The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake said Ministers should generally answer parliamentary Questions with reference to the date on which they were asked, but noted that Members often seek information on the current situation. Citing paddy procurement as an example, he argued that a rigid date-based approach may be impractical when circumstances have changed, and called for a common understanding to avoid confusion.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, we have nothing to hide. Put this Question aside. When a Question is asked of a Minister, the simplest way to avoid confusion is to answer based on the date the Question was asked. But that is not always necessary; often Members ask about the current situation. Think about a question on paddy procurement—at the time of the Question, harvesting may not even have begun. That is my point. We are not hiding anything. Let us proceed with a common understanding.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 June 2025. No. 1750753418078417. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28357