Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake moved procedural motions to vary the sitting hours for the day, setting sittings from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., with the House to adjourn at 5.30 p.m. He also moved that Friday, 19 December 2025 be made a sitting day with the same hours, notwithstanding the relevant Standing Orders. Both motions were agreed to, and he later moved the adjournment of Parliament.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 SITTINGS OF THE PARLIAMENT
¶ 02 Hon. Speaker, I move: “Notwithstanding anything contained in Standing Order 88, the hours of sitting today shall be from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.; Standing Order 8(5) shall operate at 10.00 a.m.; and the Speaker shall adjourn the House at 5.30 p.m.” Question put, and agreed to.
¶ 03 Hon. Speaker, I further move: “Notwithstanding anything contained in Standing Order 8(1), Friday, 19th December, 2025 shall be a sitting day of Parliament; the hours of sitting shall be from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.; and the Speaker shall adjourn the House at 5.30 p.m.” Question put, and agreed to.
¶ 04 ADJOURNMENT
¶ 05 Hon. Speaker, I move, “That the Parliament do now adjourn.” Question proposed.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 18 December 2025 ·No. 23062 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2025. No. 23062. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16750