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


Announcements by the Speaker

‘A’  :  Appointment of Members for the Sectoral Oversight Committees
‘B’  :  Meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business


Presentation of Papers by the Speaker

• The Second Instalment – Part XVIII and the Fifth Instalment – Part III, IV, V and VI of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2013;
• the Second Instalment – Part IV and the Third Instalment – Part II of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2014;

under Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Parliament granted approval to print the Reports.


Presentation of Papers

(i) Annual Report of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka for the year 2012

Resolutions under Section 10 of the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) relating to Import Duties -

(ii) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1941/42 of 20th November 2015
(iii) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1952/10 of 01st February 2016

(iv) Report of the Auditor General on the Accounts of the National Defence Fund for the year 2013

(v) Performance Report of the Department of Wildlife Conservation for the year 2014


Presentation of Petitions

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

(i) The Hon. V. S. Radhakrishnan  
(ii) The Hon. (Dr.) Ramesh Pathirana  
(iii) The Hon. S. Premarathna

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 23(2)

The Hon. Anura Dissanayaka

Problems related to the prevailing criteria of the promotional prospects of Police Officers in the Police Department


Adjournment Motion

Adjournment Motion on “Problems faced by the Tamil Community in the Estate Sector” was moved by the Hon. Anura Dissanayaka.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1830 Hrs. until 1330 Hrs. on Friday 26th February 2016.

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