Sitting of Tuesday, 7 April 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: Parliament Session - Administrative Announcements and Personnel 29 speeches ▸
2. 2 Opening Opening: Speaker's Announcements - Message from the President and Constitution Petitions 2 speeches ▸
3. 3 Papers Papers: Auditor-General's Report and Ministry Annual Reports Tabling 10 speeches ▸
4. 4 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' Petitions Presentation 4 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Prices of Essential Goods and Economic Relief Package 4 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Fishermen in Puttalam District - Fuel Subsidy (Q.749/2025) 22 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Construction of Waste-to-Energy Power Plant in Karadiyana (Q.842/2025) 8 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children - Waiting Lists (Q.1030/2025) 9 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Aswesuma Programme - Appeals and Objections 22 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: School Safety - Abuse and Violence in Educational Institutions 11 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: SriLankan Airlines - A330-200 Aircraft Acquisition and Fertilizer Distribution 21 speeches ▸
12. 12 Opening Ministry Statement: Direct Ferry Service between Mannar and India 8 speeches ▸
13. 13 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order on Coal Audit Report Distribution 4 speeches ▸
14. 14 Debate Debate: Social Security Contribution Levy (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading and Related Orders (Chair Change - Introduction) 12 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Procedural: Adjournment for Lunch Interval 1 speeches ▸
16. 16 Debate Debate: Social Security Contribution Levy (Amendment) Bill and Related Orders - Continuation (Post-Lunch) 59 speeches ▸
17. 17 Debate Debate: Amendment of Standing Orders 119(4) and 120(4) and Committee Stage 27 speeches ▸
18. 18 Papers Papers: Ceylon Fisheries Corporation Annual Report 2 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Presiding Member procedural
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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Moved approval of the Ceylon Fisheries Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report, including the Auditor General’s observations, under Section 30(1) of the State Industrial Corporations Act, No. 49 of 1957. He noted that the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Water and Marine Resources had considered the report on 09.09.2025 and presented it to Parliament on 11.09.2025, after which the motion was agreed to.

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19. 19 Procedural Written Answers to Questions 9 speeches ▸