Sitting of Tuesday, 5 May 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: Message from the President - Public Security Proclamation 1 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

     AI summary The Speaker conveyed two Presidential messages under the Public Security Ordinance: a proclamation bringing Part II into operation islandwide from 28 April 2026 due to the post-cyclone situation, and an order calling out the Armed Forces to maintain public order. He also announced the Supreme Court’s determination on the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill, stating that it may be passed by a simple majority except Clause 31(4), which requires a special majority unless amended as proposed by the Court. The Speaker further noted that Clauses 4, 9 and 28 were to be deleted at Committee Stage, that Clause 34 was found constitutional, and ordered the full determination to be printed in the Official Report.

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2. 2 Papers Papers: Reports and Regulations Tabled 12 speeches ▸
3. 3 Committee report Committee Reports: Sectoral Oversight Committee Reports 4 speeches ▸
4. 4 Petitions Petitions: Citizens' Petitions (Four Petitions) 5 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question Q.1 (233/2024): Establishment of Provincial High Court for Western Province 7 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question Q.2 (361/2024): The Finance Company - Liquidation and Compensation to Depositors 6 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question Q.3 (467/2025): Tourist Arrivals from 2010 - Details 10 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question Q.4 (568/2025): Loans Obtained from State Banks by CEB 8 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question Q.5 (642/2025): Committees Investigated into Nationwide Power Failure on 09.02.2025 9 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question Q.6: Speaker's Personal Staff, Vehicles and Official Residence 17 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Questions Q.7-Q.9: Education Statistics, Aquaculture, CEB and SriLankan Airlines 13 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order and Privilege Question (Dayasiri Jayasekara) 15 speeches ▸
13. 13 Oral question Questions under Standing Order 27(2): Debt Service Payment and Central Bank 15 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Procedural and Main Business: Adjournment Motion Request and Agriculture Statement 33 speeches ▸
15. 15 Debate Debate: Port City Economic Commission Regulations and Orders 49 speeches ▸
16. 16 Procedural Procedural: Adjournment Motion Introduction 16 speeches ▸
17. 17 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Failure to Report Foreign Debt Repayment Diversion to Parliament 127 speeches ▸
18. 18 Procedural Closing: Written Answers and Hansard Publication Information 5 speeches ▸