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Business of the House for November 5, 2026


The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.


Presentation of Papers by the Speaker

(i)    
•    Fourth Installment – Part XXXII (32) of the Report of the Auditor General for the Financial Year 2024; and
•    First Installment – Parts XI (11), XII (12), XIII (13) and XIV (14), Fourth Installment – Parts VII (7) and VIII (8), Fifth Installment – Part VIII (8) and Sixth Installment – Parts II (2) and III (3) 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)    
•    Second Installment – Part LXVIII (68) of the Report of the Auditor General for the Financial Year 2024; and
•    Second Installment – Parts XVII (17), XVIII (18) and XIX (19), Third Installment – Part XIII (13) and Ninth Installment – Parts XI (11), XII (12) and XIII (13) 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

Annual Report of the Galle Heritage Foundation for the year 2022


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

(i)    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.
(ii)    The Report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection was presented by the Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe, Member of Parliament, Member of the Committee, on behalf of the Chair of the Committee.


Presentation of Petitions

(i)    The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions 
(ii)    The Hon. T.K. Jayasundara, Member of Parliament         
(iii)    The Hon. Nishantha Perera, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions 
(iv)    The Hon. Manjula Sugath Rathnayaka, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions 
(v)    The Hon. (Mrs.) A.M.M.M. Rathwaththe, Member of Parliament
(vi)    The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions                    
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament

(i)    The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Annual fish production in Sri Lanka  

(ii)    The Hon. K. Kader Masthan
The resettlement issues of Muslim people evicted from North 


Ministerial Statements

(i)    Hon. Anura Karunathilaka, Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation and Minister of Energy replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikkalanathan under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 09.09.2026 regarding plan to resume Mannar and Rameswaram ferry service.

(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 Question raised by the Hon. Ravi Karunanayake under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 08.09.2026 regarding exports and investment income in Sri Lanka.


Questions of Privilege

Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan, Member of Parliament

Batticaloa District Coordinating Committee response regarding land issues


Private Members’ Bills

The Hon. K. Kader Masthan was granted leave to introduce the following Bill, entitled
“Goodness Foundation (Incorporation)”


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)    Trusts (Amendment) Bill
(ii)    Supplementary Sum - Head 224 - Programme 01 



Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Solar power investment project of ‘Sunpower Energy Systems Pvt Ltd’” was proposed by the Hon. Mujibur Rahman, Member of Parliament.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1758 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 6th November 2026.


This is an unedited version. For the official record of this day's proceedings, please refer the Hansard






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