10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

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

5 March 2026 ·Opening: Parliament Opening and Speaker's Announcements

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Mr. Speaker informed Parliament of the appointment of members to a Select Committee tasked with studying the lack of preparedness for Cyclone Ditwah and reporting proposals and recommendations to Parliament. He announced that Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa would chair the committee and listed the appointed members.

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¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.30 a.m., Mr. Speaker in the Chair.

¶ 02 ANNOUNCEMENTS

¶ 03 Select Committee to Conduct a Comprehensive Study on the Lack of Preparedness to Face Cyclone Ditwah and Report to Parliament and Submit its Proposals and Recommendations in that Regard: Nomination of Members

¶ 04 I wish to inform Parliament that I have appointed the following Hon. Members to serve on the Select Committee of Parliament to conduct a comprehensive study on the lack of preparedness to face Cyclone Ditwah and to report to Parliament and submit its proposals and recommendations in that regard, with Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa as the Chairman:

¶ 05 - Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasekara - Hon. Anton Jayakody - Hon. Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara - Hon. Attorney-at-Law Anuradha Jayarathna - Hon. Hector Appuhami - Hon. OSB Kumari Wijerathna - Hon. M.K.M. Aslam - Hon. Attorney-at-Law Anushka Thilakarathna - Hon. Kandasamy Prabhu - Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama - Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathalingam

¶ 06 PAPERS PRESENTED

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Hansard, Thursday, 5 March 2026 ·No. 23375 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2026. No. 23375. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6896