10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne

23 January 2026 ·Opening: Parliament Opening and Announcements

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The Speaker announced that a motion may be moved to refer the privilege matters raised by Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe on 7 January 2026 to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges. He also informed Members that the Committee on Parliamentary Business would meet at 2.30 p.m. that day in Committee Room No. 2 and requested their attendance.

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¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.30 a.m., Mr. Speaker in the Chair.

¶ 02 Announcements

¶ 03 Privilege: Matters of Privilege raised by Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe on 07.01.2026

¶ 04 A motion may be moved to refer the matters raised in Parliament by Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, MP, under Questions of Privilege on 07.01.2026, to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges.

¶ 05 Meeting of Committee on Parliamentary Business

¶ 06 A meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business is scheduled to be held today, Friday, 23.01.2026, at 2.30 p.m. in Committee Room No. 2. All Hon. Members are requested to attend.

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Hansard, Friday, 23 January 2026 ·No. 23290 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2026. No. 23290. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14268