The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Hon. Ajith P. Perera argued that Sectoral Oversight Committees are an important mechanism for backbench Members to contribute to policymaking and should not be abolished or curtailed. He also raised a procedural concern that renaming them as “Ministry Advisory Committees” would conflict with the existing Standing Orders, where such committees are separately defined.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the concept of Sectoral Oversight Committees is very important because it is the single most significant avenue for backbenchers to contribute to policymaking. Therefore, for no reason should they be abolished or curtailed.
¶ 02 Also, there is a technical issue: under the Standing Orders, “Ministry Advisory Committees” are separately defined. If we rename Sectoral Oversight Committees as “Ministry Advisory Committees,” it would not align logically and would create inconsistencies with the Standing Orders.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 December 2024. No. 1733459564028450. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29749