The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam

All Ceylon Tamil Congress· Jaffna· 23 July 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Export of Rock Phosphate (Q.5/2025 – 857/2025)

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Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam objected to time being wasted during Questions for Oral Answers, noting that his party has only one MP and receives very limited debate time. He requested that any time lost due to irrelevant interventions, including remarks by the Leader of the House, not be deducted from his party’s allocated speaking time.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, our Party has only one Member of Parliament. The time we get allocated for debates is minuscule. If this is the way you all are going to waste time during Questions for Oral Answers, please do not cut time from us. The Hon. Leader of the House spoke for about 10 minutes, which was totally irrelevant.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 23 July 2025 ·No. 1754386160089643 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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