PARLIAMENT

The Hon. Chandima Weerakkody, the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees took the Chair.


Announcements by the Speaker

‘A’  :  Meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business


Presentation of Papers

Performance Reports of the;

(i) District Secretariat - Jaffna for the year 2014
(ii) Department of Development Finance for the year 2014


Presentation of Petitions

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

(i) The Hon. Duminda Dissanayake - Three Petitions
(ii) The Hon. Wasantha Aluwihare - Two Petitions
(iii) The Hon. Victor Antony

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Ministerial Statements

(i) The Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prime Minister and Minister of Policy Planning, Economic Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs
(ii) The Hon. Duminda Dissanayake, Minister of Agriculture

made statements in the House.


Main Business of the House for Today

Regulations under the Convention against Doping in Sports Act

was passed by the House.


Adjournment Motion

Adjournment Motion on “Statement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Friday the 12th of June, 2015” was moved by the Hon. (Prof.) G. L. Peiris.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1830 Hrs. until 1330 Hrs. on Friday 26th June 2015.

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