PARLIAMENT

The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Regulations made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 20 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, No. 1 of 1969 amended by Acts, No. 48 of 1985 and No. 28 of 1987 read with Sections 4(1) and 14 of the aforesaid Act and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2421/04 of 27th January 2025.
(ii)    Regulations made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 20 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, No. 1 of 1969 amended by Acts, No. 48 of 1985 and No. 28 of 1987 read with Sections 4(1) and 14 of the aforesaid Act and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2421/44 of 31st January 2025.
(iii)    Reports on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the District Secretariats — Badulla, Galle, Polonnaruwa, Kegalle, Gampaha, Nuwara Eliya, Vavuniya, Mannar, Batticaloa, Matale, Kandy, Kalutara, Matara, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Puttalam, Colombo, Monaragala, Mullaitivu, Ampara, Ratnapura, Hambantota, Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Trincomalee in the reports of the Committee on Public Accounts which were presented to Parliament.
(iv)    Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the Registrar General’s Department in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament.
(v)    Annual Report of the Shrama Vasana Fund for the year 2023.


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

The Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva, the Chair of the Committee.


Presentation of Petitions

(i)    The Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera - Three Petitions
(ii)    The Hon. Rohana Bandara - Two Petitions
(iii)    The Hon. Gayan Janaka                        
(iv)    The Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna - Two Petitions
(v)    The Hon. Aruna Panagoda - Two Petitions
(vi)    The Hon. Nishantha Perera                      
(vii)    The Hon. Ravindra Bandara                      
(viii)    The Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga                        
(ix)    The Hon. Chandana Sooriyaarachchi

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament

The Hon. Dilith Jayaweera

Recruitment policy of government, minimum qualification, vacancies, etc. for School teachers


Questions of Privilege

Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna

Assault on him and requesting security


Main Business of the House for Today

Appropriation Bill (2025) - Second Reading (Seventh Allotted Day)
(appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)

Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill (2025) was passed by the House. Division was taken. 155 were in favour while 46 were against it.

The Appropriation Bill (2025) was referred to the Committee of the whole Parliament.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1825 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Thursday 27th February 2025.

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