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10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Sitting of Tuesday, 5 May 2026

10th Parliament· 18 debates· 352 speeches· 107 speakers

Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23546 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard

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  2. 2 Papers Papers: Reports and Regulations Tabled 12 speeches
    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

      AI summary Moved that the referenced reports be printed. The motion was agreed to, and Parliament ordered that the reports be printed.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Bimal Rathnayake formally moved that the referenced report be printed. The motion was agreed to by the House, and the report was ordered to be printed.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

      AI summary Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act published in three Gazette Extraordinary notices in March and April 2026, along with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s Annual Economic Review for 2025, were presented and referred to the Committee on Public Finance. A report on observations and steps taken under Standing Order 119(4) regarding Delimitation Commission matters raised by the Committee on Public Accounts was also presented and referred to that Committee.

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    • The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure presented the Kithul Development Board’s Annual Report for 2022. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Resource Management, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB

      AI summary The Minister presented the Annual Reports of the National Institute of Fundamental Studies for 2020 and 2021 on behalf of the Minister of Science and Technology. He moved that the reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Science, Technology and Digital Transformation, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning presented the 2023 Annual Report of the Employees’ Trust Fund. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Labour and Human Resources Development, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs presented an Order made on 23 April 2026 under Sections 52 and 23 of the Religious and Places of Worship Act (Chapter 351). He moved that the Order be referred to the Committee on Public Finance, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB

      AI summary Presented the 2023 Annual Report of the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka on behalf of the Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Labour and Human Resources Development, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply JJB

      AI summary The Minister presented, under Standing Order 120(4), a report on observations and actions taken regarding matters concerning the Construction Industry Development Authority in response to a Committee on Public Enterprises report. He moved that the report be referred to COPE, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Committee on Public Finance, Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva tabled orders and rules issued under the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, No. 11 of 2021. The documents included orders published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2475/28 of 13 February 2026 and rules published in Gazette Extraordinary Nos. 2471/52 to 2471/55 of 16 January 2026.

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    • Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva briefly explained several instruments tabled, including Port City duty-free provisions allowing multiple USD 2,000 purchases within a year, amendments to the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, Motor Traffic regulations on preferred vehicle numbers, and the Rehabilitation, Reorganization and Insolvency Bill. He noted concern that Port City employers may terminate employees without the Commissioner of Labour’s recommendation following court-directed changes to the Act. On the insolvency proposals, he welcomed the shift from liquidation to restructuring for defaulting SMEs but urged that the court-supervised negotiation period with creditors be extendable from 60 days to around 180 days.

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