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- 8 March 2025 The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj JJB AI summary Moved an amendment at the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill 2025 relating to Head 171, Programme 02. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 Hon. Members AI summary Members agreed to insert increased allocations in the Schedule, including Rs. 15.234 billion for Recurrent Expenditure and Rs. 842 million for Capital Expenditure. They also approved Head 171, Programme 01 allocations of Rs. 475 million for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 29 million for capital expenditure, which were ordered to stand part of the Schedule. The next item noted was Programme 02, Development Activities, with Rs. 13.2 billion recurrent and Rs. 284 million capital expenditure. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. Mohamed Sali Naleem AI summary Mohamed Sali Naleem requested an additional two minutes of speaking time, noting that he had been allocated 35 minutes. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe JJB AI summary Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe formally seconded the motion before the House. The question was then put and agreed to, after which the Chair changed from Dr. Kaushalya Ariyarathne to Mrs. Sagarika Athauda. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. (Mrs.) Samanmali Gunasingha JJB AI summary Hon. (Mrs.) Samanmali Gunasingha moved that Hon. Sagarika Athauda take the Chair. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake apologized for omitting remarks about Hon. Krishnan Kalaichelvi, MP for Nuwara Eliya, and read supportive comments recognizing her as the first in her family to enter politics. He acknowledged her sacrifices, strength, and longstanding political dedication, noting his personal knowledge of her since childhood. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB AI summary Bimal Rathnayake’s intervention consisted only of addressing the Presiding Member and did not include any substantive argument, proposal, question, or reference to legislation, policy, or events. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake marked International Women’s Day by arguing that women must be enabled to participate fully as citizens, including in social, cultural and political life beyond employment, household work and childcare. He said public policy should create conditions for women to freely engage in civic life after work, and linked this to the historical denial of women’s opportunities in knowledge, science and public life. He noted that women hold 22 seats in Parliament, about 10 percent, and placed on record public commendations of several women Members’ maiden speeches as encouragement for greater women’s representation. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Kaushalya Ariyarathne - Deputy Speaker JJB AI summary Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Kaushalya Ariyarathne assumed the Chair as proceedings continued. She called the House to order and recognized Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, allocating him 15 minutes to speak. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. Deputy Chairperson AI summary Proceedings in Committee were suspended for the luncheon interval until 1.00 p.m. The sitting later resumed with the Deputy Speaker in the Chair. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. Deputy Chairperson AI summary The Deputy Chairperson informed the Minister that only two minutes remained for the speech, indicating a procedural time limit during the debate. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. Deputy Chairperson AI summary The Deputy Chairperson recognized Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara and allotted him 12 minutes to speak. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB AI summary Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Dr. Harini Amarasuriya briefly indicated that she would conclude her remarks quickly. No substantive policy position, proposal, or question was raised in the excerpt provided. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. Deputy Chairperson AI summary The Deputy Chairperson informed the Prime Minister that two minutes remained for the speech. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. Deputy Chairperson AI summary The Deputy Chairperson called on the Prime Minister to speak next and allocated 15 minutes for the address. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. Deputy Chairperson AI summary The Deputy Chairperson recognized the Leader of the Opposition and allocated him 29 minutes to speak. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. Deputy Chairperson AI summary The Deputy Chairperson called the next speaker, the Minister of Women and Child Affairs, Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj, and allocated her 20 minutes to address the House. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. Deputy Chairperson AI summary The Deputy Chairperson instructed the Hon. Member to conclude their speech, indicating that the allotted speaking time or procedural allowance had ended. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna SJB AI summary Moving a token cut under Heads 171 and 217, Rohini Kumari Wijerathna used International Women’s Day to call for faster action on women’s rights, equality and empowerment, noting the national theme of a sustainable future through women’s empowerment and the international theme “Accelerate Action.” She argued that persistent problems such as domestic violence, period poverty and barriers to girls’ education are rooted in social and policy failures rather than in women themselves. She highlighted that although women comprise 64.8 per cent of graduates, female labour force participation remains only 32.1 per cent, and called for lawmakers to address these gaps substantively rather than ceremonially. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Read →
- 8 March 2025 The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna SJB AI summary The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna formally seconded the motion. The question was then put to the House and agreed to. Privilege Motion: Incident on 20th January 2025 Read →