The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Presentation of Papers by the Speaker
• Ninth Installment – Part XL (40) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2018;
• Ninth Installment – Part XLVII (47) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2020;
• Second Installment – Parts LXII (62), LXIII (63), LXIV (64) and LXV (65) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2021;
• Second Installment – Part LXIX (69) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2022;
• Second Installment – Parts LIII (53) and LIV (54) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2023;and
• Second Installment – Parts XXXVI (36), XXXVII (37), XXXVIII (38), XXXIX (39), XL (40), XLI (41), XLII (42) and XLIII (43), Third Installment – Parts XXV (25) and XXVI (26) and Ninth Installment – Parts XXIII (23), XXIV (24), XXV (25), XXVI (26), XXVII (27) and XXVIII (28) 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) Report on the Deviation of Headline Inflation from the Inflation Target Set Out in the Monetary Policy Framework Agreement for the second and third quarters of the year 2025
(ii) Annual Report of the National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka for the year 2024
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
Seventeenth Report 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. Nihal Galappaththi, Member of Parliament - Three Petitions
(ii) The Hon. Jagath Vithana, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions
(iii) The Hon. Chandima Hettiaratchi, 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 Sri Lanka police service and government measures against local and international crime network
(ii) The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Ethnic based land allocation under Mahaweli development project and the impact on population in North and East provinces
Ministerial Statements
Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha, Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Ravi Karunanayake under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 11.11.2025 regarding legal and fiscal implication of debt standstill and sovereign default in 2022.
Private Members’ Bills
The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna was granted leave to introduce the following Bill, entitled
“Kandyan Marriage and Divorce (Amendment)”
Main Business of the House for Today
The following Bills (appearing as Item Nos. 1 and 2 of today’s Order Paper) were passed by the House:-
(i) Judicature (Amendment)
(ii) Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) – with amendments
Questions at the Adjournment Time
The Hon. Stepni Fernando, Member of Parliament
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1744 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 20th February 2026.
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