PARLIAMENT

The Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa, the Speaker took the Chair.


Announcements by the Speaker

The following announcements were made-

‘A’  : Meeting of the Committee on Selection

‘B’  : Ruling in regard to the arrest of MPP


Presentation of Papers

Performance Reports of the;

(i) District Secretariat, Anuradhapura for the year 2013
(ii) Department of Official Languages for the year 2013
(iii) Department of Export Agriculture for the year 2013

Annual Reports of the;

(iv) National Institute of Co-operative Development, Polgolla for the year 2012
(v) Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board for the year 2013


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

Report of the Standing Committee “A” was presented to the Parliament on the Bill entitled Madahapola Sri Ratnapalaramaya Religious and Buddhist Educational Development Foundation (Incorporation)"


Presentation of Petitions

Public Petitions were presented by the following Hon. MPP:-

(i) The Hon. Chandima Weerakkody - Two Petitions
(ii) The Hon. Palitha Range Bandara  
(iii) The Hon. Ajith P. Perera  
(iv) The Hon. Tissa Attanayake  
(v) The Hon. Victor Antony  
(vi) The Hon. Buddhika Pathirana  
(vii) The Hon. Ajith Mannapperuma
(viii) The Hon. Karuppaiah Velayudam - Fifteen Petitions

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 23(2)

(i) The Hon. Anura Dissanayaka

Closure of the CIFL (PLC) bank and the problems faced by its clients

(ii) The Hon. Vasudeva Nanayakkara

Files relating to accounts held by some Sri Lankans at HSBC BANK - Switzerland


Presentation of Bills

The Hon. Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine moved the Bill entitled

“National Medicines Regulatory Authority”

to Provide for the Establishment of a Regulatory Authority to be known as the National Medicines Regulatory Authority which shall be  responsible for the regulation and control of, Registration, Licensing, Manufacture, Importation and all other aspects pertaining to medicines, medical devices, borderline products and for the conducting of clinical trials in a manner compatible with the National Medicines Policy; to provide for the establishment of divisions of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority including the Medicines Regulatory Division, Medical Devices Regulatory Division, Borderline Products Regulatory Division and Clinical Trials Regulatory Division; to establish a National Advisory Body; to repeal the Cosmetics, Devices and Drugs Act, No.27 of 1980; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.


Main Business of the House for Today

Regulations under the Employees’ Provident Fund Act

was passed by the House.


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Mahindodaya Laboratory under 1000 Schools projects and Mahindodaya Technical College” was moved by the Hon. Y. G. Padmasiri.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1932 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Wednesday 4th March 2015.

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