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

¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.30 a.m., the Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne in the Chair.

¶ 02 ANNOUNCEMENTS

¶ 03 SUMMONING OF PARLIAMENT

¶ 04 Whereupon the Secretary-General of Parliament read the following Gazette Notification:

¶ 05 Extraordinary Gazette No. 2466/33 of Friday, 12th December, 2025 (Published by Authority) Part I: Section (I) — General Government Notifications

¶ 06 Speaker’s Notification

¶ 07 In terms of Standing Order 16 and at the request of the Hon. Prime Minister, I, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, Speaker, hereby summon a sitting of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to be held at 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, 18th December, 2025. Dated this 12th day of December, 2025, at Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte. EOG 12 - 0096

¶ 08 SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATE

¶ 09 A In terms of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, I wish to inform that on 05th December, 2025, I endorsed the certificate on the Bill titled “Dissolution”.

¶ 10 B In terms of Article 79 of the Constitution, I further wish to inform that on 17th December, 2025, I endorsed the certificates on the following Bills: - Social Security Contribution Levy (Amendment); - Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment); and - Strategic Development Projects (Amendment).

¶ 11 PRIVILEGE: MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE RAISED BY HON. CHATHURANGA ABEYSINGHE ON 24.10.2025

¶ 12 A motion may be moved to refer the matters raised under Questions of Privilege by Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, MP, on 24th October, 2025, to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges.

¶ 13 MINISTERIAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES: NOMINATION OF MEMBERS

¶ 14 In terms of Standing Order 112 and the resolutions of Parliament of 19th March, 2025, and with the approval of the Committee of Selection, I table the lists of Members nominated to serve on the following Ministerial Consultative Committees for the First Session of the Tenth Parliament.

¶ 15 List of names tabled:

¶ 16 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport, Highways and Urban Development - The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - The Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake - The Hon. Mano Ganesan - The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam - The Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera - The Hon. S.M. Marikkar - The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman - The Hon. Kaveenthiran Kodeeswaran - The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi - The Hon. K. Ilankumaran - The Hon. (Mrs.) Chamindranee Kiriella, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran - The Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva - The Hon. Thanura Dissanayake - The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake - The Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna - The Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madarasinghe - The Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga - The Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagala - The Hon. Danushka Ranganath - The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri - The Hon. Jagath Vithana - The Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera - The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera - The Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna - The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Dinesh Hemantha - The Hon. Muhammad Faizal - The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC

¶ 17 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Ports and Civil Aviation - The Hon. Rathna Gamage - The Hon. Sugath Thilakaratne - The Hon. Nalin Hewage - The Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen - The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake - The Hon. Imran Maharoof - The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri - The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam - The Hon. Roshan Akmeemana - The Hon. Aboobucker Athambawa - The Hon. U.P. Abeywickrama, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. K. Ilankumaran - The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe - The Hon. Thilanka U. Gamage - The Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody - The Hon. M.A.M. Thahir - The Hon. Kanthasamy Prabu - The Hon. Padmasiri Bandara - The Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bavanandarajah - The Hon. Sunil Biyanwila - The Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madarasinghe - The Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga - The Hon. Priyantha Wijerathna, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Athula Welandagoda - The Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi - The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth

¶ 18 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Housing, Construction and Water Supply - The Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana - The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Arkam Ilyas - The Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah - The Hon. K. Kader Masthan - The Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikkalanathan - The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam - The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi - The Hon. S.M. Marikkar - The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman - The Hon. Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan - The Hon. (Mrs.) M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani - The Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody - The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy - The Hon. (Mrs.) Anushka Thilakarathne, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Chandana Thennakoon - The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake - The Hon. Nimal Palihena - The Hon. Ravindra Bandara - The Hon. Jagath Manuwarna - The Hon. Danushka Ranganath - The Hon. (Mrs.) Deepthi Wasalage - The Hon. R.G. Wijerathna - The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe - The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana - The Hon. Fasmin Sharif - The Hon. Shantha Pathma Kumara Subasingha

¶ 19 MINISTERIAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMERCE, FOOD SECURITY AND CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT: NOMINATION OF MEMBER

¶ 20 In terms of Standing Order 112 and the resolution of Parliament of 19th March, 2025, I inform the House that Hon. (name unclear in record) was nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development.

¶ 21 REPORT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL

¶ 22 In terms of Article 41E(1) of the Constitution, I present the Fifth Report of the Constitutional Council.

¶ 23 AUDITOR-GENERAL’S REPORT

¶ 24 In terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution, I present: - Part XXI of the Third Volume of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2018; - Part XXIII of the Third Volume for the financial year 2021; - Part I-XXIII of the Second Volume for the financial year 2022; - Part XXIX of the Ninth Volume for the financial year 2023; and - Parts XXXIV and XXXV of the Second Volume, Parts XXIII and XXIV of the Third Volume, and Parts XXI and XXII of the Ninth Volume of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2024.

¶ 25 Question put, and agreed to. Ordered that the Reports be printed.

¶ 26 In terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution, I also present: - Part XXV of the Fourth Volume of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2023; and - Parts XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX, XXX, XXXI and XXXII of the First Volume; Parts XIV, XV, XVI, XVII and XVIII of the Fourth Volume; Parts IV, V, VI and VII of the Fifth Volume; and Parts XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII and XXIV of the Sixth Volume of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2024.