The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Galle· 8 January 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural Matters and Standing Order 27(2) Question on Prevention of Terrorism Act

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Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka clarified that the Member’s intervention was not frivolous and emphasized that delays in answering parliamentary questions can extend for months. He noted that past backlogs had required entire days to be allocated for questions, and said the issue raised concerned fair scheduling.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, a clarification: the Hon. Member did not speak out of frivolity; he is a responsible MP. Sometimes questions take months to be answered. In the past we even dedicated whole days to questions because of backlogs. The point was only about fair scheduling.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 8 January 2025 ·No. 1737023464031571 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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