The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Messages from the President
1 : Order under the Public Security Ordinance (Chapter 40)
Presentation of Papers by the Speaker
• Second Installment – Part LVIII (58) and Ninth Installment – Part XXXII (32) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2023;
• Second Installment – Parts LXII (62) and LXIII (63), Third Installment – Part XXVIII (28) and Ninth Installment – Part XLVI (46) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2024; and
• Second Installment – Part II (2) and Third Installment – Part I (1) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2025
in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Presentation of Papers
(i) Annual Report of the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology of the University of Kelaniya for the year 2024
(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 Seven Institutions coming under the purview of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in the Report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
(iii) Note on Supplementary Allocations from the Development Activities Programme appearing under Expenditure Head No. 240 of the Department of National Budget for the period from 01.06.2026 to 30.06.2026 in terms of Section 6(1) of the Appropriation Act, No. 23 of 2025
(iv) Annual Report of the Right to Information Commission for the year 2023
(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 Health in the Report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
(vi) 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 Department of Ayurveda in the Report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
(vii) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment for the year 2024
(viii) Annual Reports of the Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022
(ix) Annual Report of the National Engineering Research and Development Centre of Sri Lanka for the year 2022
(x) Annual Report of the Water Resources Board for the year 2024
(xi) Annual Performance Report of the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Water Supply for the year 2025
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
The Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva, Member of Parliament, the Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Ajith P. Perera, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. U.P. Abeywickrama, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament
(iii) The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake, Member of Parliament
(iv) The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara, 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
Government policy basis and future actions regarding proposal to extend the retirement age of supreme court judges
The Hon. Minister of Justice and National Integration replied to the above Question.
(ii) The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Issues regarding national El Nino preparedness and response plan
Ministerial Statements
(i) Hon. K. D. Lal Kantha, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation replied to the Questions raised by the Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 19.02.2026 regarding Ethnic based land allocation under Mahaweli development project and the impact on population in North and East provinces.
(ii) Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera, Deputy Minister of Defence, on behalf of the Minister of Defence replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 08.07.2026 regarding resettlement of lands in North and East belonging to civilians.
Presentation of Bills
The Hon. Leader of the House of Parliament moved the Bill entitled
“Chief of Defence Staff (Repeal)”
to repeal the Chief of Defence Staff Act, No. 35 of 2009 and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Main Business of the House for Today
The following Items (appearing as Item Nos. 1 and 2 of today’s Order Paper) were moved by the House:-
(i) Supplementary Sum - Head 240 - Programme 02 - approved
(ii) Determination under the Constitution – adjourned for tomorrow
Motion at the Adjournment Time
Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Housing scheme for tenants on concessional payment basis” was proposed by the Hon. Dewananda Suraweera, Member of Parliament.
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1803 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Wednesday 5th August 2026.
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