Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne

18 March 2025 ·Opening: Speaker's Announcements: Committee to Look into Legal Basis for Parliamentary Committee Recommendations

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The Chair announced the updated composition of a committee appointed by the Committee on Parliamentary Business to examine the legal basis for implementing recommendations of parliamentary committees and possible constitutional actions where such recommendations are not implemented. Following a decision on 15 March 2025, Hon. Oshani Umanga was added to the committee chaired by Hon. Harshaṇa Nanayakkara, bringing its membership to five.

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¶ 01 Announcements

¶ 02 Committee to Look into the Legal Basis for Implementing the Recommendations of Parliamentary Committees and to Provide Guidance on Actions that Can be Taken within the Constitutional Framework Regarding the Non-implementation of Such Recommendations

¶ 03 At the meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business held on 23 January 2025, a four-member committee was appointed under the chairmanship of the Hon. Member of Parliament and Minister, Attorney-at-Law Harshaṇa Nanayakkara to look into the legal basis for implementing the recommendations of Parliamentary Committees and to provide guidance on actions that can be taken within the constitutional framework regarding the non-implementation of such recommendations.

¶ 04 At the meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business held on 15 March 2025, it was decided to nominate the Hon. Member of Parliament Oshani Umanga as a member of the said committee.

¶ 05 Accordingly, I wish to inform this House that the membership of the said five-member committee is as follows:

¶ 06 - The Hon. Member of Parliament and Minister, Attorney-at-Law Harshaṇa Nanayakkara - Chair - The Hon. Member of Parliament and Deputy Minister, Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala - Member - The Hon. Member of Parliament Ravi Karunanayake - Member - The Hon. Member of Parliament Ajith P. Perera - Member - The Hon. Member of Parliament Oshani Umanga - Member

¶ 07 Papers Presented

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 18 March 2025 ·No. 1745915246032615 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 March 2025. No. 1745915246032615. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8464