Topic
Parliamentary Procedure
9,520 speeches · 1,565 speakers
Party share
By the speaker's party · counts only, no scoring. "Unattributed" = speeches not resolved to an MP.
Most active on this topic
| # | Member | Speeches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P. JJB | 955 |
| 2 | Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney at Law, M.P. SJB | 548 |
| 3 | Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, M.P. Independent Group 17 - Jaffna | 403 |
| 4 | Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa, M.P. JJB | 403 |
| 5 | Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, M.P. NDF | 359 |
| 6 | Hon. Sajith Premadasa, M.P. SJB | 333 |
| 7 | Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, M.P. SJB | 286 |
| 8 | Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka, M.P. SJB | 257 |
| 9 | Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, M.P. JJB | 210 |
| 10 | Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney at Law, M.P. JJB | 179 |
Speeches
9,520 on this topic- 11 September 2025 Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was recorded in the provided excerpt. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake requested that parliamentary sittings continue without interruption due to scheduled Government business. He urged the House to proceed with its work. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that the conduct in question was merely an attempt to disrupt proceedings. He did not raise a substantive policy issue or proposal in this brief intervention. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that the motion concerning Mervyn Silva was a motion of censure, not a No-Confidence Motion. He challenged others to bring any motion in the proper form and said the Government was prepared to face it, while urging them not to burden Parliament due to procedural errors. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that he signed the relevant document because, based on his understanding after seven years in Parliament, the appropriate parliamentary action available at the time was a censure motion. He indicated that this was the reason for his decision to sign it. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake clarified that the matter under discussion was correctly categorized as a censure motion. No further substantive argument or proposal was made in the quoted remark. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Ajith P. Perera SJB AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera reminded the House that the person being addressed had previously signed a motion against Mervyn Silva. The remark was made to point out an apparent inconsistency or prior position in the context of the ongoing debate. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Only a Cabinet Minister or the Prime Minister can present reports concerning the Ministries of Defence or Digital Economy, and a Deputy Minister’s defeat in a No-Confidence Motion would have no legal effect on the Government. Referring to the Speaker’s ruling that such a motion cannot be brought against a Deputy Minister, he said the Government was prepared to face any other permissible motion of that nature. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Ajith P. Perera SJB AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera made a brief interjection suggesting that another party had enabled or empowered someone who then caused them difficulty. The remark appears to be a political rejoinder rather than a substantive policy proposal or legislative argument. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake briefly requested the Speaker to give the Government side an opportunity to be heard, noting that the opposing side had already spoken at length. No substantive policy issue or proposal was developed in the recorded portion. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake noted that the President, as Minister of Defence, is assisted by a Deputy Minister of Defence, two additional Deputy Ministers under the President, and other Ministers present in the House. He stated that, under the Standing Orders, a report had been requested from the Ministry of Defence. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 An Hon. Member AI summary An Hon. Member notes that the Minister of Defence also answers in the relevant context, implying ministerial responsibility or accountability for the matter under discussion. No specific policy proposal, question, or demand is elaborated in the excerpt. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake complained that Members were raising irrelevant matters and urged the Chair to control the House, alleging that threats of a No-Confidence Motion against the Chair amounted to intimidation and reflected a return to disruptive conduct. He clarified that No-Confidence Motions may be brought against parliamentary office-holders such as the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Ministers and Opposition office-holders, but argued that a Deputy Minister does not hold such a parliamentary office. He also stated that only the Prime Minister and Cabinet can respond on behalf of the President. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara briefly questioned the relevance of a preceding point to the matter under discussion. No substantive policy position, proposal, or legislative argument was advanced in this intervention. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that the government was willing to debate the matter concerning Deputy Minister Aruna Jayasekara if Parliament admitted it under proper procedure, but argued that such motions against Deputy or State Ministers should be treated as censure or condemnation motions rather than No-Confidence Motions. He cited precedents from 2007 involving a State Minister and Mahinda Ratnatilaka, and said the decision on tabling the motion rested with the Speaker. He criticized attempts to proceed with an inadmissible No-Confidence Motion as a waste of parliamentary time. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake referred to and began reading a parliamentary motion dated 12 October 2007 concerning the conduct of Hon. Mahinda Ratnatilaka during a division on Money Bills on 6 September 2007. The reading was interrupted by uproar in the House. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara requested that the Attorney-General’s report and the Secretariat’s report be tabled in Parliament. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake begins to continue a prior point by referring to an event or date, 12 October 2007, but the provided excerpt ends before any substantive argument, proposal, or context is stated. No policy position, legislative issue, or demand can be identified from the available text. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, as Leader of the House, briefly requested that Parliament proceed with its scheduled business. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or debate point was raised. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →
- 11 September 2025 Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Minister Bimal Rathnayake stated that the Government was prepared to face any motion brought according to parliamentary procedure and approved by the Speaker, but argued that the current attempt was wasting Parliament’s time. He cited a 2007 precedent involving a motion against Hon. Mervyn Silva, noting that former Speaker Joseph Michael Perera did not allow it to proceed as a No-Confidence Motion because the member concerned was a State Minister rather than a Cabinet Minister. The speech was interrupted when Opposition Members entered the Well of the House and caused an uproar. Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute Read →