The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
A motion was moved to vary the sitting hours, notwithstanding Standing Order 75(2), for specified dates in November and December 2025 to consider the Appropriation Bill (2026). It provided for sittings from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., with Standing Orders 8(5) and (6) operating at 6.00 p.m. and adjournment at 6.30 p.m.; the motion was agreed to.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I move:
¶ 02 “That notwithstanding Standing Order 75(2), on Saturday 15th, Tuesday 18th to Thursday 20th, Saturday 22nd and Tuesday 25th to Thursday 27th November 2025, and Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd December 2025, for the Consideration of the Appropriation Bill (2026), the Parliament shall meet from 9.00 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/26997