The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake raised a procedural concern that ministry officials unable to sit in the officials’ box are placed in the gallery, where phone use is prohibited, limiting their ability to provide timely clarifications during debate. He requested the Secretary-General and the Serjeant-at-Arms to implement an arrangement, from the same day or the following day, to facilitate communication with heads of institutions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Chairman, a general point. Many ministry officials are present, but seating in the officials’ box is limited, forcing others to sit in the gallery where phones are not allowed. This hinders obtaining prompt clarifications during debate. I request the Secretary-General and the Serjeant-at-Arms to arrange a procedure today or from tomorrow to facilitate communication so heads of institutions can assist promptly.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 March 2025. No. 1743066559006904. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17928