The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· National List· 21 January 2026 ·Procedural: Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe cited Standing Order 33(1) in response to a clarification raised by Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka. He emphasized that Members may ask up to two supplementary questions on an answer given under Standing Order 32, but such questions must not introduce matters outside the scope of the original question.

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¶ 01 Sir, this is arising out of the clarification sought by the Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka. Standing Order 33(1) states, I quote: “Any Member may put not more than two supplementary questions on any such answer given under Standing Order 32: Provided that, such supplementary questions shall not introduce matters not included in the original question...”

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 21 January 2026 ·No. 23242 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2026. No. 23242. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2071