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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Leader of the House

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 22 May 2026 ·Procedural: Procedural: Parliamentary Business Committee and Party Leaders' Meeting

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The Leader of the House stated that, as Parliament is next scheduled to sit on 9 June, the Parliamentary Business Committee would be convened in early June and members informed in advance. He said Government business would be arranged according to the orders received, with dates fixed by consensus after informing Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka, while any separate political discussions with the Speaker would be outside the Business Committee process.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, we usually hold a Parliamentary Business Committee meeting. The next sittings are scheduled for 9th June. Since that is more than two weeks away, we plan, as decided on our side, to inform in advance and convene the Parliamentary Business Committee on a date in early June.

¶ 02 If there is a need for you to discuss other political matters with the Speaker, that is separate. Regarding Parliamentary Business, we can arrange Government business as per the orders received. We will inform Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka and, as usual, fix dates with consensus.

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Hansard, Friday, 22 May 2026 ·No. 23666 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Leader of the House. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 May 2026. No. 23666. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16870