The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake said the Parliamentary Business Committee would not meet that week because two Government Bills were awaiting the conclusion of judicial proceedings and a possible Vote of No-Confidence, if tabled, would take priority under Standing Orders. He stated that party leaders would be informed depending on developments, while noting that procedural fairness, including the usual time needed to pass a resolution, would be observed alongside Government business priorities.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, regarding the point raised by the Chief Opposition Whip, we have endeavoured of late to hold the Party Leaders’ Meeting during the sitting week itself. This week, we do not intend to convene the Parliamentary Business Committee. The reason is that two Government Bills are pending the conclusion of certain judicial proceedings; if those conclude, we can schedule them. Also, you are aware of an ongoing process concerning a Vote of No-Confidence; if that is tabled, it must be given priority under the Standing Orders.
¶ 02 Therefore, for this week, we will not hold the Parliamentary Business Committee, and we will inform you depending on the status of Government business and the said process. Generally, even to pass a Resolution, at least five days are needed; we will honour that fairness while prioritizing Government business.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2026. No. 23118. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4766