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Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

21 November 2025 ·Opening: Parliament Opening and Speaker's Announcements

Parliamentary Procedure
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Mr. Speaker informed the House that guidelines for submitting Questions expecting Oral Answers, approved by the Committee on Parliamentary Business on 18 November 2025, had been placed on the Table. He requested Members to submit such questions in accordance with the new procedural guidelines going forward.

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¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.00 a.m., MR. SPEAKER [THE HON. (DR.) JAGATH WICKRAMARATNE] in the Chair.

¶ 02 ANNOUNCEMENTS

¶ 03 Guidelines on Questions for Oral Answers

¶ 04 Hon. Members, the Guidelines, prepared to enable Questions expecting Oral Answers to be presented in a more orderly and procedural manner, and approved by the Committee on Parliamentary Business at its meeting held on 18th November, 2025, have been placed on the Table for the information of Hon. Members. I kindly request that, hereafter, Questions expecting Oral Answers be submitted in accordance with these Guidelines.

¶ 05 PAPERS PRESENTED

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Hansard, Friday, 21 November 2025 ·No. 22936 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 November 2025. No. 22936. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6252