PARLIAMENT

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


Announcements by the Speaker

A : Receipt of a copy of a petition filed at the Supreme Court
B : Members to serve in the Select Committee of Parliament to make suitable recommendations over the expansion of higher education opportunities in Sri Lanka   
C : Members to serve in the Select Committee of Parliament to investigate into incidents of infringe of privileges of the Members of Parliament and of the Parliament and to make suitable recommendations in that regard


Presentation of Papers

(i) Annual Report of the Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka for the year 2019
(ii)    Annual Report of the National Apprentice & Industrial Training Authority for the year 2020
(iii)    Annual Report of the Paddy Marketing Board for the year 2018

(iv) Notification made by the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies under Section 32 read with Section 25 of the Excise Ordinance (Chapter 52) relating to Soft Liquor Licenses and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2290/24 of 28th July 2022
    (Excise Notification No. 05/2022)
(v)    Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 27(1) read with Section 21 and Section 139 of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 on the recommendation of the University Grants Commission with regard to the establishment of a Department of Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Technology of the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2299/66 of 30th September 2022
(vi)    Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 27(1) read with Section 21 of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 on the recommendation of the University Grants Commission with regard to the establishment of a Department of Primary Care and Family Medicine of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2299/67 of 30th September 2022
(vii)    Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 27(1) read with Section 21 and Section 139 of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 on the recommendation of the University Grants Commission with regard to the establishment of a Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness of the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2301/31 of 11th October 2022
(viii)    Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 27(1) read with Section 21 and Section 139 of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 on the recommendation of the University Grants Commission with regard to the establishment of a Department of Computing of the Eastern University, Sri Lanka and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2303/24 of 27th October 2022


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

(i)    Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva, the Chair of the Committee.
(ii)    Second Report of the Committee on Public Enterprises for the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament was presented by the Hon. (Prof.) Ranjith Bandara, the Chair of the Committee.


Presentation of Petitions

The Hon. Tharaka Balasuriya                    
(Petition stands referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Votes of Condolence

Votes of Condolence on the following Ex-Members of Parliament were taken up and completed:-
(i)    The Late Hon. Upali Dassanayake
(ii)    The Late Hon. (Dr.) Neville Fernando
(iii)    The Late Hon. Gunaratne Weerakoon
(iv)    The Late Hon. Raja Collure


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1233 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Tuesday 7th February 2023.

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