Sitting of Friday, 20 March 2026

10th Parliament· 15 debates· 143 speeches· 55 speakers

Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23396 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard

Order of business

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1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Certificate 1 speeches
- Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne
  
  AI summary Mr. Speaker announced that he had endorsed the Speaker’s Certificate on the Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill under Article 79 of the Constitution. He informed the House that Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe had been nominated to the Committee on Parliamentary Business following Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep’s resignation, and proceeded with routine business including papers, petitions, and oral questions. During oral answers, he ruled that there was no point of order, directed Members to follow procedure regarding microphones and conduct, and welcomed the Romanian Ambassador and delegation in the Speaker’s Gallery.
  
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2 Papers Papers: Annual Reports Tabled 2 speeches
3 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' Petitions Presented 2 speeches
4 Oral question Oral Question: Presidential Vehicle Pool Management (Q.19/2025) 34 speeches
5 Oral question Oral Question: Defence Ministry Inquiry (Q.553/2025) 2 speeches
6 Oral question Oral Question: Warehouse Receipts Financing Project 5 speeches
7 Oral question Oral Question: Consumer Affairs Authority Rice Raids (Q.640/2025) 5 speeches
8 Oral question Oral Question: Sri Lankan-Maldivian Tourism and Travel (Q.1311/2025) 3 speeches
9 Oral question Oral Question: Migrant Workers Hardship Statistics (Q.24/2024) 7 speeches
10 Oral question Oral Question (Private Notice): Official Passports Issued to Religious Leaders 4 speeches
11 Oral question Oral Question: Accountability for Disappeared Persons and UNHRC Engagement 6 speeches
12 Procedural Procedural: Sitting Hours Amendment 2 speeches
13 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Effects of Current Global Situation on Our Economy 8 speeches
14 Procedural Procedural: Lunch Recess Suspension 1 speeches
15 Adjournment Adjournment Debate (Continuation): Effects of Current Global Situation on Our Economy 61 speeches