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 “Protection of the State from Terrorism” filed at the Supreme Court
2 : Awareness programme for the Hon. Members of Parliament regarding Educational Reforms
Presentation of Papers
(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Human Resource Advancement of the University of Colombo for the year 2024.
(ii) Annual Report of the Ceylon German Technical Training Institute for the year 2024
(iii) Annual Report of the Official Languages Commission for the year 2024
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
The Report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection was presented by the Hon. (Mrs.) Thushari Jayasingha, Attorney at Law, Member of the Committee, on behalf of the Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. T. B. Sarath, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake, Member of Parliament - Three Petitions
(iii) The Hon. Upul Kithsiri, Member of Parliament
(iv) The Hon. Chaminda Lalith Kumara, 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
Proposal implementation and physical & financial progress of Budget-2026
(ii) The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Economical and financial impact on Sri Lanka due to US, Israel, Iran conflict
Ministerial Statements
(i) 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 Question raised by the Hon. Ravi Karunanayake under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 18.08.2026 regarding issues in official reserves of the country.
(ii) Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera, Deputy Minister of Defence, on behalf of the Minister of Defence replied to the Questions raised by the Hon. Sajith Premadasa under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 10.09.2026 and 23.09.2026 regarding ‘Mitigation steps taken in regarding El Nino climate condition developing in the country’ and ‘Ditwah post disaster management and El Nino situation in the country’ respectively.
Main Business of the House for Today
The following Items (appearing as Item Nos. 1 to 11 of today’s Order Paper) were approved by the House:-
(i) Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill (L.D. – O 8/2026) – with amendments
(ii) Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill (L.D. – O 11/2026) – with amendments
(iii) Annual Report of the National Institute of Labour Studies (2022)
(iv) Annual Report of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (2022)
(v) Annual Report of the Janatha Estates Development Board (2015)
(vi) Annual Report of the Janatha Estates Development Board (2016)
(vii) Annual Report of the Janatha Estates Development Board (2017)
(viii) Annual Report of the Janatha Estates Development Board (2018)
(ix) Annual Report of the Ranaviru Seva Authority (2023)
(x) Annual Report of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (2022)
(xi) Annual Report of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (2023)
Motion at the Adjournment Time
Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Government Shortcomings in Extending a Diplomatic Reception to the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand” was proposed by the Hon. Dilith Jayaweera, Member of Parliament.
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1758 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 23rd October 2026.
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