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- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara SJB AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara requested permission to speak. No substantive policy position, proposal, or question was presented in the recorded statement. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake began addressing Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, but the provided excerpt contains no substantive statement, proposal, question, or argument to summarize. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB AI summary The Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip challenged the procedural basis of a remark or intervention, stating that no valid point or Standing Order had been identified. He asked the Member to clarify what was being cited. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara SJB AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a matter under Standing Order No. 31. The provided text contains no substantive speech content beyond the procedural reference, so no specific issue, proposal, or demand can be identified. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB AI summary The Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip raised a procedural query, asking under which Standing Order Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara was making his request or intervention. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara SJB AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a point of order referring to the Deputy Minister’s remarks and the reported destruction of over 380,000 acres of paddy cultivation. He asked what measures the Government plans to take to resume cultivation in the affected areas. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary The Minister stated that the Government had completed its preparatory work on the matter under discussion. He requested that Members not turn the proceedings into a debate. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Bimal Rathnayake rejected a procedural allegation by Hon. Nalin Bandara, stating that the claim was incorrect and that the Government had come prepared. He explained that a Secretariat mix-up led to him being asked to lay two parts, but the Speaker properly laid them, so no procedural error had occurred. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha SJB AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha raised a procedural objection under Standing Order 27(7), stating that a Ministry Statement should be presented by the relevant Minister, the Prime Minister, or the Leader of the House. He requested that the Statement presented by the Speaker be corrected and re-presented in the proper manner. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha SJB AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha rose to a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy issue was stated in the excerpt provided. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary The Minister stated that party leaders had agreed to debate the Vote on Account on the 5th and 6th, noting that the related Resolution had remained on the Order Book longer than required due to the Parliamentary Election context. He said the Supplementary Estimate was ratified by Cabinet the previous day and circulated to Members, and that the next date would be fixed democratically at the forthcoming Party Leaders’ Meeting. He requested the Speaker to proceed with the scheduled debate, arguing it was necessary to maintain the functioning of the country. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka - Chief Opposition Whip SJB AI summary Gayantha Karunatilleka noted that party leaders had agreed to include the Vote on Account in the Order Paper and asked when it would be presented. He emphasized that, because it covers government revenue and expenditure for the next three months, Members need sufficient time to study it. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary The Minister stated that the Vote on Account debate was scheduled for 5 December and should not be taken up on 3 December. Citing the Minutes of the Party Leaders’ Meeting of 25 November 2024, he said the matter had been placed as a Resolution with notice under the Constitution, despite references to technical issues and suspension of Standing Orders 27 and 121. He urged Party Leaders to respect the consensus reached and avoid wasting parliamentary time by revisiting the schedule. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary The Minister clarified a procedural point, stating that the relevant item had not yet been moved and that Members were raising it prematurely during proceedings. He referred to the Minutes of the Committee on Parliamentary Business and said the agreed Order of Business from the Party Leaders’ Meeting would be followed, including the suspension of Standing Orders before proceeding, while noting that the debate was not scheduled for that day. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law SJB AI summary Rauff Hakeem stated that although party leaders had agreed on the matter, the proper parliamentary procedure had not been followed. He argued that a formal notice to suspend the Standing Orders should have been given before taking up the issue, and identified that omission as the procedural problem. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law SJB AI summary Rauff Hakeem briefly signalled agreement with the matter before the House, stating “indeed we accept” before the recorded excerpt ends. No further argument, proposal, question, or reference to legislation is available in the provided text. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Bimal Rathnayake stated that the proposal to suspend Standing Orders for the Resolution had been discussed and agreed at the Party Leaders’ Meeting, where Hon. Rauff Hakeem was present. He argued that presenting the Resolution on that basis was procedurally proper and not unusual. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The 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 Vote on Account had been discussed at the Party Leaders’ Meeting and should not be treated as solely a Government matter. He noted that Parliamentary Committees had not yet been reconstituted after the election and argued that failure to pass the Vote on Account would affect not only Government operations but also institutions such as the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, citing existing precedents. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB AI summary Agreement had been reached, but parliamentary procedures for conducting business must still be followed. He cautioned that past departures from proper procedure should not be treated as precedent or justification for repeating them. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →
- 3 December 2024 The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB AI summary Dr. Harsha de Silva cautioned the Speaker against allowing a Vote on Account or similar fiscal measure to bypass the Committee on Public Finance, arguing that such instances had occurred only in exceptional or controversial circumstances. He cited precedents from the October 2018 constitutional crisis, the period before the 2019 election, and under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and urged that the practice not be normalized. Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement) Read →