The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip
The Minister presented several annual reports and follow-up action reports on behalf of other ministers, including reports from universities, energy institutions, and matters concerning finance, education, and the Department of Archaeology. He moved that the university reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Labour and Human Resource Development, the energy reports to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, and the Standing Order 119(4) action reports to the Committee on Public Accounts. Each motion was agreed to by the House.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 On behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I present the following Papers:
¶ 02 (i) Annual Report of the Uva Wellassa University for the year 2023; (ii) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka for the year 2024; and (iii) Annual Report of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts for the year 2024.
¶ 03 I move that these reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Labour and Human Resource Development.
¶ 04 Question put, and agreed to.
¶ 05 On behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I present:
¶ 06 (i) The Report on observations and actions taken under Standing Order 119(4) of Parliament, relating to institutions under the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies, with reference to the Report presented to Parliament by the Committee on Public Accounts; and (ii) The Report on observations and actions taken under Standing Order 119(4) of Parliament, relating to matters of the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, with reference to the Report presented to Parliament by the Committee on Public Accounts.
¶ 07 I move that these reports be referred to the Committee on Public Accounts.
¶ 08 Question put, and agreed to.
¶ 09 On behalf of the Minister of Power and Energy, I present:
¶ 10 (i) Annual Report of the Petroleum Development Authority of Sri Lanka for the year 2023; and (ii) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority for the year 2023.
¶ 11 I move that these reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development.
¶ 12 Question put, and agreed to.
¶ 13 On behalf of the Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, I present the Report on observations and actions taken under Standing Order 119(4) of Parliament, relating to matters of the Department of Archaeology, with reference to the Report presented to Parliament by the Committee on Public Accounts.
¶ 14 I move that this report be referred to the Committee on Public Accounts.
¶ 15 Question put, and agreed to.
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