The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Leader of the House

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 11 September 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers)

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that the Chair cannot compel a Member to ask a question during proceedings. He advised that if a Member does not proceed after a single prompt, the Speaker should move on to the next item.

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¶ 01 You cannot compel a Member to ask the question. Hon. Speaker, you cannot repeatedly insist “ask the question.” If he does not ask after being prompted once, please proceed to the next item.

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 11 September 2025 ·No. 1758278142029989 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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