The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake moved a procedural motion to set the sitting hours for Parliament on 7 August 2025, overriding Standing Order 88. The House agreed that sittings would run from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., with Standing Order 8(5) applying at noon and adjournment by the Speaker at 5.30 p.m.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sittings of Parliament.
¶ 02 Hon. Speaker, I move: “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Standing Order 88, today’s sitting hours shall be from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.; Standing Order 8(5) to operate at 12 noon; and at 5.30 p.m. the Speaker shall adjourn the House.”
¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 August 2025. No. 1755509552009433. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24302