Sitting of Friday, 8 May 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: Ceremonial Reception of H.E. To Lam, President of Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 7 speeches ▸
2. 2 Procedural Procedural: Announcements and Tabling of Reports (Constitutional Council, Committee on Public Finance) 6 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Deputy Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB

     AI summary Moved, on behalf of the Leader of the House, that the reports before Parliament be printed. The motion was agreed to, and the reports were ordered to be printed.

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   • The Hon. Deputy Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF

     AI summary On behalf of the Committee on Public Finance, Ravi Karunanayake presented its English-language report on the alleged fraudulent foreign debt repayment transaction of US$2.5 million, with Sinhala and Tamil copies to follow. He clarified that responsibility for the relevant debt payments was split between the Central Bank’s Public Debt Department, which handled about 75 per cent of payments before 31 December 2025, and the Public Debt Management Office under the Ministry of Finance, which took over from 1 January 2026 and made the remaining payments.

     Public FinanceCorruption & Governance Reform Full speech →
   • The Hon. Deputy Speaker procedural
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3. 3 Procedural Procedural: Motion to Exempt Business Nos. 1-7 from S.141 1 speeches ▸
4. 4 Debate Debate: Private Members' Motion P.17/2024 - School and Higher Education Frameworks for Sportspersons 10 speeches ▸
5. 5 Debate Debate: Private Members' Motion P.18/2024 - Formulating a Programme to Make School Students Aware of University of Vocational Technology 20 speeches ▸
6. 6 Debate Debate: Private Members' Motion P.43/2025 - Preventing Misuse of Positions of Professors and Doctors 24 speeches ▸
7. 7 Debate Debate: Private Members' Motion P.33/2025 - Setting up of a Unit with Legal Powers to Solve Problems Faced by Migrant Employees 19 speeches ▸
8. 8 Debate Debate: Private Members' Motion P.50/2025 - Formulating a Methodology to Prevent Damage Caused by Pine Plantations to Water Sources 8 speeches ▸
9. 9 Debate Debate: Private Members' Motion P.60/2025 - Preventing Suicide Among Young Children 9 speeches ▸
10. 10 Adjournment Adjournment: Parliament Adjourns 1 speeches ▸