The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri
Chaminda Wijesiri raised a procedural concern under Standing Orders 92, 28(u), and 31 regarding the handling of Questions for Oral Answers. He referred to previous discussions in 2022 on the issue and questioned whether Opposition Members must wait until after 159 Members have asked questions before raising theirs, arguing that such an approach is improper.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I raise this under several Standing Orders: Standing Order 92, Standing Order 28(u), and Standing Order 31. I wish to address the guidance given this morning regarding questions expecting oral answers. Also, we discussed the issues surrounding questions expecting oral answers in 2022 and the need to make decisions on them. After 159 Members have asked questions, are we in the Opposition to wait until then to ask ours? That is incorrect, is it not?
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- Hansard, Monday, 24 November 2025 ·No. 23008 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 November 2025. No. 23008. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15279