The Hon. Chairman

¶ 01 Hon. Members, I wish to inform this House that no Motion at the Adjournment time has been submitted for today. As decided by the Committee on Parliamentary Business at its Meeting held on 11th September, 2025, the time allotted for the Adjournment Debate from 6.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. will be utilized for the Committee Stage Discussion on the Appropriation Bill, 2026 with the leave of the House.

¶ 02 Commencement of Public Business. Item No. 1 in today’s Order Paper - Committee Stage of Appropriation Bill, 2026, Thirteenth Allotted Day.

¶ 03 Appropriation Bill, 2026

¶ 04 Considered further in Committee. [Progress: 21st November] [HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER in the Chair.]

¶ 05 First Schedule, the Ministry of Health and Mass Media - Heads 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308. Consideration from 10.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

¶ 06 The Cut to be moved by the Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana. You have 20 minutes.