The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake stated that a motion under Standing Order 19(1) may proceed if the required 20 Members rise and the Speaker so decides, with debate under Standing Order 19(3) possible at 3.30 p.m. if consent is granted. He noted that Government concurrence is required and that, since an adjournment motion by Hon. Hector Appuhamy is already scheduled, only one adjournment debate can be held; the Government is willing to take this debate instead from 3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Under Standing Order 19(1), the motion has been moved and if 20 Members rise, the Speaker can decide. Under Standing Order 19(3), if consent is granted or Parliament permits, the debate shall be taken at 3.30 p.m.
¶ 02 Therefore, Government concurrence is necessary to proceed. We are willing to consider it under Standing Orders. Note that there is already a motion to adjourn by Hon. Hector Appuhamy scheduled; two adjournment debates cannot be taken today. We are agreeable to take this debate instead from 3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 June 2025. No. 1751280704002343. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6792