Mr. Deputy Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Rizvie Salih]

¶ 01 Announcements

¶ 02 Establishment of Parliamentary Caucus on Arts and Cultural Affairs

¶ 03 I wish to inform that establishment of the Parliamentary Caucus on Arts and Cultural Affairs was approved by the Committee on Parliamentary Business at its meeting held on 05th June, 2025 and accordingly, the inaugural meeting of the Caucus will be held on Friday, 11th of July, 2025, that is, today, at 11.00 a.m. in Committee Room No. 02. I kindly invite the Hon. Members of Parliament who are interested in this regard to participate in that meeting.

¶ 04 Awareness Workshop on the Activities of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Sri Lanka

¶ 05 I wish to inform that an awareness workshop on "The Activities of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Sri Lanka" for the Hon. Members of Parliament conducted by the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society will be held today, 11th July, 2025, at 2.00 p.m. in Committee Room No. 1 of Parliament. All the Members of Parliament are kindly requested to participate in the workshop.

¶ 06 Auditor-General’s Report

¶ 07 On behalf of the Hon. Speaker, I present the— - Eleventh Volume - Part 02 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on State Banks; - Eleventh Volume - Part 02 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on Corporations, Boards and Bureaus; - Eleventh Volume - Part 02 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on Universities, Post Graduate Institutes and Higher Education Institutes; - Eleventh Volume - Part 02 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on Statutory and Other Funds; and - Eleventh Volume - Part 09 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on State-owned Companies,

¶ 08 in terms of Section 14 of the National Audit Act, No. 19 of 2018 received to the National Audit Office, in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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

¶ 10 On behalf of the Hon. Speaker, I present the— - Eleventh Volume - Part 01 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on Independent Commissions; - Eleventh Volume - Part 01 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on Departments; - Eleventh Volume - Part 01 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on District Secretariats; - Eleventh Volume - Part 01 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on Ministries and State Ministries; - Eleventh Volume - Part 04 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on Foreign-funded Projects; - Eleventh Volume - Part 05 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on Provincial Councils; - Eleventh Volume - Part 06 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on Local Authorities; and - Eleventh Volume - The Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on Environment Audits and Performance Audits,

¶ 11 in terms of Section 14 of the National Audit Act, No. 19 of 2018 received to the National Audit Office, in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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

¶ 13 Petitions

¶ 14 The Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara. [Not in the Chamber.]

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

¶ 16 Oral Answers to Questions

¶ 17 Question No. 1 - 14/2024 - (1), the Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi. [Not in the Chamber.]

¶ 18 Question No. 3 - 716/2025 - (1), the Hon. Danushka Ranganath. [Not in the Chamber.]

¶ 19 Question No. 4 - 718/2025 - (2), the Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena. [Not in the Chamber.]

¶ 20 Question No. 5 - 919/2025 - (1), the Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper. [Not in the Chamber.]

¶ 21 Hon. Member, would you move on to your second Supplementary Question? Please present your Supplementary Question.

¶ 22 Hon. Member, you may pose your Supplementary Question.

¶ 23 Question No. 6 - 923/2025

¶ 24 SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: DETAILS

¶ 25 Question No. 7 - 953/2025

¶ 26 REGIONAL HOSPITALS IN VAVUNIYA, MANNAR AND MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS: APPROVED CADRE