The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Secretary-General of Parliament read out the Notification summoning of Parliament in terms of Standing Order 16 of the Parliament at the request of the Hon. Prime Minister.
Announcements by the Speaker
1 : Endorsement of the certificate on a Bill under Article 79 of the Constitution
2 : Endorsement of the certificate on Bills under Article 79 of the Constitution
3 : Question of privilege raised by the Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, M.P.
4 : Members to serve in the Ministerial Consultative Committees
5 : Member to serve in the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development
Presentation of Papers by the Speaker
(i) Fifth Report of the Constitutional Council submitted under Article 41G (1) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
(ii)
• Third Installment – Part XXI (21) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2018;
• Third Installment – Part XXIII (23) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2021;
• Second Installment – Part LXVIII (68) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2022;
• Ninth Installment – Part XXIX (29) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2023; and
• Second Installment – Parts XXXIV (34) and XXXV (35), Third Installment – Parts XXIII (23) and XXIV (24) and Ninth Installment – Parts XXI (21) and XXII (22) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2024
in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
(iii)
• Fourth Installment – Part XXV (25) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2023; and
• First Installment – Parts XXVII (27), XXVIII (28), XXIX (29), XXX (30), XXXI (31) and XXXII (32), Fourth Installment – Parts XIV (14), XV (15), XVI (16), XVII (17), and XVIII (18), Fifth Installment – Parts IV (4), V (5), VI (6), and VII (7) and Sixth Installment – Parts XVIII (18), XIX (19), XX (20), XXI (21), XXII (22), XXIII (23), and XXIV (24) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2024
in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Presentation of Papers
(i) Supplementary Estimate No. 01 of 2026 and the document referred to under Sections 16(4) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Public Financial Management Act No. 44 of 2024
(ii) Annual Reports of the National Institute of Education for the years 2022 and 2023
(iii) Annual Report of the State Printing Corporation for the year 2023
(iv) Report on the submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the Sri Lanka Customs in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
(v) Regulations made by the then Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation under Section 237 read with Section 151 of the Motor Traffic Act (Chapter 203) and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2452/40 of 04th September 2025
(vi) Regulations made by the then Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation under Sections 141, 143, 144, 157A, 168 and 190 read with Section 237 of the Motor Traffic Act (Chapter 203) and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2455/29 of 25th September 2025
(vii) Annual Report of the National Design Centre for the year 2023
(viii) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation for the year 2023
(ix) Regulations made by the then Minister of Fisheries under Section 61 of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2371/35 of 15th February 2024
(x) Regulations made by the Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources under Section 29 of the Fishermen’s Pension and Social Security Benefit Scheme Act, No. 23 of 1990 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2428/13 of 19th March 2025
(xi) Regulation made by the Minister of Labour under Section 66 of the Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act (Chapter 129) on 12th December 2025
(xii) Performance Report of the Government Analyst’s Department for the year 2024
(xiii) Annual Performance Report of the Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management Department for the year 2024
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
Seven Reports of the Committee on Public Enterprises for the First Session of the Tenth Parliament was presented by the Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera, Member of Parliament, the Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Nishantha Perera, the Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana, the 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
Details and issues in Commercial and Non-Commercial loans
Ministerial Statements
Hon. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Dilith Jayaweera under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 04.06.2025 regarding Tourism industry issues.
Presentation of Bills
The Hon. Minister of Justice and National Integration moved the following Bills entitled-
(i) Judicature (Amendment) - to amend the Judicature Act, No. 2 of 1978.
(ii) Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) - to amend the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Chapter 218).
Adjournment Motion
Adjournment Motion on “Current situation of the Country after the disaster caused due to the inclement weather” was proposed by the Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi, Member of Parliament.
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1730 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 19th December 2025.
2026-05-22
The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair. Presentation of Papers(i) Rules made by the Chairman of the Governing Board and Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under Section 105 read with Sections 106 and 78(b) of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act, No. 16 of 2023 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2479/54 of 12th March 2026(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 Registrar General’s Department in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament(iii) Reports 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 District Secretariats – Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Puttalam, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Matale, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Kegalle, Ratnapura, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Badulla, Monaragala, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament(iv) 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 Energy (Power Section) in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament(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 Defence in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to ParliamentPresentation of Petitions(i) The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament (ii) The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, 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 PremadasaIssues regarding CESS Tax and local industries(ii) The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran RasamanickamIssues regarding depreciation of Sri Lankan RupeeThe Hon. Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning replied to the above Question. Ministerial StatementsHon. Eranga Weeraratne, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy on behalf of the Minister of Digital Economy replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Ravi Karunanayake under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 19.05.2026 regarding measures to protect Sri Lanka from future cyber warfare and organised cybercrime.Votes of CondolenceVotes of Condolence on the following Ex-Members of Parliament were taken up and completed:-(i) The Late Hon. (Prof.) Tissa Vitarana(ii) The late Hon. S.C. Muthukumarana(iii) The late Hon. Chandradasa Galappaththi(iv) The late Hon. Nandana Gunathilake(v) The late Hon. Janak Mahendra Adhikari(vi) The late Hon. T. KanagasabaiQuestions at the Adjournment Time(i) The Hon. Kanchana Welipitiya, Member of Parliament (ii) The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney at Law, Member of ParliamentThe Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1629 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Tuesday 9th June 2026.
2026-05-21
The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair. Announcements by the Speaker1 : Joint Special General MeetingPresentation of Papers(i) Order made by the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education under Section 27(1)(b) read with Sections 25A and 70C of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Degrees awarded by National School of Business Management (Guarantee) Limited and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2455/07 of 22nd September 2025(ii) Order made by the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education under Section 27(1)(b) read with Section 25A of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Degrees awarded by Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist Studies (Pvt) Limited and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2455/08 of 22nd September 2025(iii) Order made by the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education under Section 27(1)(b) read with Sections 25A and 70C of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 with regard to CINEC Campus (Private) Limited and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2458/12 of 13th October 2025Presentation of Reports from the Committees(i) The Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Justice and National Integration was presented by the Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament, the Chair of the Committee.(ii) The Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Member of the Committee, on behalf of the Chair of the Committee.Presentation of Petitions(i) The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Member of Parliament (ii) The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Member of Parliament (iii) The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe, Member of Parliament (iv) The Hon. M.A.M. Thahir, Member of Parliament (v) The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara, Member of Parliament (vi) The Hon. Chandima Hettiaratchi, Member of Parliament (Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament(i) The Hon. Ravi KarunanayakeIssues faced by renewable energy sectorThe Hon. Minister of Energy replied to the above Question. (ii) The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran RasamanickamPolitical prisoners and other persons detained under PTAPrivate Members’ BillsThe Hon. Kabir Hashim was granted leave to introduce the following Bill, entitled“Al-Hashimi Association (Incorporation)”Main Business of the House for Today The following Items (appearing as Item Nos. 1 to 12 of today’s Order Paper) were approved by the House:-(i) Three Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act (ii) Nine Resolutions under the Appropriation Act Adjournment MotionAdjournment Motion on “Issues regarding people in the Up Country” was proposed by the Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan, Member of Parliament.The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1742 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 22nd May 2026.
2026-05-20
The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair. Announcements by the Speaker1 : Receipt of a copy of a petition in respect of the Bill titled “Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment)” filed at the Supreme Court2 : Guideline for Questions for Oral Answers Presentation of Papers(i) Annual Report of the Urban Settlement Development Authority for the year 2024(ii) Reports 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 Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government and the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament(iii) 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 Labour in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament(iv) Annual Report of the Central Cultural Fund for the year 2017(v) Annual Report of the Lanka Building Materials Corporation Limited for the year 2017Presentation of Petitions(i) The Hon. Wasantha Pushpa Kumara, Member of Parliament (ii) The Hon. Nishantha Perera, Member of Parliament (iii) The Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha, Member of Parliament (iv) The Hon. Shantha Pathma Kumara Subasingha, Member of Parliament (v) The Hon. Chandana Sooriyaarachchi, Member of Parliament (Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)Adjournment MotionAdjournment Motion on “Report of the Annual Economic Review of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for the Year 2025” was proposed by the Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha, Member of Parliament.The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1747 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Thursday 21st May 2026.
2026-05-19
The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair. Announcements by the Speaker1 : Determination of the Supreme Court on the Bill entitled “Convention on the suppression of Terrorist financing (Amendment)” 2 : Determination of the Supreme Court on the Bill entitled “Financial Transactions Reporting (Amendment)”3 : Receipt of a copy of a petition in respect of the Bill titled “Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment)” filed at the Supreme CourtPresentation of Papers by the SpeakerA. Second Installment – Parts LII (52) and LIII (53) and Ninth Installment – Parts XXXVII (37) and XXXVIII (38) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2024 in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.B. (i) • Fourth Installment – Part XXVIII (28) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2021; • Fourth Installment – Part XXVI (26) and Sixth Installment – Part XXX (30) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2023; • Fourth Installment – Part XXVI (26) and Sixth Installment – Part XXVI (26) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2024; and• First Installment – Part I (1) of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2025in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.(ii) Special Audit Report on Taxes in Arrears, Penalties and Interest to be recovered to the Inland Revenue Department from Registered Taxpayers as at 30th June 2024 in the Tenth 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) Report on the Deviation of Headline Inflation from the Inflation Target set out in the Monetary Policy Framework Agreement of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for Third and Fourth Quarters of the year 2025.(ii) Financial Statements and Operations of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for the year 2025.(iii) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 5 of the Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act, No. 12 of 2006 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2477/22 of 24th February 2026. (iv) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 3(3) of the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, No. 18 of 2011 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2478/05 of 03rd March 2026.(v) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989, as amended, and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2478/06 of 3rd March 2026. (vi) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 2A of the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2478/07 of 3rd March 2026. (vii) 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 Colombo Municipal Council in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament(viii) 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 Office of the Leader of the House of Parliament in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament(ix) Report on the observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 120(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the Land Reform Commission in the report of the Committee on Public Enterprises which was presented to Parliament(x) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration for the year 2024(xi) Report on the submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 120(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the Sri Lanka Ports Authority in the report of the Committee on Public Enterprises which was presented to Parliament(xii) Order made by the Minister of Justice and National Integration under Section 2 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, No. 25 of 2002 in respect of the Treaty between the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Government of the Republic of Maldives signed in July, 2025 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2470/04 of 05th January 2026(xiii) Annual Report of the Marine Environment Protection Authority for the year 2023(xiv) Annual Report of the National Council for Elders and National Secretariat for Elders for the year 2023Presentation of Reports under Standing Order No. 52(6) of the Parliament(i) The Report under Standing Order 52(6) of the Parliament on the Bill entitled “Land Development (Amendment)” was presented by the Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation.(ii) The Report under Standing Order 52(6) of the Parliament on the Bill entitled “Kodhagoda Gunarathana Nahimi Foundation (Incorporation)” was presented by the Hon. Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.Presentation of Reports from the CommitteesThe Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament, the Pro-tem Chair of the Committee.Presentation of Petitions(i) The Hon. Eranga Gunasekara, Member of Parliament (ii) The Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake, Member of Parliament (iii) The Hon. Chathura Galappaththi, Member of Parliament (iv) The Hon. Nanda Bandara, Member of Parliament (v) The Hon. Muhammad Faizal, 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 PremadasaSolution for economic situation of the country and difficulties faced by peopleThe Hon. Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning replied to the above Question. (ii) The Hon. Ravi KarunanayakeMeasures to protect Sri Lanka from future cyber warfare and organised cybercrimeMinisterial StatementsHon. (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 22.01.2026 and 18.02.2026 regarding ‘proposed conversion of lump sum withdrawal under the EPF into a monthly pension scheme’ and ‘New Central Bank circular regarding Government Official reserves’ respectively.Presentation of BillsThe Hon. Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning moved the Bill entitled“Value Added Tax (Amendment)”to amend the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002.Main Business of the House for Today Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill (appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)was passed by the House with amendments.Motion at the Adjournment TimeMotion at the Adjournment Time on “Sustainable solution for Human – Elephant conflict” was proposed by the Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna, Member of Parliament.The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1758 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Wednesday 20th May 2026.
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