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The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on 24th July 2025 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of August 2025 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, August 05th 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 4.00 p.m. | Resolution to remove the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. T.M.W. Deshabandu Tennakoon from the office of the Inspector-General of Police in terms of Section 17 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002 - To be passed (The motion thereof was included in the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament, No. 2(7) issued on 25.07.2025) |
| 4.00 p.m. | Division on the Resolution |
| 4.15 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | (i) Regulations under the Anti – Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act – To be approved (Vide Item No. 5 of the Order Paper No. 70 of 24.07.2025) (ii) Regulations under the Judicature Act – To be approved (Vide Item No. 7 of the Order Paper No. 70 of 24.07.2025) |
| 5.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
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Wednesday, August 06th 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. | (i) Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading (Vide Item No. 11 of the Order Paper No. 70 of 24.07.2025) (ii) Order under the Tobacco Tax Act – To be approved (Vide Item No. 3 of the Order Paper No. 70 of 24.07.2025) (iii) Regulations under the Tea (Tax and Control of Export) Act– To be approved (Vide Item No. 4 of the Order Paper No. 70 of 24.07.2025) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time |
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Thursday, August 7th 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 12.00 noon | Bills of Exchange (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (To be passed without debate) (Vide Item No. 6 of the Order Paper No. 70 of 24.07.2025) |
| 12.00 noon to 5.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on the Current Economy of the Country (Government) |
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Friday, August 8th 2025 |
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| No Sitting of Parliament (Public Holiday – Poya Day) | |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on July 8th and 22nd 2025 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of July 2025 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, July 22nd 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. | (i) Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers (Amendment) Bill – Second Reading (The Bill to be passed with special majority) (Vide Item No. 2 of the Order Paper No. 65 of 08.07.2025) (ii) Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers (Amendment) Bill – Second Reading (The Bill to be passed with special majority) (Vide Item No. 3 of the Order Paper No. 65 of 08.07.2025) (iii) National Minimum Wage of Workers (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading (Vide Item No. 4 of the Order Paper No. 65 of 08.07.2025) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Opposition) |
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Wednesday, July 23rd 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. | Companies (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Vide Item No. 5 of the Order Paper No. 65 of 08.07.2025) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time |
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Thursday, July 24th 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. | Adjournment Debate on the Proposed Educational Reforms (Government) |
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Friday, July 25th 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. | Votes of Condolence on the late — (i) Hon. Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, ex-M.P. (ii) Hon. Lucky Jayawardana, ex-M.P. (iii) Hon. W.B. Ekanayake, ex-M.P. (iv) Hon. A. Pilapitiya, ex-M.P. (v) Hon. (Mrs) Malani Fonseka, ex-M.P. |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Questions at the Adjournment Time |
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on 20th June 2025 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of July 2025 and agreed as follows:-
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Tuesday, July 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. | Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act – To be approved (These Regulations were presented to Parliament on 17.06.2025 and the motion thereof was included in the Addendum to the Order Book of Parliament, No. 2(5) issued on 20.06.2025) |
| 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | Motion at the Adjournment Time (Government) |
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Wednesday, July 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 5.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on the Easter Sunday Attack on 21.04.2019 (Opposition) |
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Thursday, July 10th 2025 |
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| No Sitting of Parliament (Public Holiday) | |
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Friday, July 11th 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 June 20th 2025 discussed the Business of the House for the special sitting day on Monday, the 30th June, 2025 and agreed as follows:-
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Monday, June 30th 2025 |
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| 09.30 a.m. | Announcement by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on the Fiscal Strategy Statement |
| 10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. | Adjournment Debate on the Fiscal Strategy Statement |
NB: The Committee agreed to summon the Parliament to meet on Monday, the 30th of June 2025 on the request to be made by the Hon. Prime Minister addressed to the Hon. Speaker in terms of the provisions of the Standing Order 16 of the Parliament, to announce the “Fiscal Strategy Statement” in Parliament as per Section 11 of the Public Financial Management Act, No. 44 of 2024.
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