The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Announcements by the Speaker
1 : Regarding of Parliamentary seat of the Hon. Mohamed Sali Naleem becoming vacant
2 : Clarification to the matter raised by Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri on the floor of the House on 14.03.2025 regarding Ordering of the Questions for the Oral Answers in the Order Paper
3 : Meetings of the Committee on Parliamentary Business and Committee of Selection
Presentation of Papers
(i) Amendments to the List of Proposed Alterations in the Legends of Draft Estimates - 2025 submitted on 27th February 2025.
(ii) Annual Report of the National Enterprise Development Authority for the year 2021.
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
The Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism was presented by the Hon. Vijitha Herath, the Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Kins Nelson, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagala, Member of Parliament
(iii) The Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi, Member of Parliament
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Ministerial Statements
Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya, Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education made a Ministerial Statement regarding smart boards to be provided for schools from Chinese government.
Main Business of the House for Today
(i) Appropriation Bill (2025) - Committee
(appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)
The following Items (appearing as Item Nos. 2 to 6 of today’s Order Paper) were approved by the House:-
(ii) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (2021)
(iii) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (2021)
(iv) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Fund (2021)
(v) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (2021)
(vi) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (2022)
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1752 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Monday 17th March 2025.
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