The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Presentation of Papers
(i) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development having considered the recommendations of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission and upon approval of the Cabinet of Ministers under Section 53 of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, No. 11 of 2021 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2471/52 of 16th January 2026.
(ii) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development having considered the recommendations of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission and upon approval of the Cabinet of Ministers under Section 53 of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, No. 11 of 2021 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2471/53 of 16th January 2026.
(iii) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development having considered the recommendations of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission and upon approval of the Cabinet of Ministers under Section 53 of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, No. 11 of 2021 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2471/54 of 16th January 2026.
(iv) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development having considered the recommendations of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission and upon approval of the Cabinet of Ministers under Section 53 of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, No. 11 of 2021 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2471/55 of 16th January 2026.
(v) Regulations made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in consultation with the Colombo Port City Economic Commission under Section 71 read with Section 52 of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, No. 11 of 2021 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2475/28 of 13th February 2026
(vi) Annual Report of the Urban Development Authority for the year 2021
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
The Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence was presented by the Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera, Member of the Committee, Member of Parliament, on behalf of the Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Sarath Kumara, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament - Five Petitions
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
(i) The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Misconduct, lack of transparency and media restriction in District Coordinating Committee meeting
(ii) The Hon. Sajith Premadasa
Issues in coal purchasing for Lakvijaya power plant
The Hon. Minister of Energy replied to the above Question.
Ministerial Statements
Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha, Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning on behalf of the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Sajith Premadasa under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 06.02.2026 regarding difficulties faced by SMEs.
Presentation of Bills
The Hon. Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning moved the following Bills entitled-
(i) Financial Transactions Reporting (Amendment) - to amend the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, No. 6 of 2006.
(ii) Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing (Amendment) - to amend the Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing Act, No. 25 of 2005.
House agreed to the following Motion moved by the Hon. Chief Government Whip,
Select Committee of Parliament to look into and Report to Parliament on the release of 323 Containers from the Port of Colombo without undergoing mandatory physical inspection and submit its proposals and recommendations in that regard
That the time period granted to the Select Committee of Parliament to look into and Report to Parliament on the release of 323 Containers from the Port of Colombo without undergoing mandatory physical inspection and submit its proposals and recommendations in that regard, as specified in the Resolution passed by Parliament on 19th November 2025 be extended up to 21st July 2026 in terms of Standing Order 102 of the Parliament as the Committee needs further time to report its observations to Parliament.
Main Business of the House for Today
The following Items (appearing as Item Nos. 1 to 5 of today’s Order Paper) were approved by the House:-
(i) Regulations under the Army Act
(ii) Regulations under the Navy Act
(iii) Regulations under the Air Force Act
(iv) Resolution under the Public Security Ordinance - Division was taken (137 in favour; 27 against)
(v) Resolution under the Essential Public Services Act
Adjournment Motion
Adjournment Motion on “Easter Sunday Attack on 21st April 2019” was proposed by the Hon. Sajith Premadasa, Member of Parliament.
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1816 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 10th April 2026.
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