Sitting of Friday, 20 March 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Certificate 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Annual Reports Tabled 2 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' Petitions Presented 2 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Presidential Vehicle Pool Management (Q.19/2025) 34 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Defence Ministry Inquiry (Q.553/2025) 2 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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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 requested two weeks to respond to Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara’s question, stating that extensive details were needed to compile the answer. The question was ordered to stand down.

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6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Warehouse Receipts Financing Project 5 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Consumer Affairs Authority Rice Raids (Q.640/2025) 5 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Sri Lankan-Maldivian Tourism and Travel (Q.1311/2025) 3 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Migrant Workers Hardship Statistics (Q.24/2024) 7 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question (Private Notice): Official Passports Issued to Religious Leaders 4 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Accountability for Disappeared Persons and UNHRC Engagement 6 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Procedural: Sitting Hours Amendment 2 speeches ▸
13. 13 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Effects of Current Global Situation on Our Economy 8 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Procedural: Lunch Recess Suspension 1 speeches ▸
15. 15 Adjournment Adjournment Debate (Continuation): Effects of Current Global Situation on Our Economy 61 speeches ▸