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Business of the House for September 26, 2025


The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.


Presentation of Papers by the Speaker

•    Second Installment – Part XLIX of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2023; and
•    Second Installment – Parts IX and X, Third Installment – Parts VII and VIII and Ninth Installment – Part V of the Report of the Auditor – General for the Financial Year 2024

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


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Annual Report of the Bank of Ceylon for the year 2024.
(ii)    Report on the submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the Ministry of Digital Economy in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament,
(iii)    Report on the submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the Department of Motor Traffic in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament.


Presentation of Petitions

(i)    The Hon. Nihal Galappaththi, Member of Parliament - Four Petitions 
(ii)    The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Member of Parliament    
(iii)    The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi, Member of Parliament   
(iv)    The Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions 
(v)    The Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake, Member of Parliament                       
(vi)    The Hon. Kanchana Welipitiya, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions 
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament

(i)    The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

Issues in sugar industry

(ii) The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna

Issues pertaining to seizing of private lands by military due to development activities in North and East provinces

Hon. Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation replied to the above Question.


Ministerial Statements

(i)    Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation made a Ministerial Statement regarding construction of Kadawatha–Mirigama section of Central Expressway.
(ii)    Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 06.03.2025 regarding construction of Tissa Raja Maha Vihara in Jaffna.


Presentation of Bills

The Hon. Acting Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development moved the Bill entitled

“Appropriation”

to provide for the service of the financial year 2026; to authorize the raising of loans in or outside Sri Lanka, for the purpose of such service; to make financial provision in respect of certain activities of the Government during that financial year; to enable the payment by way of advances out of the Consolidated Fund or any other fund or moneys, of or at the disposal of the Government, of moneys required during that financial year for expenditure on such activities; to provide for the refund of such moneys to the Consolidated Fund and to make provision for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.


Main Business of the House for Today

Motion for amendment of the Standing Order 120 of Parliament in terms of the Standing Order 137 of Parliament (appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)

was moved and referred to the Committee on Standing Orders by the House.


Adjournment Motion

Adjournment Motion on “Fourth Report of the Committee on Public Enterprises” was proposed by the Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera, Member of Parliament.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1730 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Tuesday 7th October 2025.


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






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