PARLIAMENT

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


Messages from the President

A: Order under the Public Security Ordinance


Announcements by the Speaker

B : Receipt of copies of the petitions filed at the Supreme Court


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Standards Institution for the year 2017
(ii)    Performance Report of the Election Commission for the year 2020
(iii)    Annual Performance Report of the Foreign Ministry for the year 2020
(iv)    Annual Report of the University of Colombo School of Computing for the year 2019
(v)    Annual Report of the Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Peradeniya for the year 2019
(vi)    Annual Report of the Postgraduate Institute of Management of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura for the year 2019
(vii)    Annual Report & Statement of Accounts of the University of Moratuwa for the year 2019
(viii)    Annual Report & Statement of Accounts of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation for the year 2016
(ix)    Annual Performance Report of the State Ministry of Livestock, Farm Promotion and Dairy & Egg Related Industries for the year 2020
(x)    Annual Report of the Water Resources Board for the year 2018
(xi)    Annual Report of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation for the year 2019
(xii)    Annual Report of the Ceylon Shipping Corporation Ltd for the year 2017/2018

(xiii)    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 Road Development Authority of the Ministry of Highways in the report of the Committee on Public Enterprises which was presented to Parliament
(xiv)    Notification made by the Minister of Finance under Section 32 read with Sections 8 and 30 of the Excise Ordinance (Chapter 52), regarding Excise and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2216/16 of 25th February 2021
    (Excise Notification No. 07/2021)
(xv)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 3C of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989, as amended, relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2222/2 of 05th April 2021
(xvi)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989, as amended, relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2222/3 of 05th April 2021
(xvii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989, as amended, relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2224/24 of 22nd April 2021
(xviii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 3(3) of the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, No. 18 of 2011 relating to Ports and Airports Development Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2216/3 of 22nd February 2021
(xix)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 3(3) of the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, No. 18 of 2011 relating to Ports and Airports Development Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2218/51 of 09th March 2021
(xx)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 3(3) of the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, No. 18 of 2011 relating to Ports and Airports Development Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2219/68 of 19th March 2021
(xxi)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 3(3) of the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, No. 18 of 2011 relating to Ports and Airports Development Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2224/8 of 19th April 2021
(xxii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 3(3) of the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, No. 18 of 2011 relating to Ports and Airports Development Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2231/19 of  11th June 2021


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

(i)    The Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, the Chair of the Committee.
(ii)    The Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committees on Highways was presented by the Hon. Johnston Fernando, the Chair of the Committee.
(iii)    The Reports of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Fisheries was presented by the Hon. Kanchana Wijesekera, member of the Committee on behalf of the Chair of the Committee Hon. Douglas Devananda.


Presentation of Petitions

(i)    The Hon. Lasantha Alagiyawanna               - Two Petitions
(ii)    The Hon. Jagath Kumara Sumithraarachchi                    
(iii)    The Hon. H. Nandasena                             - Two Petitions

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament

The Hon. Sajith Premadasa

Raising of Covid-19


Ministerial Statements

Hon. (Dr.) Sarath Weerasekera, Minister of Public Security made a Ministerial Statement on false allegation regarding him.


Private Members’ Bills

(i)    The Hon. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa was granted leave to introduce the following Bill, entitled

“Arundika Fernando Relief Services and Godfrey Fernando Memorial Foundation (Incorporation)”

(ii)    The Hon. Tissa Attanayake was granted leave to introduce the following Bill, entitled

“Human Rights Organization (Incorporation)”

(iii)    The Hon. Sarathi Dushmantha was granted leave to introduce the following Bill, entitled

“Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Foundation (Incorporation)”

Adjournment Motion

Adjournment Motion on “Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) for the year 2020” was proposed by the Hon. Anura Dissanayaka.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1730 Hrs. until 1000 Hrs. on Wednesday 4th August 2021.

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