The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Announcements by the Speaker
1 : Regarding obtaining the consent of the Hon. Members of Parliament who wish to receive Parliament Publications by speed post
Presentation of Papers
(i) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 10A of the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) as amended by the Act No. 83 of 1988 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2488/56 of 15th May 2026
(ii) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 10A of the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) as amended by the Act No. 83 of 1988 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2488/69 of 17th May 2026
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
(i) The Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, Member of the Committee, on behalf of the Chair of the Committee.
(ii) The Report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Science, Technology and Digital Transformation was presented by the Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna, Member of Parliament, the Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. (Mrs.) Hemali Weerasekara, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Rathna Gamage, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions
(iii) The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Member of Parliament
(iv) The Hon. Ashoka Gunasena, Member of Parliament
(v) The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake, Member of Parliament
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions to be asked from the Prime Minister
(i) The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, Member of Parliament
(iii) The Hon. Mujibur Rahman, Member of Parliament
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
(i) The Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah
Difficulties faced by the pilgrims in 2026 Hajj Pilgrimage
(ii) The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Details regarding disappearance of two fishermen at point Pedro area in Vadamarachchi
Questions of Privilege
Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament
Media reported regarding the discussion held at the Women Parliamentarians' Caucus meeting on the child abuse incident in Anuradhapura
House agreed to the following Motion moved by the Hon. Leader of the House of Parliament,
Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament on the matter of selecting the Electoral System under which the Provincial Council Elections should be held 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 matter of selecting the Electoral System under which the Provincial Council Elections should be held and submit its proposals and recommendations in that regard, as specified in the Resolution passed by Parliament on 06th January 2026 be extended up to 17th September 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 and 2 of today’s Order Paper) were approved by the House:-
(i) Rules under the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act
(ii) Resolution under the Essential Public Services Act
Motion at the Adjournment Time
Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Current issues in health sector” was proposed by the Hon. Amila Prasad, Member of Parliament.
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1758 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Thursday 11th June 2026.
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