The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake said he had submitted a report on responses to Questions under Standing Order 27(2) and Oral Questions, noting that Ministers prepare and provide the answers. He explained that some SO 27(2) questions, particularly those requiring inter-ministerial coordination or extensive data, cannot be answered immediately, and said the Deputy Minister of Finance was ready to respond to Hon. Ravi Karunanayake’s question but was unable to do so because he had been urgently summoned by the President.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I also submitted a report regarding Questions under SO 27(2) and Oral Questions. Our Ministers prepare and provide answers.
¶ 02 With SO 27(2), we also explained the difficulties. For inter-ministerial or data-heavy answers we need time; we cannot answer immediately on the same day. The Deputy Minister of Finance was ready to answer Hon. Ravi Karunanayake’s Question today. You all know this practice—this has happened many times. We work with that understanding; you too have been in government. Today the Hon. President has urgently summoned the Deputy Minister of Finance. That is why—
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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/28395