The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Galle· 6 June 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions

Parliamentary Procedure

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Standing Orders permit questions within the relevant Minister’s subject area, including supplementary questions related to allied departments where the Minister consents to answer. The Member cautioned that such exchanges should remain limited to questions and answers and not develop into a debate.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, Standing Orders clearly allow questions within a Minister’s subject. When I was a Minister, supplementaries sometimes ranged to allied departments; if the Minister consented, he could answer, but it should not turn into a debate.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 6 June 2025 ·No. 1750753418078417 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 June 2025. No. 1750753418078417. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28209