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The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Announcements by the Speaker
1 : Endorsement of the certificate on a Bill under Article 79 of the Constitution
2 : Receipt of a copy of a petition in respect of the Bill titled “Companies (Amendment)” filed at the Supreme Court
3 : Meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business
Presentation of Papers by the Speaker
• Second Installment – Part LXI of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2020;
• Second Installment – Part XLVI of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2023; and
• Ninth Installment – Part XXVII of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2024
in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Presentation of Papers
(i) Annual Performance Report of the National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka for the year 2023.
(ii) Annual Report of the Official Languages Commission for the year 2023.
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
The Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Industry & Entrepreneurship Development was presented by the Hon. T.K. Jayasundara, member of the Committee on behalf of the Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Asoka Sapumal Ranwala, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Rohana Bandara, Member of Parliament
(iii) The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana, Member of Parliament - Four Petitions
(iv) The Hon. Thilina Samarakoon, Member of Parliament
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
(i) The Hon. Sajith Premadasa
Details of ‘Aswesuma’ Program
The Hon. Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning replied to the above Question.
(ii) The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Operational framework of Independent Commissions
Main Business of the House for Today
The following Items (appearing as Item Nos. 1 to 3 of today’s Order Paper) were approved by the House.:-
(i) Order under the Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act
(ii) Two Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act
Motion at the Adjournment Time
Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Effectiveness and legal framework of District Coordinating Committee decisions” was proposed by the Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy, Member of Parliament.
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1730 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Tuesday 8th July 2025.
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