The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 21 January 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural: Sitting Hours and Withdrawal of Resolution

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake moved a procedural motion to vary the day’s sitting hours, scheduling sittings from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. He also proposed suspending Standing Order 8(5) at 11.30 a.m. and adjourning the House at 5.30 p.m. without a question being put; the motion was agreed to.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, I move:

¶ 02 “Notwithstanding Standing Order 8, the sitting hours today 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) shall be suspended at 11.30 a.m.; and the House shall adjourn at 5.30 p.m. without question put.”

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 21 January 2025 ·No. 1737707091008005 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2025. No. 1737707091008005. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27198