Sitting of Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening and Announcements 8 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers and Reports Tabled 14 speeches ▸
3. 3 Procedural Procedural Matters and Oral Questions (Standing Order Issues) 23 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

     AI summary Asked the Chair to allow or acknowledge a question he wished to raise.

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   • The Hon. Namal Karunaratne - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock JJB

     AI summary The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock requested one month’s time to provide an answer to the question raised. The question was ordered to stand down, and the next listed question by Hon. Shanakkian Rasamanickam received no response.

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   • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

     AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri raised a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy issue was stated in the recorded excerpt.

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   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

     AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri raised a question under Standing Order 32 regarding the financial loss incurred from the importation of Chinese organic fertilizer. He noted that he had raised the matter repeatedly and sought a clear response on the issue.

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   • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

     AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri sought to state a question and requested that he not be interrupted. No substantive policy issue or proposal was presented in the excerpt.

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   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

     AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri raised a point of order, stating that he was seeking to do so under Standing Order 32. No further substantive argument or proposal was included in the excerpt.

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   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

     AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri objected to the procedure used for presenting questions in Parliament. He sought to point out a procedural error in how the questions were being submitted or taken up.

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   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

     AI summary The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri noted clarifications provided by the Secretariat and the Chief Government Organizer. No further substantive argument, proposal, or demand was recorded in the speech.

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   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

     AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri requested the Hon. Speaker to wait briefly. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or question was raised in the excerpt.

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   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

     AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri rose on a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was presented in the recorded statement.

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   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

     AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri attempted to raise a separate matter under Standing Order 92, indicating he wished to invoke that procedural provision. The excerpt ends before he states the substance of the issue.

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   • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

     AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri invoked Standing Order 92 to state that a Member named as absent from the business of the House has the right to correct the record. He noted that the Member concerned was the Leader of the House.

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4. 4 Oral question Oral Questions: Department of Wildlife Conservation and Other Questions 38 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Questions by Private Notice and Ministerial Statements 22 speeches ▸
6. 6 Papers Bills Presented: Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill and Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2 speeches ▸
7. 7 Debate Debate: Second Reading of Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill and Committee Stage 89 speeches ▸
8. 8 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Sustainable Solution for Human-Elephant Conflict 20 speeches ▸
9. 9 Papers Written Answers to Questions 9 speeches ▸