Sitting of Thursday, 21 May 2026
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23621 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Speaker's Announcements 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers: Ministerial Consultative Committee Reports and Committee Reports 2 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions 5 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question Q.841/2025: Colombo National Art Gallery Renovation 6 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question Q.921/2025: Widows of Fallen or Missing Military Personnel - Pension/Allowances 6 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question Q.1013/2025: Financial Cybercrime Details 6 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question Q.1303/2025: Acting Teacher Advisers and Resource Persons in Eastern Province 6 speeches
- 8 Oral question Oral Question Q.1371/2025: Suraksha Student Insurance Scheme 6 speeches
- 9 Oral question Oral Question: Beligaha Court Complex (Minister of Justice) 6 speeches
- 10 Oral question Oral Question Q.1770/2025: Rural Development Bureau Projects in Batticaloa District 7 speeches
- 11 Oral question Oral Question: Sri Lankan Workers Abroad - Complaints 2 speeches
- 12 Procedural Oral Question Q.1770/2025 (Stand Down) and Standing Order 27(2) Question 3 speeches
- 13 Oral question Standing Order 27(2) Question: Renewable Energy Outstanding Payments 5 speeches
- 14 Procedural Standing Order 27(2) Question: Political Prisoners and Interrogation 8 speeches
- 15 Procedural Point of Order: Parliamentary Library Conduct 2 speeches
- 16 Procedural Adjournment Debate Request and Scheduling 4 speeches
- 17 Procedural Private Members' Bills: Al-Hashimi Association Bill 3 speeches
- 18 Debate Main Business: Debate on Regulations under Imports and Exports (Control) Act and Appropriation Act Resolutions 69 speeches
- 19 Procedural Motions Agreed - Adjournment Motion Called 1 speeches
- 20 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Integration of Malaiyaha People into National Mainstream 43 speeches
- 21 Procedural Final Parliamentary Items and Adjournment 5 speeches
- The Hon. Presiding Member procedural
- The Hon. Susil Ranasinghe – Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply
AI summary The Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply requested a two-week extension to respond to Question No. 1 – 2000/2026, raised by Hon. Ravi Karunanayake and listed on the day’s Order Paper.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha – Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation
AI summary The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation requested one month’s time to respond to Question No. 2 – 2001/2026, raised by Hon. Ravi Karunanayake in the day’s Order Paper.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF
AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation for detailed financial and operational information on the Mahaweli Authority up to 31 December 2025. He sought scheme-wise capital expenditure, historical details on the initiation and acceleration of the Mahaweli Project, revenue streams from 2020 to 2025, outstanding debt terms, irrigation maintenance costs and cost recovery, and whether any recent performance or forensic audit report would be tabled in Parliament.
- The Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha – Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation
AI summary The Minister responded to a multi-part question on Mahaweli projects, stating that relevant annexures had been placed in the Library and that the programme began under President J.R. Jayewardene in 1977. He said information on outstanding domestic and foreign loans must be obtained from the General Treasury, noting that Moragahakanda Hydropower Station revenue is to be used for loan repayment, and cited Rs. 1,600 per hectare as the relevant cost figure. He further stated that costs are not reimbursed, no performance or forensic audit has been conducted on the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka, and therefore no audit report is available for submission.