The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri
Chaminda Wijesiri raised a point under Standing Order 28(e) concerning the procedure for Questions to the Prime Minister. He argued that allowing an answer to be tabled during the limited monthly PM’s Questions period, particularly after an objection by the Leader of the House changed the Chair’s initial ruling, could affect MPs’ privileges. He requested that this practice not be treated as a precedent or convention.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, under Standing Order 28(e). The convention is 30 minutes for questions to the Hon. Prime Minister. Within that time, you fairly allowed the concerned MP, who arrived later, to ask his question. However, after the Leader of the House objected, you changed it. Even if the Hon. Marikkar accepts it, going forward, since there is no second round for PM’s Questions and they occur only on the first sitting Wednesday each month, tabling an answer in that segment is not appropriate. This harms our privileges. I request that this not become a rule or convention.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 6 May 2026 ·No. 23541 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 May 2026. No. 23541. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5485