Sitting of Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23706 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening: Parliament session commencement 21 speeches
- Principal Contents
AI summary The sitting included presidential messages, announcements on certifications, Supreme Court determinations and committee reports, and oral and written answers to questions. Members raised private notice questions on monetary and fiscal policy, economic stability, and the outcomes of the IMF Extended Fund Facility, while ministers made statements on tourism earnings and alleged fraudulent foreign exchange transfers through imports. Parliament also considered orders under stamp duty, ports and airports levy, excise, and VAT laws, and debated a resolution under the Public Security Ordinance.
- Mr. Speaker procedural
- Mr. Speaker procedural
- Mr. Speaker procedural
- Committees on Ministerial Consultations
AI summary Memberships of the Committee on Ministerial Consultations on Justice and National Integration Affairs and the Committee on Ministerial Consultations on Ports and Civil Aviation Affairs were announced. The lists identify each committee’s Chair and participating Members of Parliament for the relevant ministerial consultation functions.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Special Committees
AI summary Parliament appointed four Select Committees to inquire into specific matters and report with proposals and recommendations. The committees will examine the release of 323 containers from Colombo Port without mandatory physical examination, the electoral system for Provincial Council Elections, preparedness failures relating to Cyclone Titli, and the review of election laws excluding Provincial Council Elections. Membership and chairpersons for each committee were announced, including Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Hon. Vijitha Herath, Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa, and Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna as respective chairs.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Parliamentary Officers
AI summary Parliamentary Officers were announced for 9 June 2026: Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne as Speaker, Hon. (Dr.) Rizvi Sally as Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees, and Hon. (Mrs.) Hemali Weerasekara as Deputy Chair of Committees.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Parliamentary Secretariat
AI summary The Parliamentary Secretariat listed senior parliamentary officials and officeholders as of 9 June 2026, including Secretary-General Mrs. K.A. Rohanadeera and Assistant Secretary-General Mr. A.H.M.H.H.S. Abeyrathna. It also recorded staff in the Office of the Secretary-General and the Constitutional Council, including assistant and deputy chief officers.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Internal Audit Office
AI summary The entry records the officials associated with the Internal Audit Office on 9 June 2026, naming Mr. W.K.D.C. Withana as Chief Internal Auditor, Mr. P.T.N. Fernando as Chief Officer, and Mrs. W.R.G.S. Samali as Assistant Parliamentary Officer. No substantive debate, policy issue, proposal, or question is included in the provided material.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Serjeant-at-Arms Department
AI summary The entry records the composition of the Serjeant-at-Arms Department as of 9 June 2026. It lists Mr. Kushan Sampath Jayaratne as Serjeant-at-Arms, Mr. N.A.S. Kuré as Deputy Serjeant-at-Arms, Mr. K.S.L. Kadigamuwa as Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms, and other named officers serving in administrative, security, telephone exchange, and parliamentary support roles.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Administration Department
AI summary The Administration Department listed its personnel and functional units as of 9 June 2026, including leadership under the Director and Deputy Director of Administration. The record identifies officers assigned to the Establishment Branch, Members’ Services Office, Human Resource Development, Foreign Relations and Protocol Office, and Transport Office, with their respective posts and responsibilities.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hansard Department
AI summary The entry records the Hansard Department staff responsible for producing the parliamentary record on 9 June 2026. It lists the Editor, Deputy Editors, Assistant Editors, Hansard and Committee Reporters, indexing officers, and the Audio Recording Supervisor, with no debate, policy argument, proposal, or question raised.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Finance and Supplies Department
AI summary The entry records the Finance and Supplies Department personnel associated with parliamentary administration on 9 June 2026, including the Director (Finance), officers in the Finance and Accounts Office, Supplies and Services Office, Catering Accounts Office, and related receiving, stores, technical, and procurement roles. It is an administrative staffing record rather than a substantive parliamentary speech or policy intervention.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Engineering Services Department
AI summary The entry lists the Engineering Services Department personnel serving Parliament on 9 June 2026. It identifies the Engineer, chief inspectors, inspectors, technical officers in electrical and civil fields, and an Assistant Parliamentary Officer, with no debate, policy position, proposal, or question recorded.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Catering and Housekeeping Services Department
AI summary The record lists the staff and supervisory personnel of the Catering and Housekeeping Services Department as at 9 June 2026, including the Director, Executive Chef, Executive Housekeeper, Food and Beverage managers, housekeeping and restaurant supervisors, kitchen staff, and leading cooks. It appears to be an administrative staffing entry rather than a debate speech, with no policy argument, legislative proposal, or question raised.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Legislative Services Department
AI summary The entry records the staffing structure of the Legislative Services Department as of 9 June 2026. It lists the Director, Mr. M.J. Perera, and officers assigned to the Table Office, Bills Office, Committees Offices I and II, COPE and COPA Office, Committee on Public Petitions Office, and Ministerial Consultative Committees Office, with their respective designations.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Library
AI summary The entry records the staff of the Parliamentary Library as at 9 June 2026. It lists the Librarian, Deputy Librarian, Assistant and Junior Assistant Librarians, and the research staff from Chief Research Officer to Assistant Research Officer.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Parliamentary Interpretation and Translation
AI summary The entry records the Parliamentary Interpretation and Translation staff serving on 9 June 2026. It lists the Chief Interpreter, Deputy Chief Interpreters, Senior Parliamentary Interpreters, Parliamentary Interpreters, and Senior Translators by name, functioning as an administrative record rather than a substantive parliamentary speech.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Information Systems and Management Department
AI summary The entry lists personnel attached to the Parliament’s Information Systems and Management Department as of 9 June 2026, including the Director, engineers, analysts, systems and web staff, programmers, computer operators, technologists, and technical assistants. It is an administrative staff record rather than a parliamentary speech or policy intervention, and contains no debate, proposal, question, or legislative argument.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Communications Department
AI summary The entry records the staff attached to the Communications Department as of 9 June 2026, including the Public Outreach Manager, Media Manager, public outreach officers, media officers, photography and videography officer, outreach coordinators, and media liaison. The Director (Communications) is noted but not identified in the OCR text.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Members of Parliament
AI summary A list of Members of Parliament returned at the General Election held on 14 November 2024 was recorded, organized alphabetically and including electoral districts or National List status. The entry also notes subsequent changes for some members, including a National List appointment from 12 December 2024 and the death of a member on 6 April 2025.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
- 2 Papers Messages from President and Petitions 6 speeches
- 3 Oral question Oral Questions 1-10 46 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Questions 8-27(2): Standing Order questions 34 speeches
- 5 Procedural Ministerial Statements 12 speeches
- 6 Debate Debate on Orders and Regulations (Items 1-5) 39 speeches
- 7 Debate Debate on Public Security Ordinance: Extension of State of Emergency 54 speeches
- 8 Adjournment Adjournment and Written Answers 9 speeches