Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne
The Speaker announced seating arrangements for the Committee Stage debate on the 2026 Appropriation Bill, noting that Deputy Ministers may sit near their Cabinet Ministers but must deliver speeches only from their allocated seats. He also informed the House that a motion may be moved to refer to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges a privilege matter raised by Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera concerning criticism by a former CIDA Director of COPE’s functions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.00 a.m.
¶ 02 Announcements
¶ 03 Seating Arrangement During Committee Stage
¶ 04 As the debate in Committee Stage to consider the Appropriation Bill for the year 2026 is scheduled to commence today, Saturday, 15th November, 2025, I wish to bring to the attention of all Hon. Members the following announcement regarding seating arrangements in the Chamber during the Committee Stage debate.
¶ 05 Traditionally, during the Committee Stage of the Budget, Deputy Ministers may sit close to their respective Cabinet Ministers. However, I wish to emphasize to this Hon. House that speeches during the debate must be made only from the seat allocated to the respective Member.
¶ 06 Privilege: Criticism by Former Director of CIDA on Functions of COPE
¶ 07 A motion may be moved to refer to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges a matter raised under Questions of Privilege by Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera, MP, in Parliament on 13th November, 2025, regarding criticism made by a former Director of CIDA on the functions of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).
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- Hansard, Saturday, 15 November 2025 ·No. 22870 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 15 November 2025. No. 22870. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28951