Sitting of Thursday, 21 May 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Speaker's Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Ministerial Consultative Committee Reports and Committee Reports 2 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 5 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question Q.841/2025: Colombo National Art Gallery Renovation 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question Q.921/2025: Widows of Fallen or Missing Military Personnel - Pension/Allowances 6 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question Q.1013/2025: Financial Cybercrime Details 6 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question Q.1303/2025: Acting Teacher Advisers and Resource Persons in Eastern Province 6 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question Q.1371/2025: Suraksha Student Insurance Scheme 6 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Beligaha Court Complex (Minister of Justice) 6 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question Q.1770/2025: Rural Development Bureau Projects in Batticaloa District 7 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Sri Lankan Workers Abroad - Complaints 2 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Oral Question Q.1770/2025 (Stand Down) and Standing Order 27(2) Question 3 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe JJB

      AI summary Darmapriya Wijesinghe briefly informed Parliament that he was raising a question on behalf of Hon. Lal Premanath. No substantive details of the question or related policy matter were provided in the excerpt.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Irrigation and Community Infrastructure, Bimal Rathnayake requested a two-week extension to provide an answer to a parliamentary question, citing information from the Ministry. The question was accordingly ordered to stand down.

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13. 13 Oral question Standing Order 27(2) Question: Renewable Energy Outstanding Payments 5 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Standing Order 27(2) Question: Political Prisoners and Interrogation 8 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Point of Order: Parliamentary Library Conduct 2 speeches ▸
16. 16 Procedural Adjournment Debate Request and Scheduling 4 speeches ▸
17. 17 Procedural Private Members' Bills: Al-Hashimi Association Bill 3 speeches ▸
18. 18 Debate Main Business: Debate on Regulations under Imports and Exports (Control) Act and Appropriation Act Resolutions 69 speeches ▸
19. 19 Procedural Motions Agreed - Adjournment Motion Called 1 speeches ▸
20. 20 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Integration of Malaiyaha People into National Mainstream 43 speeches ▸
21. 21 Procedural Final Parliamentary Items and Adjournment 5 speeches ▸