The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 25 July 2025 ·Oral question: Standing Order 27(2): Renewal of Pharmacy Licences and Training of Pharmacists

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Bimal Rathnayake reminded the House that, under the previous day’s agreement, the 30-minute period from 11.00 to 11.30 was to cover Standing Order 27(2) questions, privilege matters and ministerial statements. He stated that each SO 27(2) item, including the question and reply, was allotted 10 minutes, and clarified that any additional eight minutes should be allocated at the Speaker’s discretion, not by the Member speaking.

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¶ 01 As decided yesterday, 30 minutes from 11.00 to 11.30 include SO 27(2) questions, Questions of Privilege, and Ministerial Statements. Unanimously we agreed: 10 minutes per SO 27(2) item—for question and reply. Two items get 20 minutes. The extra 8 minutes’ allocation is for you to decide, Hon. Speaker—not for the speaking Member.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 25 July 2025 ·No. 1754382585021621 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 July 2025. No. 1754382585021621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11128