The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 17 November 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions and Supplementaries (Q.1-Q.4 and Standing Order 27(2) Question)

Parliamentary Procedure

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Ravi Karunanayake questioned the prolonged delay in answering a Question submitted seven to eight months earlier. He noted that while Standing Order 27(2) allows time to be sought for replies, requesting another two weeks after such a delay was unreasonable and sought an explanation for the delay.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, it has been 7 to 8 months since this Question was handed over. Under Standing Order 27(2), time can be sought to answer a Question, but why has this been delayed so much? Even after 7 to 8 months since giving the Question, asking for another two weeks—

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Source: Hansard, Monday, 17 November 2025 ·No. 22912 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 November 2025. No. 22912. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2478