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

23 May 2025 ·Opening: Speaker's Announcements: Committee to Inquire into Complaint on Behaviour of Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara

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The Speaker announced the appointment of a three-member committee to inquire into a complaint concerning the conduct of Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara in the Chamber on 20 May 2025, chaired by Hon. Hemali Weerasekera with Hon. Wijitha Berugoda and Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka as members. He also notified Members of a Committee on Parliamentary Business meeting scheduled for 1.30 p.m. in Committee Room No. 2 and a seminar on legislative scrutiny for Sectoral Oversight Committee members from 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. in Committee Room No. 6B.

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¶ 01 Announcements

¶ 02 Committee to Inquire into Complaint on Behaviour of Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara on 20.05.2025

¶ 03 Having considered a complaint received regarding the conduct of Hon. Member of Parliament, Attorney-at-Law Dayasiri Jayasekara within the Chamber on 20th May 2025, I have appointed a three-member Committee to inquire and report thereon, chaired by Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees, Mrs. Hemali Weerasekera, with Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Mr. Wijitha Berugoda, and Hon. Chief Organizer of the Opposition, Mr. Gayantha Karunatilleka, as members.

¶ 04 Meeting of Committee on Parliamentary Business

¶ 05 A meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business will be held today, Friday, 23rd May 2025, at 1.30 p.m., in Committee Room No. 2. All Hon. Members are kindly requested to attend.

¶ 06 Seminar for Sectoral Oversight Committee Members

¶ 07 The session scheduled for today of the seminar “Best Practices for Undertaking Legislative Scrutiny”, conducted with the support of the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, for the benefit of Members of Sectoral Oversight Committees, will be held from 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. in Committee Room No. 6B. All invited Members are kindly requested to participate.

¶ 08 Papers Presented

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 23 May 2025 ·No. 1750228312097834 ·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 May 2025. No. 1750228312097834. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23829