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The Hon. Chairman

18 November 2025 ·Debate: Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads

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¶ 01 Hon. Members may now cast their votes.

¶ 02 Those in favour of Head 225, please press the Green button; those against, the Red button; and those abstaining, the Yellow button.

¶ 03 Hon. Members, please commence voting now.

¶ 04 At this stage, the Voting commenced.

¶ 05 Hon. Members, please verify that your vote has been correctly recorded on the digital screen.

¶ 06 Order. I kindly request Hon. Members who are standing to take their seats.

¶ 07 If there are any Hon. Members on my right who are unable to cast their vote, please rise and inform.

¶ 08 If there are any Hon. Members on my left who are unable to cast their vote, please rise and inform.

¶ 09 It appears there are none.

¶ 10 The time for recording votes is now over.

¶ 11 On conclusion of the Voting -

¶ 12 At this stage, the following names appeared on the digital screen in the Chamber.

¶ 13 According to Electronic Voting, Parliament divided: Ayes 100; Noes 2; Abstain 0.

¶ 14 Electronic Voting Results:

¶ 15 Participants: Present 102 Votes: Yes 100 No 2 Abstain 0

¶ 16 Accordingly, I inform this Hon. House that Head 225 has been approved by a majority of 98 votes.

¶ 17 Head 225 - Sri Lanka Police.

¶ 18 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 149,995,000,000.

¶ 19 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 149,995,000,000, for Head 225, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 20 Head 225, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 21 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 8,412,000,000.

¶ 22 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 8,412,000,000, for Head 225, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 23 Head 225, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 24 Head 226 - Department of Immigration and Emigration.

¶ 25 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 6,156,000,000.

¶ 26 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 6,156,000,000, for Head 226, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 27 Head 226, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 28 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 6,750,000,000.

¶ 29 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 6,750,000,000, for Head 226, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 30 Head 226, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 31 Head 320 - Department of Civil Security.

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