The Hon. (Dr.) Rizvie Salih, the Deputy Speaker and the Chair of Committees took the Chair.
Announcements by the Speaker
1 : Receipt of a copy of a petition in respect of the Bill titled “Protection of the State from Terrorism” filed at the Supreme Court
2 : Co-opted Members to serve in the Legislative Standing Committee for the consideration of the “Tredzo Development Foundation (Incorporation)” Bill
Presentation of Papers by the Speaker
(i) First Installment – Parts IV (4) and V (5), Fourth Installment – Part III (3) and Fifth Installment – Parts III (3) and IV (4) 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.
(ii) Special Audit Report on the Electric Vehicle Usage, Post-Usage Management and Environmental Impact Assessment in Sri Lanka in the Eighth Installment of the Report of the Auditor General in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
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. 2501/88 of 14th August 2026
(ii) Annual Performance Report of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition of Parliament for the year 2025
(iii) Annual Performance Report of the Ministry of Science and Technology for the year 2025
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Stepni Fernando, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Chanaka Madugoda, Member of Parliament
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
National strategy to expand Free Trade Agreements
Ministerial Statements
(i) Hon. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism replied to the Questions raised by the Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 22.07.2026 and 09.09.2026 regarding ‘Details of tourism performance in Northern and Eastern provinces from 2018 to 2026’ and ‘Report of the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding Sri Lanka’ respectively.
(ii) Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha, Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development replied to the Questions raised by the Hon. Ravi Karunanayake under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 09.06.2026 and 08.09.2026 regarding ‘Evaluation by government on IMF agreement regarding social, economic and financial benefits’ and ‘Exports and investment income in Sri Lanka’ respectively.
Main Business of the House for Today
Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill (appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)
was passed by the House with amendments.
Questions at the Adjournment Time
The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi, Member of Parliament
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1800 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 9th October 2026.
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