The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Announcements by the Speaker
1 : Receipt of copies of petitions in respect of the Bill titled “Twenty Second Amendment to the Constitution” filed at the Supreme Court
2 : Meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business
Presentation of Papers
(i) Annual Performance Report of the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education for the year 2025 (Volume I - General Education, Volume II - Higher Education and Volume III - Vocational Education)
(ii) 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 01.07.2026 to 31.07.2026 in terms of Section 6(1) of the Appropriation Act, No. 23 of 2025
(iii) Supplementary Estimate No. 04 of 2026
(iv) Annual Report of the Distance Learning Centre for the year 2022
(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 Environment 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 National Botanic Gardens in the Report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Lasith Bhashana Gamage, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions
(ii) The Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha, Member of Parliament
(iii) The Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
(i) The Hon. K. Kader Masthan
Issues in dress code in health sector
The Hon. Minister of Health and Mass Media replied to the above Question.
(ii) The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Issues in drugs shortage for cancer patients
The Hon. Minister of Health and Mass Media replied to the above Question.
Privilege
The Privilege motion that the question of privilege arising out of the matter raised by the Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, M.P. on 07th July, 2026 in Parliament to the effect that his privileges have been infringed, moved by the Hon. Chief Opposition Whip, was referred to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges in terms of the provisions of Standing Order 118 of the Parliament.
Main Business of the House for Today
Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children (Amendment) Bill (appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)
was passed by the House.
Motion at the Adjournment Time
Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Dress code issues faced by Muslim Nursing Assistants” was proposed by the Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, Member of Parliament.
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1810 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 21st August 2026.
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