PARLIAMENT

The Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, the Speaker took the Chair.


Official Oath or Affirmation by New Members

The following Members of Parliament were sworn in before the Hon. Speaker;

• The Hon. Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma (Kalutara District)
• The Hon. Bimal Niroshan Rathnayake Weerakoon (National List)
• The Hon. Lakshman Pinthu Jayathilake Senevirathne (Badulla District)

Announcements by the Speaker

‘A’ & ‘B’:  Letters of Resignation from the Hon. Sarath Mayadunne, MP and the Hon Chamara Sampath Dasanayaka, MP


Presentation of Papers by the Speaker

The Second Instalment – Part XI and XII and Third Instalment – Part III and IV of the Report of the Auditor General for the Financial Year 2013 under Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka


Presentation of Papers

Performance Reports of the;

(i) Prime Minister’s Office for the year 2014
(ii) Parliament of Sri Lanka for the year 2014
(iii) Office of the Chief Government Whip of Parliament for the year 2014

(iv) Mid-Year Fiscal Position Report for the year 2015
(v) Pre-Election Budgetary Position Report for the year 2015, Issued under Section 16 of the Fiscal Management (Responsibility) Act, No. 3 of year 2003
(vi) Order Made by the Minister of Justice under sub-section (3) of Section 2 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, No. 25 of 2002 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1920/27 of 25th June 2015


Questions under Standing Order 23(2)

The Hon. Anura Dissanayaka

Statement regarding Avant Garde issue


Ministerial Statements

(i) The Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prime Minister and Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs - About the report of Human Rights Council in Geneva
(ii) The Hon. Tilak Marapana, Minister of Law and Order and Prisons Reforms - Seya’s murder case

made statements in the House.


Presentation of Bills

The Hon. Minister of Finance moved the following Bills entitled

(i) Inland Revenue (Amendment) - to amend the Inland Revenue Act, No. 10 of 2006.

(ii) Value Added Tax (Amendment) - to amend the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002.

(iii) Nation Building Tax (Amendment) - to amend the Nation Building Tax Act, No. 9 of 2009.

(iv) Finance - to provide for the imposition of Bars and Taverns Levy, Casino Industry Levy, Super Gain Tax, Mobile Telephone Operator Levy, Direct to home Satellite Services Levy, Satellite Location Levy, Dedicated Sports Channel Levy, Mansion Tax, Migrating Tax and Motor Vehicle Importers Licence Fee and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

(v) Economic Service Charge (Amendment) - to amend the Economic Service Charge Act, No. 13 of 2006.

(vi) Telecommunication Levy (Amendment) - to amend the Telecommunication Levy Act, No. 21 of 2011.

(vii) Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) - to amend the Betting and Gaming Levy Act, No. 40 of 1988.


Committee of Selection

House agreed to a Motion moved by the Leader of the House of Parliament that notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 121, the Committee of Selection shall consist of Mr. Speaker as Chairman and nineteen (19) other Members which shall include the Leaders of Political Parties or their nominees to be nominated by Parliament to serve during the current session.

Further, House also agreed to a Motion moved by the Leader of the House of Parliament that the under mentioned nineteen (19) members do serve on the Committee of Selection in addition to Mr. Speaker who shall be its Chairman during the current Session, in terms of the motion agreed to by Parliament today;

Hon. John Amaratunga
Hon. Nimal Siripala De Silva
Hon. Rauff Hakeem 
Hon. Lakshman Kiriella
Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe
Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen
Hon. Patali Champika Ranawaka
Hon. Duminda Dissanayake
Hon. Kabir Hashim
Hon. (Dr.) Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
Hon. Gayantha Karunatileka
Hon. Mano Ganesan
Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena
Hon. Douglas Devananda
Hon. Vijitha Herath
Hon. Mavai S. Senathirajah
Hon. Dharmalingam Sithadthan
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa


Main Business of the House for Today

Resolution under the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

was passed by the House.


Adjournment Motion

Adjournment Motion on “Recruitment in the Public Sector deviating from the accepted procedure” was moved by the Hon. Sunil Handunneththi.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1830 Hrs. until 1300 Hrs. on Wednesday 23rd September 2015.

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