Topic
Parliamentary Procedure
9,520 speeches · 1,565 speakers
Party share
By the speaker's party · counts only, no scoring. "Unattributed" = speeches not resolved to an MP.
Most active on this topic
| # | Member | Speeches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P. JJB | 955 |
| 2 | Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney at Law, M.P. SJB | 548 |
| 3 | Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, M.P. Independent Group 17 - Jaffna | 403 |
| 4 | Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa, M.P. JJB | 403 |
| 5 | Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, M.P. NDF | 359 |
| 6 | Hon. Sajith Premadasa, M.P. SJB | 333 |
| 7 | Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, M.P. SJB | 286 |
| 8 | Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka, M.P. SJB | 257 |
| 9 | Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, M.P. JJB | 210 |
| 10 | Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney at Law, M.P. JJB | 179 |
Speeches
9,520 on this topic- 19 November 2025 Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka moved a resolution to appoint a Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate the release of 323 import containers from the Port of Colombo without mandatory physical inspection. The proposed committee would examine the legality of the release, accountability of officials and entities, possible illegal or harmful contents, the roles of Sri Lanka Customs and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, and the adequacy of existing safeguards. He cited a Treasury-appointed investigation, Customs officers’ concerns, and public security risks, including possible links to narcotics, weapons, revenue loss, and public safety, and proposed recommendations for legal, administrative, and policy reforms. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 Hon. Members AI summary Parliament agreed to increase the allocation for Head 312, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure by Rs. 8,100,000,000 and inserted the amended sum into the Schedule. The amended capital expenditure item was then ordered to stand part of the Schedule. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna JJB AI summary Prof. A.H.M.H. Abayarathna moved an amendment at the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, to increase the capital provision under Head 312, Programme 02, for the Western Provincial Council. The amendment would raise the allocation for Development Activities to Rs. 8.1 billion, reflecting an additional Rs. 100 million under Budget Proposal No. 20. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam ITAK AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam requested a Division on Head 130, citing insufficient provision for Provincial Council Elections, inaction on the Kalmunai North Divisional Secretariat issue, and concern that a committee was being used to delay the elections. Following the vote, Head 130 was passed without amendment by 103 votes to 9, after which related recurrent and capital expenditure items, including allocations for the Department of Pensions, Registrar General, and several District Secretariats, were agreed to. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam ITAK AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam raised a Point of Order under Standing Order No. 91(h), alleging that another Member had misled the House about a conversation in the Lobby. He denied requesting a road to his house and stated that he had instead asked about progress on a report due within six months regarding his Provincial Councils Bill, so Members could respond to public demands for Provincial Council Elections. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam ITAK AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam rose on a Point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question is included in the provided excerpt. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna JJB AI summary Prof. Abayarathna responded to comments by Hon. Shanakiyan regarding Provincial Council Elections and a related Private Member’s Motion, stating that the Government intends to hold the elections after resolving outstanding legal issues. He said proposals have been submitted and that views can be presented through the Parliamentary Special Committee, adding that budgetary provisions have been allocated and denying any intention to postpone the polls. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna JJB AI summary Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna’s recorded contribution consists only of addressing the Presiding Member. No substantive argument, proposal, question, or reference to legislation or policy is included in the provided text. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe JJB AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe requested one minute to respond, stating that another Member had insulted him. He appealed to the Presiding Member for permission to address the matter. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam ITAK AI summary Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam objected to what he described as intimidation and threats in the Chamber, asserting his right as an elected representative to speak forcefully or emotionally. He stated that the debate was not about past histories and warned that the era of killings was over; parts of his remarks were expunged by order of the Chair. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam ITAK AI summary No substantive speech content was provided beyond the formal address to the Presiding Member, so no policy position, proposal, question, or argument can be identified. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe JJB AI summary Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe raised a Point of Order after his name was mentioned, asking members not to interrupt and waste parliamentary time. He said he would look into the teachers’ issue and rejected any attempt to pressure him through threats or noise. He reiterated that the Government’s position on holding Provincial Council Elections was clear and had been stated repeatedly, including by the President in Parliament. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna Independent Group 17 - Jaffna AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna challenged another Member’s intervention, asking how they could speak without raising a Point of Order. The remark concerned parliamentary procedure rather than a substantive policy issue. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe JJB AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe only addressed the Chair with “Hon. Presiding Member” and made no substantive remarks, proposals, questions, or references to policy or legislation in the provided excerpt. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam ITAK AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam argued that Provincial Council Elections are especially important to the North and East and accused the Government of failing to honour its manifesto commitment to hold them within a year. He rejected the Minister’s report on his Private Member’s Bill, stating that the Bill had incorporated Supreme Court requirements, repealed the 2017 amendments, and restored the previous electoral system. He demanded that the Government proceed with legislation and elections rather than appointing committees or citing legal objections to delay the process. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe JJB AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe stated that Nizam Kariapper had misrepresented the President’s remarks, clarifying that the President called on Parliament as a whole to make the law, not the Opposition specifically. He emphasized that Kariapper, as a lawyer, should understand the legal and parliamentary context of the President’s statement. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe JJB AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe’s intervention contains only an address to the Presiding Member and does not include any substantive remarks, argument, proposal, or question. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC SJB AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper requested that allowances paid to Birth, Death and Marriage Registrars, including the Rs. 75 per registration fee and the “ink allowance,” be increased after remaining unchanged for many years. He then criticized the Government’s handling of Provincial Council Elections, arguing that despite presidential assurances, the rejection of Private Members’ Bills and the proposal for a new Select Committee indicate opposition to the Provincial Council system. He questioned why the Government, with a large parliamentary majority, was asking others to make the required law and said his side would reject the report and vote against the relevant Ministry Head in protest. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna SJB AI summary Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna questioned whether the Budget provides a concrete remedy for pension anomalies affecting retirees from 2020–2024 and urged that postponed pension enhancements for 2016–2022 retirees be brought forward. She sought clarification on reports that Lanka Sugar Company was exempted from statutory payments, asking whether EPF, ETF and gratuity obligations were affected, and called for lawful settlement of such dues. She also proposed alternatives to unusable public officer vehicle permits, urged timely Provincial Council elections under the old PR system, recommended placing SLICTS under the Digital Ministry to support digitalization, and requested clearer guidance and better resources for Divisional Secretariats. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs JJB AI summary The Minister rejected a newspaper and television report claiming that Police reports now require approval from the Public Security Committee Chair in addition to a Grama Niladhari certificate, stating that no such instruction or circular has been issued by the Police or the Ministry. He said the report was unverified and misleading, criticized the media outlet’s conduct, and indicated that he had already complained to the CID about previous reporting and would raise this matter with the Committee on Ethics and Privileges. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →