Mr. Speaker

¶ 01 Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) — Official Report — Volume 318 — Tenth Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — First Session — 2025.

¶ 02 Members of Parliament returned at the General Election held on 14th November, 2024, and subsequent notifications, are recorded. The list includes, inter alia:

¶ 03 - A: Abayarathna Herath Mudiyanselage Harischandra; Rohitha Piyathissa Abeygunawardhana; H.T. Chrishantha Silva Abeysena; Chathuranga Abeysinghe; Nihal Abeysinghe; Upali Priyantha Abeywickrama; Amirthanathan Adaikkalanathan; Aboobucker Athambawa (National List); Gammeddage Ajantha; Jayadewa Chandrawansa Alawathuwala; Makawita Arachchige Don Hector Hyginus Appuhamy; Ramanathan Archchuna; Basuriyage Ariyawansha; Muhammadu Ilyas Muhammadu Arkam; Harini Amarasuriya; Ms. Kaushalya Ariyarathne; M.K. Muhammadu Aslam; Mrs. Athauda Arachchillage Sagarika Gangani; and others.

¶ 04 - B: B.R.M. Sudath Balagalla; Kekiriwaththe Ralalage Nanda Bandara; Nungamuwa Ralalage Padmasiri Bandara; T.M. Ravindra Aruna Bandara; Ekanayaka Mudiyanselage Gedara Kumbure Gedara Basnayaka; H.G. Lasith Bhashana; Biyanwilage Sunil Jayalath Biyanwila; Ramalingam Chandrasekar (National List); Hettithanthri Patabendige Dammika; Don Arthur Chamara Sampath Dasanayake; Naligama Hewage Asela Naleen De Lal; (Dr.) Harsha de Silva; Sugath Wasantha de Silva (National List); Wijesinghe Herath Mudiyanselage Dharmasena; Denagama Vitharanage Chanaka Dinushan; Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Thanura Harshana Dissanayake; D.M. Dharmapriya Dissanayake; D.M. Sujeewa Indika Dissanayake; Gamagedara Dissanayake; Susantha Dodawatta; Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana; and others.

¶ 05 - F, G, H, I, J: Muhammadu Jaleel Muhammad Faizal; Mohomad Sharif Mohomad Fasmin; Anthonige Anil Jayantha Fernando; Mihidukulasuriya Weebaddage Janath Chithral Fernando; T.J. Priyan Stepni Fernando; Arachchige Nihal Galappaththi; Chathura Harsha Kumara Galappaththi; Sunil Kumara Gamage (National List); Thiththagalla Gamage Rathna; Mano Ganesan (National List) [from 12 Dec 2024]; Mrs. M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani; Ajith Gihan; Ruwan Wijeweera Gunarathna; Eranga Gunasekara; Medage Manjula Prasanna Kumara Gunasena; P.P. Ashoka Gunasena; Millagala Wedaralalage Nandana Upali Gunasingha; Mrs. Samanmali Gunasingha; I.M. Nishantha Jagath Kumara Gunawardana; Abdul Rauff Hakeem; Sunil Handunnetti; Arun Hemachandra; Ms. Lakmali Kanchana Hemachandra (National List); Appuhami Arachchilage Jeewantha Bhagya Sri Herath; Mrs. H.M. Geetha Rathna Kumari Herath; H.M. Vijitha Herath; H.A.D. Sudarsha Champika Hettiarachchi; Chandima Hettiaratchi; Athula Welandagoda Hewage; Mahumudu Lewwei Aalim Muhammadu Hizbullah; Karunanathan Ilankumaran; Najith Indika (National List); Anton Sarath Jayakody; Punya Sri Kumara Jayakody (National List); Nalin Bandara Jayamaha; Anuradha Lanka Pradeep Jayaratne; Dayasiri Jayasekara; Aruna Jayasekera (National List); Mrs. Jayaneththi Koralalage Dona Thushari Jayasingha; S.P.S. Mahindawansha Jayasinghe; Thotagamuwe Kankanamge Jayasundara; Appuhamilage Nalinda Jayatissa; R.M. Jayawardhana; Senadheerage Don Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana; Dilith Susantha Jayaweera (National List); Hapu Arachchige Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera; Arumugam Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran; and others.

¶ 06 - K: Mohomed Hashim Mohomed Kabir; Ms. Krishnan Kalaichelvi; Mohamed Nizam Kariapper (National List) [from 12 Dec 2024]; Ravi Karunanayake (National List); Namal Karunaratne; Anura Karunathilaka (National List); Gayantha Karunathilleka; Mrs. Jambugaha Pitiyegedara Rohini Kumari Wijerathna; Mrs. Chamindranee Bandara Kiriella; Gamlakshage Upul Kithsiri; Kaveenthiran Kodeeswaran; Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku (National List); Kodithuwakku Arachchige Jagath Manuwarna; Mrs. Nilanthi Kottahachchi; Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan; Herath Mudiyanselage Gayan Janaka Kumara; H.M. Dinindu Saman Kumara; H.M. Sarath Kumara; K.D. Chaminda Lalith Kumara; Kuragamage Don Lal Kantha; Mrs. Rajagalbada Gamage Nilusha Lakmali; Namal Sudarshana Lakshamana; Udagama Liyanage Waruna Priyantha Liyanage.

¶ 07 - M: Sandaruwan Madarasinghe; R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara (National List); N.R. Prageeth Madhuranga; Gamage Chanaka Sampath Madugoda; Imran Maharoof; Ruwan Nishantha Mapalagama; Saidulla Musthajab Marikkar; Kader Kader Masthan; Abeywickrama Liyanage Meththapala; Mohammadu Farook Riyas Mohamad; Ismail Muththu Muhammedu (National List) [from 12 Dec 2024]; M.M. Mohamad Muneer; Mohomed Faiszer Musthapha (National List) [from 11 Dec 2024].

¶ 08 - N: Mohamed Sali Naleem (National List) [from 22 Nov 2024]; Harshana Nanayakkara; Sena Nanayakkara; Wasala Mudiyanselage Susantha Kumara Nawarathna; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumar Nelson; Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi; and others.

¶ 09 - P: Nimal Karunasiri Palihena; Aruna Panagoda; Upali Pannilage (National List); Nandana Pathmakumara; Subasingha Shantha Pathma Kumara; Mrs. Saroja Savithri Paulraj; Ajith Pathmakantha Perera; Hettiarachchige Dinesh Hemantha Perera; Kasadoruge Sujith Sanjaya Perera; Kolomba Thanthreege Nishantha Perera; Jagath Premalal Pinnagoda Vithana; Lankapeli Gedara Wasantha Piyathissa; Gajendrakumar Kangesar Ponnambalam; Kanthasamy Prabu; Sundaralingam Pradeep; Warnakulasuriya Madduma Muthukalage Amila Prasad; Sajith Premadasa; Baraniwala Liyanage Lal Premanath; Mrs. Gammana Liyanage Hasara Nayanathara Premathilaka; A.A. Ajith Shantha Priyadarshana; Akmeemana Gamage Roshan Priyasanjana; Landuyaya Ralalage Karuwalamulle Wasantha Pushpa Kumara.

¶ 10 - R, S, T, U, V, W: Velusamy Radhakrishnan; Mohommed Mujibur Rahman; Harshana Supun Rajakaruna; Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa (National List); Dingiriyalage Sunil Rajapaksha; Rajapaksha Pedige Manoj Kumar Rajapaksha; Jeyachandramoorthy Rajeevan; R.A. Sanjeewa Ranasingha; Herath Mudiyanselage Susil Ranasinghe; Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe (National List); Aluthduwa Hewa Gunawardhana Danushka Ranganath; R.A. Asoka Sapumal Ranwala; Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam; Banneka Mudiyanselage Sunil Rathnasiri; Majula Meemana Sugath Rathnayaka; Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Suranga Rathnayaka; Bimal Niroshan Rathnayake (National List); Gamini Rathnayake (National List); Mrs. Abeysingha Mudiyanselage Medagedara Muthumenike Rathwaththe; Thurairasa Ravikaran; Abdul Rishard; Udumalagala Gamage Thilanka Rukmal; Jayakody Arachchige Ruwanthilaka; Mohomed Rizvie Salih; Mallawa Mudiyanselage Thilina Tharuka Samarakoon; Rathnayaka Hettige Upali Samarasingha (National List); Herath Mudiyanselage Wasantha Samarasinghe; Nishantha Samaraweera; Ms. Ambika Samivel; Tikiri Bandalage Sarath; (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam; Kitnan Selvaraj; Prabha Ruwan Senarath; Dimiyawe Arachchillage Janaka Senarathna; Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe (National List) [from 12 Dec 2024]; Hiniduma Sunil Senevi; Senanayake Senevirathna Herath Mudiyanselage Welakona Waththe Gedara Madhura Daham Bandara Senevirathna; Sivagnanam Shritharan; Elayathamby Srinath; Chandana Sooriyaarachchi; G.D. Sooriyabandara; Shanmuganathan Sri Bavanandarajah; Gnanamuththu Srineshan; Ms. W.A. Hemali Sujeewa; Dewananda Suraweera; Trimesh Manjula Suraweera Arachchi; Harshana Suriyapperuma (National List); Muhammadhaliyar Muhammadhu Thahir; T.M. Chandana Mihira Bandara Thennakoon; Palani Thigambaram; Sellaththamby Thilaganathan; Mrs. Premasiri Pathiranalage Anushka Darshanie Thilakarathne; Sugath Thilakaratne (National List); Jeevan Kumaravel Thondaman; Mrs. Oshani Umanga; Meera Sahibu Uthumalebbe; K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna; Aravinda Senarath Vitharana; Mrs. Deepthi Niranjani Wasalage; Wasalathilaka Gedara Nayana Priyankara Wasalathilaka; Sunil Watagala; Dilip Wedaarachchi; Eranga Udesh Weeraratne (National List); Welipitiyalage Rohan Kanchana Welipitiya; Idampitiyegedara Wanigasuriya Mudiyanselage Jagath Wickramaratne; Muditha Hansaka Wijemuni; K.M. Ananda Wijepala; Munhene Mudiyanselage Priyantha Kumar Wijerathna; Rajawardhana Gedara Wijerathna; N.D. Wijesinghe; Mrs. Wijesinghe Mudiyanselage Hiruni Madusha Wijesinghe; B.M. Wijesiri; Lokugasthota Vitharanage Chaminda Wijesiri; Wijesundara Mudiyanselage Rohana Bandara Wijesundara; Ankumbura Arachchige Heshan Wijaya Withanage.

¶ 11 The President is Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Minister of Defence; Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development; and Minister of Digital Economy.

¶ 12 The Cabinet includes: - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education — Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya. - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation 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, Land and Irrigation — Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha. - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism — Hon. Vijitha Herath. - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources — Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar. - Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development — Hon. Sunil Handunnetti. - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure — Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna. - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development — Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government — Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna. - Minister of Science and Technology — Hon. (Dr.) Chrishantha Abeysena. - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing — Hon. Anura Karunathilaka. - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports — Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage. - Minister of Energy — Hon. Kumara Jayakody. - Minister of Labour — Hon. (Prof.) Anil Jayantha. - Minister of Justice and National Integration — Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law. - Minister of Environment — Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi. - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment — Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage. - Minister of Women and Child Affairs — Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj. - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs — Hon. Ananda Wijepala. - Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs — Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi.

¶ 13 Deputy Ministers include, inter alia: - Economic Development — Hon. (Prof.) Anil Jayantha. - Agriculture and Livestock — Hon. Namal Karunaratne. - Industry and Entrepreneurship Development — Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe. - Ports and Civil Aviation — Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku. - Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources — Hon. Rathna Gamage. - Youth Affairs — Hon. Eranga Gunasekara. - Transport and Highways — Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena. - Environment — Hon. Anton Jayakody. - Trade, Commerce and Food Security — Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana. - Labour — Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe. - Defence — Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera. - Sports — Hon. Sugath Thilakaratne. - Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs — Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake. - Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment — Hon. Wasantha Piyathissa. - Plantation and Community Infrastructure — Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep. - National Integration — Hon. Muneer Mulaffer. - Tourism — Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe. - Land and Irrigation — Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe. - Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs — Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law. - Health and Mass Media — Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni. - Digital Economy — Hon. Eranga Weeraratne. - Co-operative Development — Hon. Upali Samarasingha. - Housing — Hon. T.B. Sarath. - Women and Child Affairs — Hon. (Dr.) Namal Sudarshana. - Finance and Planning — Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma. - Provincial Councils and Local Government — Hon. P. Ruwan Senarath. - Education and Higher Education — Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senevirathna. - Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment — Hon. Arun Hemachandra. - Vocational Education — Hon. Nalin Hewage.

¶ 14 Panel of Chairs: Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi; Hon. Imran Maharoof; Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna; Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam; Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Kaushalya Ariyarathne; Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara; Hon. Chanaka Madugoda; Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasingha; Hon. Aravinda Senarath; Hon. Kitnan Selvaraj.

¶ 15 Committees of Parliament are constituted, including: - Committee of Selection (Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne). - Committee on Parliamentary Business (Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne). - Committee on Standing Orders (Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne). - House Committee (Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne). - Committee on Ethics and Privileges (Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Chrishantha Abeysena). - Committee on Public Accounts (Chair: Hon. Aravinda Senarath). - Committee on Public Enterprises (Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera). - Committee on Public Finance (Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva). - Committee on Ways and Means (Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma). - Committee on Public Petitions (Chair: Hon. R.M. Gamini Rathnayake). - Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne). - Committee on High Posts (Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya). - Backbencher Committee (Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa). - Legislative Standing Committee (Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Rizvie Salih).

¶ 16 Ministerial Consultative Committees are established for: - Defence. - Finance, Planning and Economic Development.

¶ 17 Question put, and agreed to.