The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Argued that during Oral Answers, annexures should not be read in full because the allotted one hour would be consumed and limit the number of questions taken. He said further details could be pursued through the relevant Ministerial Consultative Committee, during Adjournment, or through COPE/COPA where public entities are involved, and urged adherence to the existing Standing Orders and time limits.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, these Standing Orders have existed for years. If we are to read out all annexures, the Oral Answers time will be exhausted and only two questions can be done. Let us proceed accordingly. Parliament will not end today. If further information is needed, the matter can go to the relevant Ministerial Consultative Committee, or be raised again during Adjournment, or referred to COPE/COPA if it concerns a public entity. Oral Answers are allotted one hour; within that hour we must proceed.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2026. No. 23269. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12887