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The Hon. Deputy Chairperson

20 November 2025 ·Debate: Committee Stage: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Head 119 (Ministry of Energy) Cut Motion and Debate

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The Deputy Chairperson suspended the Committee of the whole Parliament proceedings for lunch until 1.00 p.m. Upon resumption, she called on Hon. Gamini Rathnayake and allotted him 10 minutes to speak.

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¶ 01 Order, please! The ongoing Proceedings of the Committee of the whole Parliament shall stay suspended until 1.00 p.m. for lunch.

¶ 02 Sitting accordingly suspended till 1.00 p.m. and then resumed, DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON OF COMMITTEES [THE HON. (MRS.) HEMALI WEERASEKARA] in the Chair.

¶ 03 Hon. Gamini Rathnayake, you have 10 minutes.

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Hansard, Thursday, 20 November 2025 ·No. 22934 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Deputy Chairperson. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 November 2025. No. 22934. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4425