q.1558/2025) 5 speeches
7 Oral question Oral Question: Deferred Question (Q.1716/2025) 3 speeches
8 Oral question Oral Question: Housing Projects in Ihalagama, Kadiyangalla and Manewa GN Divisions (Q.1783/2025) 7 speeches
9 Oral question Oral Question: Department of Motor Traffic: Registration of Vehicles (Q.1822/2026) 7 speeches
10 Oral question Oral Question: Schools in Monaragala District: Auditoriums (Q.1860/2026) 5 speeches
11 Oral question Oral Question: Multi-Purpose Service Centres in Mannar District (Q.1455/2025) 4 speeches
12 Oral question Questions under Standing Order 27(2): Economic Challenges and Aviation Sector 13 speeches
13 Procedural Procedural Motion: Time of Sitting 1 speeches
14 Debate Debate: Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act Regulations Approval 32 speeches
15 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Current Economic and Security Crisis 59 speeches
16 Procedural Written Answers to Questions 1 speeches