Sitting of Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23707 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening: Parliament Meeting and Announcements 1 speeches
- 2 Committee report Committee Reports: Public Finance and Sectoral Oversight Committees 2 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions 5 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: Renewable Energy and Electricity Generation (Q.1) 7 speeches
- 5 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order and Supplementary Questions 59 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question: Rebuilding Sri Lanka Account Expenditure (Q.2) 2 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question: School Dropouts Since 2010 (Q.3) 12 speeches
- 8 Oral question Procedural: Points of Order and Oral Question - Human-Elephant Conflict, Kurunegala District (Q.4) 39 speeches
- The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe rose on a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy issue was raised in the provided excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe raised a point of order citing Standing Order 92(2), which allows a member to question procedure for up to one minute, except during a division and without addressing the substantive matter. He argued that he should have been allowed at least one minute to explain his point and objected to being threatened with removal from the Chamber.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe objected to the Speaker’s use of the phrase “throw you out,” arguing that such language was inappropriate. He urged the Speaker to act strictly in accordance with the Standing Orders.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe objected to an interruption and requested that he be allowed one minute to explain his point. He argued that others should hear him before deciding whether his statement was true.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe objected to the conduct of proceedings, questioning how work could continue in that manner. His brief remark appears to have been prompted by an interruption during the sitting.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe objected to being interrupted and requested that he be allowed to speak, asking for access to the microphone.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe began to speak but was immediately interrupted, and no substantive point, proposal, or question is recorded in the excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake invoked Standing Order 77(1) and urged the Speaker to act against a Member whom he said had repeatedly disrupted proceedings by citing irrelevant Standing Orders. He argued that while Members have the right to raise points of order, persistent obstruction should be addressed using the Speaker’s powers under Standing Orders 77 and following.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka raised a procedural point regarding supplementary questions under Standing Order 38(7). He noted that Hon. Sujeewa Senasinghe had already asked the two supplementary questions permitted after the Prime Minister’s answer, and referred to the provision allowing another Member to ask supplementary questions only with the original Member’s permission.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka briefly requested additional time to continue his remarks. The available excerpt does not contain substantive policy points, proposals, questions, or references to specific legislation or events.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka briefly urges calm during proceedings, noting his long experience of twenty years in Parliament. No specific policy issue, proposal, or legislative matter is raised.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB
AI summary Hector Appuhamy objected to the Chair or proceedings appearing to give attention only to one side of the House. He urged that members on his side also be heard.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB
AI summary Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa briefly requested the Chief Opposition Whip’s attention, indicating he intended to address him. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or legislative matter was raised in the excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - An Hon. Member
AI summary An Hon. Member’s remarks were interrupted, and part of the statement was expunged on the order of the Chair. The Member then briefly admonished another participant, saying “Don’t.”
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa objected to a procedural request by citing Standing Order 91(6), which requires Members to speak standing in their own place. He argued that the proposed allowance under Standing Order 91(a) could not be permitted on that basis.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Cannot.
Justice & Human Rights Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB
AI summary Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa raised a procedural point under Standing Order 38(7), arguing that only two supplementary questions may be asked in relation to a question to the Prime Minister. He cautioned that allowing unlimited supplementary questions with the Member’s consent would consume parliamentary time, and said any transfer of those one or two supplementaries to another Member should not expand the permitted number.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB
AI summary Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa remarked that the matter was easy to understand, but noted confusion over the procedural limit allowing only two questions to be asked.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Chandana Thennakoon JJB
AI summary Hon. Chandana Thennakoon raised Question No. 3 concerning the human-elephant conflict in the Kurunegala District. The matter sought information and action regarding the impact of elephant incursions on local communities and measures being taken to mitigate the conflict.
- Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi - Minister of Environment JJB
AI summary The Minister of Environment reported that Sri Lanka’s wild elephant population was estimated at 7,451 in the 2024 Department of Wildlife Conservation survey, showing an increase from 5,879 in 2011 and 1,967 in 1993. He stated that human-elephant conflict is reported in 17 districts, with Kurunegala recording 25 elephant deaths and 12 human fatalities in 2025. He also confirmed that extensive encroachment in the lowland areas of the Kahalla-Pallekelle Sanctuary has left mainly the hill country area as effective reserve habitat, contributing to continuing conflict around nearby settlements and cultivations.
- Hon. Chandana Thennakoon JJB
AI summary Hon. Chandana Thennakoon asked about measures to manage the escalating human-elephant conflict, noting recent ministerial interventions including absorbing unlawfully recruited multipurpose workers as electric fence maintenance assistants and deploying about 5,000 Civil Security personnel. He sought clarification on whether there is a programme to overcome practical and legal constraints and use these officers more effectively.
- Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi JJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi stated that the Ministry of Environment and Department of Wildlife Conservation have completed or initiated recruitments to improve wildlife administration and electric fence maintenance. He said examinations have been held for 149 Wildlife Range Assistants and 381 Wildlife Guards, and that new recruits, electric fence assistants, and 5,000 Civil Security personnel will be organized under a specific system to address human-elephant conflict and fence maintenance shortcomings. He also noted procurement of vehicles and equipment, including 100 cabs, 181 bicycles and hand tractors, to address physical resource gaps.
- Hon. Chandana Thennakoon JJB
AI summary Hon. Chandana Thennakoon raised a supplementary question on crop-raiding elephants in Galgamuwa, Ehetuwewa, Ambanpola, Nikaweratiya and parts of Yapahuwa, noting that elephants living in small forest patches outside major forests damage crops, houses and property. He asked whether, beyond opening wildlife offices and providing vehicles, the Government has any new scientific plans to manage elephants in non-forest areas.
- Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi JJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi stated that land issues in the Kahalla-Pallekelle area have been addressed and specific lands along elephant movement paths have been identified for release and protection as corridors. He outlined measures to reduce human-elephant conflict, including creating fodder belts, rehabilitating tanks and water sources, maintaining grasslands, removing invasive species, and keeping corridors open. He also noted that about 443 km of electric fencing has been completed and that further deployment of Civil Security personnel and consideration of field proposals will continue.
- Mr. Speaker procedural
- 9 Oral question Oral Question: Chilaw Plantations Limited and Hospital Infrastructure (Q.5-6) 14 speeches
- 10 Oral question Oral Questions and Ministerial Statement: Hajj Pilgrims and Fisheries (Q.7-8, Ministerial Statement) 8 speeches
- 11 Procedural Procedural: Questions of Privilege and Motions 17 speeches
- 12 Procedural Procedural: Motions on Standing Order Exemptions and Electoral System Committee 13 speeches
- 13 Debate Debate: Central Bank Rules on Export Proceeds Repatriation and Essential Public Services Resolution 104 speeches
- 14 Adjournment Adjournment: Issues in Health Sector 17 speeches