PARLIAMENT

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


Messages from the President

A : Order under the Public Security Ordinance (Chapter 40)


Announcements by the Speaker

B : Receipt of a copy of a petition filed at the Supreme Court
C : Joint Special General Meeting


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Annual Performance Report of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for the year 2022
(ii)    Annual Report of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority for the year 2021
(iii)    Annual Performance Report of the Department of the Law Commission for the year 2022
(iv)    Annual Report of the Land Reform Commission for the year 2021
(v)    Annual Report of the Janatha Estates Development Board for the year 2015
(vi)    Annual Performance Report of the Department of Export Agriculture for the year 2022
(vii)    Annual Report of the National Institute of Labour Studies for the year 2021

(viii) Proclamation made and Published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2345/57 of 17th August 2023 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
(ix)    Orders 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 Departments of Information Technology of the University of Ruhuna, Raja Rata, Jaffna, Kelaniya, Sabaragamuwa, Eastern Universities of Sri Lanka and the Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, Sri Lanka, and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2274/15 of 06th April 2022
(x)    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 Information Technology of the Eastern University, Sri Lanka and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2290/13 of 26th July 2022
(xi)    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 Information Technology of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2293/63 of 19th August 2022
(xii)    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 Departments of Information Technology and Comprehensive Oral Health Care of the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2294/48 of 25th August 2022


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

The Report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health was presented by the Hon. (Dr.) Rajitha Senarathne, member of the Committee on behalf of the Chair of the Committee.


Presentation of Petitions

The Hon. Tissa Attanayake        -     Two Petitions
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament

The Hon. Sajith Premadasa

Current issues in health sector


Main Business of the House for Today

Following Items (appearing as Item Nos. 1 to 4 of today’s Order Paper) were approved by the House:-
(i)    Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act
(ii)    Order under the Sri Lanka Export Development  Act
(iii)    Regulations under the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act
(iv)    Order under the Strategic Development Projects Act


Questions at the Adjournment Time

One Question was asked by following Members of Parliament:-

The Hon. Premnath C. Dolawatte, Attorney at Law


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1700 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Thursday 24th August 2023.

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