The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Announcements by the Speaker
1 : Joint Special General Meeting
Presentation of Papers
(i) Order made by the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education under Section 27(1)(b) read with Sections 25A and 70C of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Degrees awarded by National School of Business Management (Guarantee) Limited and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2455/07 of 22nd September 2025
(ii) Order made by the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education under Section 27(1)(b) read with Section 25A of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Degrees awarded by Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist Studies (Pvt) Limited and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2455/08 of 22nd September 2025
(iii) Order made by the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education under Section 27(1)(b) read with Sections 25A and 70C of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 with regard to CINEC Campus (Private) Limited and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2458/12 of 13th October 2025
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
(i) The Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Justice and National Integration was presented by the Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament, the Chair of the Committee.
(ii) The Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Member of the Committee, on behalf of the Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Member of Parliament
(iii) The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe, Member of Parliament
(iv) The Hon. M.A.M. Thahir, Member of Parliament
(v) The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara, Member of Parliament
(vi) 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. Ravi Karunanayake
Issues faced by renewable energy sector
The Hon. Minister of Energy replied to the above Question.
(ii) The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Political prisoners and other persons detained under PTA
Private Members’ Bills
The Hon. Kabir Hashim was granted leave to introduce the following Bill, entitled
“Al-Hashimi Association (Incorporation)”
Main Business of the House for Today
The following Items (appearing as Item Nos. 1 to 12 of today’s Order Paper) were approved by the House:-
(i) Three Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act
(ii) Nine Resolutions under the Appropriation Act
Adjournment Motion
Adjournment Motion on “Issues regarding people in the Up Country” was proposed by the Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan, Member of Parliament.
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1742 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 22nd May 2026.
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