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

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

22 May 2026 ·Opening: Opening and Papers Presented

Parliamentary Procedure
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The Speaker presided over the sitting, during which papers were presented and petitions were ordered to be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions. He directed that any proposal on the matter raised should be brought before the Parliamentary Business Committee, noted the progress of Oral Answers to Questions, and announced that Question No. 1 by Hon. Sivasakthy Ananthan was postponed, with a new date to be informed later.

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

¶ 02 Papers presented.

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 04 Petitions ordered to be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions.

¶ 05 You may bring a proposal at the Parliamentary Business Committee. Bring the proposal to the Parliamentary Business Committee.

¶ 06 Oral Answers to Questions.

¶ 07 You have raised the second Supplementary Question.

¶ 08 Okay.

¶ 09 Question No. 1 - 1186/2025 (1), Hon. Sivasakthy Ananthan. Question postponed.

¶ 10 I will take steps to inform you of the date in due course.

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Hansard, Friday, 22 May 2026 ·No. 23666 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 May 2026. No. 23666. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16860