The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Secretary-General of Parliament read out the Notification summoning of Parliament in terms of Standing Order 16 of the Parliament at the request of the Hon. Prime Minister.
Announcements by the Speaker
1 : Endorsement of the certificate on a Bill under Article 79 of the Constitution
2 : Endorsement of the certificate on Bills under Article 79 of the Constitution
3 : Question of privilege raised by the Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, M.P.
4 : Members to serve in the Ministerial Consultative Committees
5 : Member to serve in the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development
Presentation of Papers by the Speaker
(i) Fifth Report of the Constitutional Council submitted under Article 41G (1) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
(ii)
• Third Installment – Part XXI (21) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2018;
• Third Installment – Part XXIII (23) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2021;
• Second Installment – Part LXVIII (68) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2022;
• Ninth Installment – Part XXIX (29) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2023; and
• Second Installment – Parts XXXIV (34) and XXXV (35), Third Installment – Parts XXIII (23) and XXIV (24) and Ninth Installment – Parts XXI (21) and XXII (22) 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.
(iii)
• Fourth Installment – Part XXV (25) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2023; and
• First Installment – Parts XXVII (27), XXVIII (28), XXIX (29), XXX (30), XXXI (31) and XXXII (32), Fourth Installment – Parts XIV (14), XV (15), XVI (16), XVII (17), and XVIII (18), Fifth Installment – Parts IV (4), V (5), VI (6), and VII (7) and Sixth Installment – Parts XVIII (18), XIX (19), XX (20), XXI (21), XXII (22), XXIII (23), and XXIV (24) 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) Supplementary Estimate No. 01 of 2026 and the document referred to under Sections 16(4) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Public Financial Management Act No. 44 of 2024
(ii) Annual Reports of the National Institute of Education for the years 2022 and 2023
(iii) Annual Report of the State Printing Corporation for the year 2023
(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 Sri Lanka Customs in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
(v) Regulations made by the then Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation under Section 237 read with Section 151 of the Motor Traffic Act (Chapter 203) and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2452/40 of 04th September 2025
(vi) Regulations made by the then Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation under Sections 141, 143, 144, 157A, 168 and 190 read with Section 237 of the Motor Traffic Act (Chapter 203) and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2455/29 of 25th September 2025
(vii) Annual Report of the National Design Centre for the year 2023
(viii) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation for the year 2023
(ix) Regulations made by the then Minister of Fisheries under Section 61 of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2371/35 of 15th February 2024
(x) Regulations made by the Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources under Section 29 of the Fishermen’s Pension and Social Security Benefit Scheme Act, No. 23 of 1990 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2428/13 of 19th March 2025
(xi) Regulation made by the Minister of Labour under Section 66 of the Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act (Chapter 129) on 12th December 2025
(xii) Performance Report of the Government Analyst’s Department for the year 2024
(xiii) Annual Performance Report of the Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management Department for the year 2024
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
Seven Reports of the Committee on Public Enterprises for the First Session of the Tenth Parliament was presented by the Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera, Member of Parliament, the Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Nishantha Perera, the Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana, the Member of Parliament
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Details and issues in Commercial and Non-Commercial loans
Ministerial Statements
Hon. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Dilith Jayaweera under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 04.06.2025 regarding Tourism industry issues.
Presentation of Bills
The Hon. Minister of Justice and National Integration moved the following Bills entitled-
(i) Judicature (Amendment) - to amend the Judicature Act, No. 2 of 1978.
(ii) Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) - to amend the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Chapter 218).
Adjournment Motion
Adjournment Motion on “Current situation of the Country after the disaster caused due to the inclement weather” was proposed by the Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi, Member of Parliament.
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1730 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 19th December 2025.
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