The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 25 July 2025 ·Oral question: Second Round Oral Questions and Procedural Matters

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised a procedural concern that some listed parliamentary questions exceed the 150-word limit set by the Rules, citing examples of 237 and 264 words. He warned that allowing multiple overlength questions from Members could create difficulties in managing proceedings.

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¶ 01 The Rules state each question must be limited to 150 words. Some listed questions have 237 words; another has 264. If each of us had two or three such questions, there would be a problem.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 25 July 2025 ·No. 1754382585021621 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 July 2025. No. 1754382585021621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11115