The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip
The Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip stated that Prime Minister’s Question Time forms part of Oral Questions. He noted that questions requiring oral answers had been submitted to the Prime Minister with the Speaker’s permission, while also observing that, under convention, the Speaker could decline to allow them if the relevant Member was absent.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the PM’s Question Time is an extension and part of Oral Questions. We had in fact submitted some questions requiring oral answers to the Hon. Prime Minister. You granted permission; however, you could also have declined if the Member was absent at the time, as per convention.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 6 May 2026 ·No. 23541 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 May 2026. No. 23541. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5487