PARLIAMENT

The Hon. Ajith Rajapakse, the Deputy Speaker and the Chair of the Committee took the Chair.


Announcements by the Speaker

A : Endorsement of the certificate on Bills under Article 79 of the Constitution  
B : Members to serve in the Panel of Chairs for the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament


Presentation of Papers

(i) Annual Report of the Disaster Management Centre for the year 2018
(ii)    Performance Report of the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers for the year 2021
(iii)    Annual Reports of the University of Vocational Technology for the years 2016 and 2017
(iv)    Annual Report of the Condominium Management Authority for the year 2020
(v)    Annual Report & Accounts of the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency for the year 2020
(vi)    Annual Report of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka for the year 2018
(vii)    Annual Report of the State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation of Sri Lanka for the year 2020
(viii)    Annual Report of the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute for the year 2020
(ix)    Annual Report of the Lanka Phosphate Ltd for the year 2020/21
(x)    Annual Report of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation for the year 2020
(xi)    Annual Performance Report of the State Ministry of Solar, Wind and Hydro Power Generation Projects Development for the year 2020
(xii)    Annual Report and Accounts of the Co-operative Wholesale Establishment for the year 2018

(xiii) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies under Section 3(4) of the Strategic Development Projects Act, No. 14 of 2008 relating to HCL Technologies Lanka (Private) Limited and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2291/25 of 03rd August 2022
(xiv)    Order made by the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2290/19 of 27th July 2022


Presentation of Petitions

(i)    The Hon. Lasantha Alagiyawanna                    
(ii)    The Hon. S. B. Dissanayake                    
(iii)    The Hon. Ajith Mannapperuma

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament

The Hon. Sajith Premadasa

Controlling of tobacco and alcohol

Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, State Minister of Finance replied to the above Question.


Main Business of the House for Today

Resolution for the constitution of the National Council (appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)

was approved by the House.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1651 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Wednesday 21st September 2022.

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