The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Announcements by the Speaker
1 : Regarding of Parliamentary seat of the Hon. Ismail Muththu Mohamed, Member of Parliament becoming vacant
Presentation of Papers by the Speaker
(i) Second Installment – Parts XXXI (31) and XXXII (32), Third Installment – Part XXI (21) and Ninth Installment – Parts XVIII (18) and XIX (19) 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.
(ii) Special Audit Report on irregularities and its impact in the process of convention of National School of Business Management (NSBM) into a Guarantee limited company which was a subsidiary of the National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) in the Tenth Installment of the Report of the Auditor General in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Presentation of Papers
(i) Regulations made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 71 of the value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002, regarding the Management of the Value Added Tax Refund Fund and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2460/44 of 31st October 2025.
(ii) Proclamation made and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2464/29 of 28th November 2025 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.
(iii) Note on Supplementary Allocations from the Development Activities Programme appearing under Expenditure Head No. 240 of the Department of National Budget for the period from 01.10.2025 to 31.10.2025 in terms of Section 6(1) of the Appropriation Act, No. 3 of 2025
(iv) Annual Report of the Kalubowitiyana Tea Factory Limited for the year 2023/2024
(v) 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 Department of Samurdhi Development in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
The Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva, Member of Parliament, the Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake, Member of Parliament
(Petition stands referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan
Removal of History and Art subjects from Tamil medium curriculum
Hon. Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education replied to the above Question.
Personal Explanations
Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Prime Minister’s remarks about him on bond scam
Presentation of Bills
The Hon. Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education moved the Bill entitled
“Universities (Amendment)”
to amend the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978.
Privileges
(i) The Privilege motion that the question of privilege arising out of the matter raised by the Hon. (Mrs.) Hiruni Wijesinghe, Attorney at Law, M.P. on 18th November, 2025 in Parliament to the effect that his privileges have been infringed, moved by the Hon. Leader of the House of Parliament, was referred to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges in terms of the provisions of Standing Order 118 of the Parliament.
(ii) The Privilege motion that the question of privilege arising out of the matter raised by the Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, M.P. on 21st November, 2025 in Parliament to the effect that his privileges have been infringed, moved by the Hon. Chief Opposition Whip, was referred to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges in terms of the provisions of Standing Order 118 of the Parliament.
Main Business of the House for Today
Appropriation Bill (2026) - Committee (Nineteenth Allotted Day)
(appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1908 Hrs. until 0900 Hrs. on Friday 5th December 2025.
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