PARLIAMENT

The Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, the Speaker took the Chair.


Presentation of Papers

(i) Annual Report of the Def Services Command and Staff College for the year 2019
(ii)    Performance Reports of the Department of Registrar of Companies for the years 2020 and 2021
(iii)    Performance Report of the Department of External Resources for the year 2021
(iv)    Performance Report of the Department of National Budget for the year 2021
(v)    Performance Report of the Department of Multipurpose Development Task Force for the year 2021
(vi)    Performance Report of the Department of Management Audit for the year 2021
(vii)    Performance Report of the Prime Minister’s Office for the year 2021
(viii)    Performance Report of the Excise Department of Sri Lanka for the year 2021
(ix)    Performance Report of the Government Valuation Department for the year 2021
(x)    Performance Report of the Department of Public Enterprises for the year 2021
(xi)    Performance Report of the District Secretariat—Mullaitivu for the year 2021
(xii)    Performance Report of the District Secretariat—Badulla for the year 2021
(xiii)    Annual Performance Report of the District Secretariat—Colombo for the year 2021
(xiv)    Annual Performance Report of the District Secretariat—Kandy for the year 2021
(xv)    Annual Performance Report & Accounts of the District Secretariat—Nuwara Eliya for the year 2021
(xvi)    Performance Report of the District Secretariat—Kurunegala for the year 2021
(xvii)    Annual Performance Report & Accounts of the District Secretariat— Kalutara for the year 2021
(xviii)    Annual Performance Report & Accounts of the District Secretariat— Polonnaruwa for the year 2021
(xix)    Performance Report of the State Ministry of Provincial Councils & Local Government Affairs for the year 2021
(xx)    Annual Report of the Urban Settlement Development Authority for the year 2020
(xxi)    Annual Performance Report of the Office of the Chief Government Whip of Parliament for the year 2021
(xxii)    Annual Performance Report of the State Ministry of Ornamental Fish, Inland Fish & Prawn Farming, Fishery Harbour Development, Multiday Fishing Activities and Fish Exports for the year 2021
(xxiii)    Performance Report of the Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources for the year 2021
(xxiv)    Performance Report of the State Ministry of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control for the year 2021
(xxv)    Performance Report of the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation for the year 2021
(xxvi)    Performance Report of the State Ministry of Prison Management and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation Affairs for the year 2021
(xxvii)    Performance Report of the State Ministry of Rattan, Brass, Pottery, Furniture and Rural Industrial Promotion for the year 2021
(xxviii)    Performance Report of the Ministry of Industries for the year 2021
(xxix)    Annual Performance Report of the Co-operative Employees Commission for the year 2021
(xxx)    Annual Performance Report of the State Ministry of Rural and School Sports Infrastructure Improvement for the year 2021

(xxxi) Proclamation made and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2286/30 of 03rd July 2022 and Schedule thereto, by virtue of the powers vested with the President in terms of Section 2 of the Essential Public Services Act, No. 61 of 1979
(xxxii)    Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 120(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment of the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment in the report of the Committee on Public Enterprises which was presented to Parliament


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

The Seventh Report of the Committee on Public Petitions for the period from 01.09.2016 to 02.03.2020 of the Eighth Parliament was presented by the Hon. Jagath Pushpakumara, the Chair of the Committee.


Presentation of Petitions

(i) The Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
(ii)    The Hon. J. C. Alawathuwala                    
(iii)    The Hon. Jayantha Samaraweera

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Ministerial Statements

(i) Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies made a Ministerial Statement regarding the current economic situation in the country.
(ii) Hon. (Dr.) Ramesh Pathirana, Minister of Plantation Industries and Minister of Industries replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Waruna Liyanage under the Questions at the Adjournment Time on 06.10.2021 regarding problems in the gem industry.


Main Business of the House for Today

The following Items (appearing as Item Nos. 1 to 13 of today’s Order Paper) were approved by the House:-

(i) Regulations under the Foreign Exchange Act
(ii)    Two Orders under the Sri Lanka Export Development Act
(iii)    Resolution under the Customs Ordinance
(iv)    Resolution under the Appropriation Act
(v)    Six Orders under the Special Commodity Levy Act
(vi)    Two Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act


Questions at the Adjournment Time

Two Questions were asked by following Members of Parliament:-

(i)    The Hon. Udayakantha Gunathilaka
(ii)    The Hon. Velu Kumar


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Fuel issues and formulating a national policy on energy” was proposed by the Hon. Udayana Kirindigoda.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1730 Hrs. until 1000 Hrs. on Wednesday 6th July 2022.

*  This is an unedited version. For the official record of this day's proceedings, please refer the Hansard.