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

21 October 2025 ·Opening: Announcements: Global Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne announced arrangements by the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus to mark Global Breast Cancer Awareness Month, including distribution of lapel badges to Members on 22 October 2025 and a request for women MPs to wear pink or rose-coloured attire. He also presented specified parts of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2024 under Article 154(6) of the Constitution, after which the House agreed that the report be printed.

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¶ 01 Announcements

¶ 02 Awareness Programme on Breast Cancer

¶ 03 To symbolize “Global Breast Cancer Awareness Month” in October, the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus has arranged to distribute a lapel badge tomorrow, 22nd October 2025, to be worn by Hon. Women Members of Parliament. Accordingly, the badge will be issued to all Hon. Members at the Members’ Entrance tomorrow. I also request as many Hon. Women Members as possible to attend in pink or rose-coloured attire that day.

¶ 04 Auditor-General’s Report

¶ 05 In terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, I present Parts XVI and XVII of Volume II, Part XIV of Volume III, and Part VIII of Volume IX of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2024.

¶ 06 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 07 Ordered that the Report be printed.

¶ 08 Papers Presented

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Hansard, Tuesday, 21 October 2025 ·No. 22635 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 October 2025. No. 22635. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29477