The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Presentation of Papers
(i) Rules made by the Chairman of the Governing Board and Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under Section 105 read with Sections 106 and 78(b) of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act, No. 16 of 2023 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2479/54 of 12th March 2026
(ii) 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 Registrar General’s Department in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
(iii) 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 District Secretariats – Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Puttalam, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Matale, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Kegalle, Ratnapura, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Badulla, Monaragala, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
(iv) 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 (Power Section) in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
(v) 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 Defence in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, 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
Issues regarding CESS Tax and local industries
(ii) The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Issues regarding depreciation of Sri Lankan Rupee
The Hon. Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning replied to the above Question.
Ministerial Statements
Hon. Eranga Weeraratne, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy on behalf of the Minister of Digital Economy replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Ravi Karunanayake under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 19.05.2026 regarding measures to protect Sri Lanka from future cyber warfare and organised cybercrime.
Votes of Condolence
Votes of Condolence on the following Ex-Members of Parliament were taken up and completed:-
(i) The Late Hon. (Prof.) Tissa Vitarana
(ii) The late Hon. S.C. Muthukumarana
(iii) The late Hon. Chandradasa Galappaththi
(iv) The late Hon. Nandana Gunathilake
(v) The late Hon. Janak Mahendra Adhikari
(vi) The late Hon. T. Kanagasabai
Questions at the Adjournment Time
(i) The Hon. Kanchana Welipitiya, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1629 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Tuesday 9th June 2026.
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