PARLIAMENT

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


Announcements by the Speaker

‘A’  :  Endorsement under Article 79 of the Constitution

Committee of Selection has nominated Members to serve in the following Sectoral Oversight Committees-
‘B’  :  International Relations
‘C’  :  Sustainable Development and Environment and Natural Resources
‘D’  :  Women and Gender

Committee of Selection has nominated Members to be replaced for the following Sectoral Oversight Committees-
‘E’  :  Education and Human Resources Development
‘F’  :  Health and Human Welfare, Social Empowerment
‘G’  :  Energy
‘H’  :  Internal Administration and Public Management
‘I’   :  Reconciliation and North & East Reconstruction


Presentation of Papers by the Speaker

• the Eighth Instalment – Part IV of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2011;

• the Sixth Instalment – Part XXIV of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2012;

• the First Instalment – Part VIII, the Second Instalment – Part XIX, the Fourth Instalment – Part VI, VII, VIII, IX and X, the Fifth Instalment – Part VII and the Sixth Instalment – Part I, II, III, IV and V of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2013; and

• the First Instalment – Part I and II, the Second Instalment – Part VI, VII, VIII, IX and X, the Third Instalment – Part III, the Fourth Instalment – Part VI and VII and the Fifth Instalment – Part I, II and III 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.


Presentation of Papers

Performance Reports of the;

(i) Department of External Resources for the year 2015
(ii) District Secretariat - Galle for the year 2015
(iii) District Secretariat - Jaffna for the year 2015
(iv) District Secretariat - Kalutara for the year 2015
(v) District Secretariat - Kilinochchi for the year 2015
(vi) District Secretariat - Mannar for the year 2015
(vii) District Secretariat - Monaragala for the year 2015
(viii) Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Affairs for the year 2014
(ix) Educational Publications Department for the year 2014
(x) Department of Prisons for the year 2015

(xi) Supplementary Allocations from the Supplementary Support Services and Contingency Liabilities Project appearing under Expenditure Head No. 240 of the Department of National Budget - 2016 as at 17.05.2016 under Section 6(1) of the Appropriation Act, No. 16 of 2015

(xii) Annual Report of the National Child Protection Authority for the year 2013


Presentation of Petitions

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

(i) The Hon. Chandima Weerakkody  - Five Petitions
(ii) The Hon. Sujeewa Senasinghe  - Ten Petitions
(iii) The Hon. Susantha Punchinilame  - Sixteen Petitions
(iv) The Hon. Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma - Five Petitions
(v) The Hon. Anura Dissanayaka   - Two Petitions
(vi) The Hon. Nihal Galappaththi   - Three Petitions
(vii) The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti   - Nine Petitions
(viii) The Hon. Buddhika Pathirana   - Three Petitions

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 23(2)

(i) The Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena

Kosgama Army camp explosion

(ii) The Hon. Douglas Devananda

Strengthen Tamil Language as an official language in the Government offices


Motions for Leave of Absence

Leave of Parliament was granted to the Hon. Arumugan Thondaman, Member of Parliament, moved by the Hon. Muthu Sivalingam, to be absent from sittings of Parliament with effect from 07.06.2016.


Presentation of Bills

(i) The Hon. Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine moved the Bill entitled

“Homoeopathy”

to provide for the establishment of a Homoeopathic Medical Council; for the registration of Homoeopathic Practitioners and Homoeopathic Pharmacists; for the registration and regulation of Homoeopathic Institutions; to promote, foster, and Regulate the Homoeopathic system of medicine and for the regulation and  control of the manufacture, importation, storage, sale and distribution of homoeopathic medicine, drugs and other homoeopathic preparations; to repeal the Homoeopathy Act, No.7 of 1970 and to make provision for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(ii) The Hon. Leader of the House of Parliament moved the Bill entitled

“Mediation Board (Amendment)”

to amend the Mediation Board Act, No.72 of 1988.


Private Members’ Bills

(i) The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti was granted leave to introduce the following Bill, entitled

“Janakaraliya Cultural Foundation (Incorporation)”

The above Bill was referred to the Minister of Education for report to Parliament under Standing Order 47 (5).

(ii) The Hon. Lakshman Ananda Wijemanne was granted leave to introduce the following Bill, entitled

“Sri Lanka Women’s Conference (Incorporation)”

The above Bill was referred to the Minister of Women and Child Affairs for report to Parliament under Standing Order 47 (5).


Adjournment Motion

Adjournment Motion on the “Education” was moved by the Hon. Bimal Rathnayake.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1840 Hrs. until 1300 Hrs. on Wednesday 8th June 2016.

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