The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake moved a motion to vary sitting hours, notwithstanding Standing Order 75(2), for 17 and 24 November and 1 December 2025 during consideration of the Appropriation Bill (2026). The motion set sittings from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., with Standing Orders 8(5) and (6) to operate at 6.00 p.m. and adjournment at 6.30 p.m.; it was agreed to by the House.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I move:
¶ 02 “That notwithstanding Standing Order 75(2), on Mondays 17th and 24th November 2025 and Monday 1st December 2025, for the Consideration of the Appropriation Bill (2026), the Parliament shall meet from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 1.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.; Standing Orders 8(5) and (6) shall operate at 6.00 p.m.; and the Speaker shall adjourn the House at 6.30 p.m.”
¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 13 November 2025. No. 22816. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26989