Sitting of Friday, 10 April 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening of Parliament 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers Presented and Committee Reports 4 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

     AI summary The Minister presented the 2023 Annual Report of the Presidential Secretariat to Parliament. He proposed that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, and the House agreed.

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   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

     AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Bimal Rathnayake presented the 2023 Annual Report of Seemasahitha Lanka Sugar (Private) Company. He proposed referring the report to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations, and the House agreed.

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   • The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration JJB

     AI summary In terms of Standing Order 50(2), the Minister stated that the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Public Administration, Justice and Civil Security had examined the “Rescue, Rehabilitation and Asset Forfeiture (Institutional and Private)” Bill and recommended its referral to the Committee on Public Finance. He proposed, with the leave of the House, that the Bill be so referred, and the House agreed.

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   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

     AI summary On behalf of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake presented the Committee’s report on regulations issued under the National Transport Commission Act, No. 37 of 1991, as published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2471/68 of 17 January 2026. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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3. 3 Committee report Sectoral Oversight Committee Reports on Health, Mass Media and Women's Empowerment 1 speeches ▸
4. 4 Petitions Citizens' Petitions 4 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Non-Academic Staff of State Universities (Q.25/2024) 2 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Questions: Multiple Questions in First Round (Q.2, Q.3, Q.4 and others) 5 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Questions: Second Round and Supplementary Questions 10 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Private Notice Questions and Procedural Matters 14 speeches ▸
9. 9 Procedural Order of Business Motions and Agenda Setting 2 speeches ▸
10. 10 Debate Debate: No-Confidence Motion Against Minister of Energy (Hon. Kumara Jayakody) 184 speeches ▸
11. 11 Adjournment Adjournment of Parliament 3 speeches ▸