The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake raised a procedural point under Standing Order 27(2), noting that its wording refers to notice being given to “the Minister” in the singular for questions of urgent public importance. He requested a ruling from the Speaker on the interpretation and application of that provision.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, Standing Order 27(2) has two parts. The second part states:
¶ 02 “Provided that, any question relating to a matter of urgent public importance may be asked by the Leader of the Opposition or a leader of a recognized political party at the conclusion of questions after due notice has been given to the Minister concerned.”
¶ 03 It says “to the Minister” — singular. Therefore, the Standing Order is clear. We expect your ruling on this.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 12 November 2025 ·No. 23378 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 November 2025. No. 23378. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17286