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 “Rent (Repeal)” filed at the Supreme Court
3 : Lankadeepa News article regarding Ice drugs used by Parliament staff
Presentation of Papers
(i) Annual Report of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka for the year 2024
(ii) Annual Report of the Employees’ Trust Fund Board for the year 2024
(iii) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 2(3) of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2464/14 of 25th November 2025
(iv) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 5 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2465/16 of 04th December 2025
(v) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Sections 2 and 5 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2469/12 of 31st December 2025
(vi) Resolution under Section 10 of the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) relating to Import Duties
(vii) (Gazette Extraordinary No. 2464/15 of 25th November 2025)
(viii) Performance Report of the Department of Agrarian Development for the year 2024
(ix) Annual Report of the Tea Shakthi Fund for the year 2016
(x) Annual Report of the Janatha Estates Development Board for the year 2019
(xi) Annual Report of the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka for the year 2023
(xii) Reports on the observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government and the Eastern Provincial Council in the reports of the Committee on Public Accounts which were presented to Parliament
(xiii) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority for the year 2024
(xiv) Report on the observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the Ministry of Energy in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
(xv) Annual Reports of the Office on Missing Persons for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024
(xvi) Annual Report of the “Office for Reparations – Sri Lanka” for the year 2024
(xvii) Annual Report of the Bureau of Rehabilitation for the year 2024
(xviii) Annual Report of the Tower Hall Theatre Foundation for the year 2023
(xix) Annual Performance Report of the Hindu Cultural Fund for the year 2024
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
(i) Report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability was presented by the Hon. Hector Appuhamy, Member of Parliament, the Chair of the Committee.
(ii) Two Reports of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development was presented by the Hon. S.M. Marikkar, Member of Parliament, the Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi, Member of Parliament
(iii) The Hon. Sudath Balagalla, Member of Parliament
(iv) The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
(i) The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Electricity tariff, restructuring, etc. of Ceylon Electricity Board
(ii) The Hon. K. Kader Masthan
Development of Puttalam – Mannar Road
The Hon. Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development replied to the above Question.
Ministerial Statements
(i) Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education replied to the Questions raised by the Hon. Sajith Premadasa on 10.10.2025 and Hon. K. Kader Masthan on 24.11.2025 under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament regarding ‘Issues regarding academic staff of state universities and government schools’ and ‘Equality and fairness in providing education and scheduling examination’ respectively.
(ii) Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe, Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Ravi Karunanayake under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 08.11.2025 regarding issues regarding Indo – Lanka free trade agreement.
Questions of Privilege
Hon. Riyas Farook, Member of Parliament
Threatening physical assault to him by the Vice Chairman of Akurana Pradeshiya Sabha on a statement made in the Parliament
Main Business of the House for Today
The following Bills (appearing as Item Nos. 1 to 3 of today’s Order Paper) were passed by the House:-
(i) Institute of Real Estate Professionals, Sri Lanka – with amendments
(ii) Licensing of Container Depot Operators – with amendments
(iii) Licensing of Shipping Agents, Freight Forwarders, Non -Vessel Operating Common Carriers and Container Operators (Amendment)
Questions at the Adjournment Time
(i) The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Member of Parliament
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1801 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 6th February 2026.
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