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12,480speeches this session
225MPs in Parliament
78sittings this session
18policy topics tracked
Counts are of records processed so far — 6 of 84 sittings are not yet transcribed. See coverage & error rates →
Latest sitting
On recordAdjournment Debate on the Rising Cost of Living
Featured speech
AI summary“The cost of a week’s vegetables has doubled in two years. The people of my district are not asking for charity — they are asking this House for an honest accounting.”
Source: Hansard 2024-11-21 · p.412 · col.3
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This week in Parliament
The weekly digest, in three lines
- 1Cost-of-living adjournment debate ran across two sittings; the House divided on a motion for an independent price index.Cost of living
- 2Committee on Public Finance heard testimony on the supplementary estimates for fuel subsidies.Finance
- 3Oral questions covered rural hospital staffing; the Minister undertook to report figures by district.Healthcare
Policy areas
18 topics, by speeches this session
Cost of Living287
Education241
Healthcare213
Infrastructure203
Environment & Energy178
Labour & Employment166
National Security154
Transport149
Agriculture & Fisheries141
Law & Justice133
Housing & Urban121
Digital Economy109
Trade & Industry98
Finance & Taxation94
Culture & Media76
Provincial Affairs61
Youth & Sport52
Foreign Affairs47
Topics are assigned by AI from the verbatim record and shown with a visible label wherever they appear. Counts are of speeches, not a ranking.
Most active MPs
Full list →- 1R. WijesingheKandy District312
- 2N. FernandoColombo District287
- 3K. RatnayakeGalle District241
- 4S. BandaraJaffna District219
- 5M. PereraMatara District203
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Recent sittings
The House, sitting by sitting
| Date | Order of business | Speeches | Top topics | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-21 | Adjournment Debate — Rising Cost of Living | 128 | Cost of living Inflation | Processed | |
| 2024-11-20 | Committee on Public Finance — Supplementary Estimates | 76 | Finance | Processed | |
| 2024-11-19 | Oral Questions — Rural Hospital Staffing | 54 | Healthcare Labour | Processed | |
| 2024-11-18 | Second Reading — Data Protection (Amendment) Bill | 41 | Digital economy | In progress |
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Latest gazettes
Extraordinary Gazettes
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Cabinet decisions
Weekly Cabinet
Decisions as published, linked to their primary source.
Economic & fiscal
Budget & estimates
Figures traced to the tabled documents — counts, not commentary.