The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament
The Minister clarified a procedural point, stating that the relevant item had not yet been moved and that Members were raising it prematurely during proceedings. He referred to the Minutes of the Committee on Parliamentary Business and said the agreed Order of Business from the Party Leaders’ Meeting would be followed, including the suspension of Standing Orders before proceeding, while noting that the debate was not scheduled for that day.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, we have not yet moved that item. Members are raising this in the midst of proceedings. Please see the Minutes of the Committee on Parliamentary Business. The matter is clearly recorded. If we follow the Order of Business as agreed at the Party Leaders’ Meeting, Standing Orders will be suspended and then we will proceed. Also, please remember, the debate is not today.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 December 2024. No. 1733459564028450. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29703