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The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on 2nd May 2025 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of May 2025 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, May 06th 2025 |
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| No Sitting of Parliament | |
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Wednesday, May 07th 2025 |
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| No Sitting of Parliament | |
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Thursday, May 08th 2025 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | Business of Parliament as per Standing Order 22(1) to (6) of the Parliament |
| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament |
| 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | Resolution under the Customs Ordinance (Vide Item No. 3 of the Order Book No. 2 of 10.04.2025) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
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Friday, May 09th 2025 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | Business of Parliament as per Standing Order 22(1) to (6) of the Parliament |
| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament |
| 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. |
Private Members’ Motions to be moved— |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on March 15th and 2nd April 2025 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of April 2025 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, April 08th 2025 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | Business of Parliament as per Standing Order 22(1) to (6) of the Parliament |
| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament |
| 11.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. | (i) Proceeds of Crime Bill – Second Reading (Vide Item No. 2 of the Order Paper No. 46 of 21.03.2025) (ii) Order under the Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Act – To be approved (Vide Item No. 1 of the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament, No. 1(16) issued on 21.03.2025) |
| 5.30 p.m. | Notice for the Resolution to appoint a Committee of Inquiry in terms of Section 5 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002, to remove the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. T. M. W. Deshabandu Tennakoon from the office of the Inspector-General of Police for misconduct and gross abuse of power of his office in terms of Sections 3(d) and 3(e) read with Section 5 of the said Act – To be passed without debate (Vide the No-date Motion No. P.29/2025 of the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament, No. 1(17) issued on 26.03.2025) |
| 5.30 p.m. | Division on the Resolution |
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Wednesday, April 09th 2025 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | Business of Parliament as per Standing Order 22(1) to (6) of the Parliament |
| 10.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions to be asked from the Prime Minister (04 Questions) |
| 10.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers (05 Questions) |
| 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament |
| 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. | Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill – Second Reading (Vide Item No. 3 of the Order Paper No. 46 of 21.03.2025) |
| 5.00 p.m. | Seventeen Annual Reports of various Statutory Institutions – To be approved (Vide Item No. 2 to 18 of the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament, No. 1(16) issued on 21.03.2025) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
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Thursday, April 10th 2025 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | Business of Parliament as per Standing Order 22(1) to (6) of the Parliament |
| 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers |
| 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament |
| 11.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Debate on “Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the establishment and maintenance of places of unlawful detention and torture chambers at the Batalanada Housing scheme” which was tabled in Parliament on 14.03.2025 (Government) - to be continued |
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Friday, April 11th 2025 |
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| No Sitting of Parliament | |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on March 15th 2025 discussed the Business of the House for Thursday, the 20th March, 2025 and agreed as follows:-
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Thursday, March 20th 2025 |
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| 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | Business of Parliament as per (1) to (6) of Standing Order 22 of the Parliament |
| 10.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | Questions for Oral Answers & Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament |
| 10.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. | Appropriation Bill - Committee |
| 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. | Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill – Second Reading (Vide Item No. 11 of the Order Paper No. 41 of 15.03.2025) |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on February 10th 2025 discussed the Business of the House for the special sitting day on Friday, the 14th February, 2025 and revised Business of the House of Parliament on Monday, the 17th of February, 2025 and agreed as follows:-
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Friday, February 14th 2025 |
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| 09.30 a.m. - onwards | Announcements by the Speaker (Announcement regarding the Determination of the Supreme Court on the petitions filed against the Bill titled “Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions)”) Motions at the commencement of Public Business |
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Monday, February 17th 2025 |
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| 10.30 a.m. - onwards | Budget Speech (Appropriation Bill — Second Reading) The Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Vide Item No. 29 of the Order Paper No. 18 of 07.02.2025) *Suspension of Sittings until 2.00 p.m. immediately after the Budget Speech |
| 2.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. | Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill — Second Reading (Vide Item No. 30 of the Order Paper No. 18 of 07.02.2025) |
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