The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri
Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri raised a procedural concern under Standing Order 92(a) about only nine Oral Questions being taken when ten were expected. He said Members’ questions are scheduled in order but his own questions numbered 1 to 10 had not been asked, and he had been unable to verify whether they were properly tabled. He requested that, when ten Oral Questions are scheduled, all ten be taken to ensure fairness to Members on both Government and Opposition sides.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, under Standing Order 92(a), may I raise this? Today only nine Oral Questions are being taken. We know ten should be taken. I do not know if Party Leaders decided otherwise, but there is unfairness here. Members are assigned questions according to a schedule. In my case, questions numbered 1 to 10 have never been asked. Even after checking with the relevant office to verify where my questions 1 to 10 were listed and whether they were asked in the House, I could not get confirmation; not even photocopies. I was told they were tabled, but my search shows otherwise. Not taking ten questions today is unfair to a Member, whether from Government or Opposition. Therefore, on a day when ten questions are due, please take all ten. Yesterday only five were taken; today ten could be taken. Many Members from both sides rely on Oral Questions. I request that when ten are scheduled, ten be taken.
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Cite as: The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 July 2025. No. 1753082553092748. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21046