Mr. Speaker

¶ 01 Principal Contents

¶ 02 Message from the President: Public Security Proclamation [Col. 1]

¶ 03 Announcements: Speaker’s Certificate [Col. 3]

¶ 04 Appropriation Bill, 2026: Second Reading — Debate Adjourned [Cols. 4-232]

¶ 05 Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) Official Report Volume 322 — No. 1 Friday, 07th November, 2025

¶ 06 Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Tenth Parliament First Session 2025

¶ 07 Roll of Members of Parliament: [List recorded in the Official Report]

¶ 08 Council of Ministers:

¶ 09 - President: Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Minister of Defence; Minister of Finance, Treasury and Economic Development; and Minister of Digital Economy)

¶ 10 - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education — Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House — Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip — Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation — Hon. K.D. Lalkantha - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism — Hon. Vijitha Herath - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources — Hon. Ramalingam Chandraseker - Minister of Industries and Enterprise Development — Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure — Hon. K.V. Samantha Vidyaratna - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development — Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government — Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abeyrathne - Minister of Science and Technology — Hon. (Prof.) Krishantha Abeyseena - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation — Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports — Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Power and Energy — Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Labour — Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayanta - Minister of Justice and National Unity — Hon. Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara - Minister of Environment — Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendige - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment — Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage - Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs — Hon. Saroja Savitri Polraj - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs — Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs — Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply — Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe

¶ 11 Deputy Ministers:

¶ 12 - Deputy Minister of Finance and Treasury — Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayanta - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock — Hon. Namal Karunaratne - Deputy Minister of Industries and Enterprise Development — Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation — Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku - Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources — Hon. Rathna Gamage - Deputy Minister of Urban Development — Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways — Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena - Deputy Minister of Environment — Hon. Anton Jayakody - Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security — Hon. R.M. Jayawardena - Deputy Minister of Labour — Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe - Deputy Minister of Defence — Hon. Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara - Deputy Minister of Sports — Hon. Sugath Thilakaratne - Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs — Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake - Deputy Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment — Hon. Wasantha Piyatissa - Deputy Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure — Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep - Deputy Minister of Religious and Cultural Affairs — Hon. G.B.S. Moulafar - Deputy Minister of Tourism — Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs — Hon. Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala - Deputy Minister of Health — Hon. (Dr.) H. Hansaka Wijemuni - Deputy Minister of Digital Economy — Hon. Eranga Weeraratna - Deputy Minister of Cooperative Development — Hon. Upali Samarasinghe - Deputy Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply — Hon. T.B. Sarath - Deputy Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs — Hon. (Dr.) Namal Sudarshana - Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government — Hon. P. Ruwan Senarath - Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education — Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Seneviratne - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment — Hon. Arun Hemachandra - Deputy Minister of Vocational Education — Hon. Nalin Hewage - Deputy Minister of Mass Media — Hon. (Dr.) Kaushalya Ariyarathna - Deputy Minister of Power and Energy — Hon. Arkham Ilyas - Deputy Minister of Lands and Irrigation — Hon. Aravinda Senarath - Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs — Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake - Deputy Minister of Economic Development — Hon. Nishantha Jayawira

¶ 13 Panel of Chairmen: [List recorded in the Official Report]

¶ 14 Select Committee, Committee on Parliamentary Business, Committee on Standing Orders, House Committee, Committee on Ethics and Privileges, Committee on Public Accounts: [Membership as recorded in the Official Report]

¶ 15 Question put, and agreed to. Debate on the Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, was adjourned.