Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

11 November 2025 ·Opening: Parliament Opening and Announcements

Parliamentary Procedure

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Mr. Speaker informed the House of changes to the Panel of Chairs under Standing Order 143 following the appointment of two Members as Deputy Ministers, naming six additional Members to fill the resulting vacancies. He also laid before Parliament Parts XXIV to XXVI of Volume II of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2024 under Article 154(6) of the Constitution, and the House agreed that the report be printed.

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¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.30 a.m.

¶ 02 Announcements

¶ 03 Panel of Chairs

¶ 04 Under Standing Order 143, I wish to inform the House that, consequent to the appointments of Hon. (Dr.) Kaushalya Ariyarathna, MP, and Hon. Aravinda Senarath, MP, as Deputy Ministers, the vacancies that arose in the Panel of Chairs for the First Session of the Tenth Parliament have been filled. In addition to Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law, MP, and Hon. (Dr.) Sellathambi Thilakanadan, MP, the following Members of Parliament have been named to be included in the Panel of Chairs:

¶ 05 - Hon. Kaveendiran Kodishwaran - Hon. Kings Nelson - Hon. M.K.M. Aslam - Hon. Upul Kitsiri - Hon. Thushari Jayasinghe, Attorney-at-Law - Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake

¶ 06 Auditor-General’s Report

¶ 07 In terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, I lay before the House Parts XXIV to XXVI of Volume II of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2024.

¶ 08 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 09 Ordered that the Report be printed.

¶ 10 Papers Presented

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 11 November 2025 ·No. 22786 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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