The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Matara· 6 June 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural and Oral Question: Airport and Aviation Services and Standing Orders Clarification

Parliamentary Procedure

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The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti invoked Standing Order 34(2), emphasizing that a parliamentary question should not be used as a pretext for debate. He requested that this rule be communicated and enforced in response to members allegedly not adhering to it.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I raised this earlier as well. Standing Order 34(2) states, “A question shall not be made the pretext for a debate.” Tell them this. “A question shall not be made the pretext for a debate.” If they cannot understand that—

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 6 June 2025 ·No. 1750753418078417 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 June 2025. No. 1750753418078417. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28262