Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri,—To ask the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House —
(i) whether he admits tha...
(i) whether he admits that there is a dire shortage of rice in the market at present;
(ii) if so, of the reasons for the occurrence of such a shortage;
(iii) whether stocks of rice sufficient for consumption are currently available in the country;
(iv) whether he admits that the main rice mill owners are maintaining a rice monopoly; and
(v) of the measures that will be taken to release rice stocks to the market in a way that it will provide relief to the paddy farmer as well as to the rice consumer?
(b) If not, why?
Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri,—To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation,— (1)
...
(i) whether the crop damage caused by animals to domestic food crops has been assessed;
(ii) if so, separately, of the damage caused to each crop, i.e. paddy, vegetables, and fruits; and
(iii) of the animals that cause the most disastrous damage to food crops?
Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri,— To ask the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House of the —
(i) names of the major ports i...
(i) names of the major ports in Sri Lanka;
(ii) income and expenditure of each of such ports in each year from 2015 up until now, separately; and
(iii) measures that have been taken to develop the said ports?
96/2024
Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, — To ask the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House of the—
(i) numb...
(i) number of officials who participated representing the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in the discussions that were held with the International Monetary Fund recently in Washington DC, USA, Separately;
(ii) amount that was spent on their air tickets and on travelling separately in US dollars and in Sri Lankan rupees;
(iii) amounts that were paid to the companies named Lazard and Clifford Chance for the aforementioned discussions; and
(iv) nature of the benefits accrued to Sri Lanka from the said discussions?
97/2024
Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, — To ask the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development,— (1)
(i)...
(i) of the quantity of rice that has been imported to Sri Lanka in metric tons, as decided at the first Cabinet meeting of the current government;
(ii) of the price at which the imported rice is sold to consumers;
(iii) whether the government has data on paddy and rice stocks available in government and private sector warehouses; and
(iv) what benefits are accrued by importing rice while a fertilizer subsidy has been provided to paddy farmers?
(i) whether he is aware that an wid...
(i) whether he is aware that an widespread dialogue took place in the society recently regarding the garlic fraud;
(ii) whether an investigation has been conducted regarding the fraud concerned;
(iii) if so, what its details are;
(iv) of the names of persons and institutions involved in the fraud;
(v) of the loss caused by the fraud; and
(vi) of the measures that have been taken so far and what future measures are going to be taken regarding the fraud, separately?
58/2024
Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri,—To ask the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation,— (1)
(i) number of L...
(i) number of Locomotives imported to Sri Lanka from 2015 to date;
(ii) amount of money that has been spent for it; and
(iii) engine number and the country of manufacture of each such locomotive, separately?
(b) Will he also inform this House of the —
(i) number of locomotives which have been deployed in operation and the number of locomotives which have not, separately;
(ii) reasons for not deploying such locomotives in operation; and
(iii) measures that will be adopted in relation to the allegations to the effect that a massive fraud has taken place in the importation of the locomotives concerned?
(c) If not, why?
(a) Will he inform this House—
(i) of the total number of institutions i...
(i) of the total number of institutions including corporations and companies that come under the purview of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation;
(ii) of the name of each of those institutions, the number of employees in service in each of it and the functions assigned to it, separately;
(iii) whether he is aware that there was a proposal previously to amalgamate different institutions performing the same task; and
(iv) of the current situation with regard to that proposal?
Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri,— To ask the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education,— (1)
(a) Will she inform this House of the—
(i) ...
(i) number of state universities currently awarding Bachelor of Laws degree in Sri Lanka;
(ii) names of those universities;
(iii) number of graduates that have completed the Bachelor of Laws degree at the universities referred to above, separately in respect of each year from 2020 to date; and
(iv) measures have been taken to establish Faculties of Law in a few other universities with a view to promoting legal education?
Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri,—To ask the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development,— (1)
(i) amount of profit made/loss inc...
(i) amount of profit made/loss incurred by Sri Lankan Airlines from 2015 to date separately according to each year;
(ii) reasons for the profit made/loss incurred by the Sri Lankan Airlines during the above-mentioned period; and
(iii) steps that will be taken to maintain Sri Lankan Airlines in a state of not incurring losses?
Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri,—To ask the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs,— (1)
(i) number of applications received ...
(i) number of applications received by the Department of Immigration and Emigration for obtaining passports under the normal service from 01.01.2024 up to now on monthly basis, separately;
(ii) fee charged for issuing a passport under the normal service; and
(iii) actions that will be taken to issue passports expeditiously for applications submitted for obtaining passports under the normal service?
Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri,—To ask the Minister of Digital Economy,— (2)
(i) whether he is aware that digital technology is used at present i...
(i) whether he is aware that digital technology is used at present in many countries of the world for various activities including economic activities; and
(ii) of the courses of action be taken in order to implement digitization in government institutions of Sri Lanka in order to prevent various acts of fraud and corruption occurring in such institutions?
Hon. Hesha Withanage,—To ask the Minister of Women and Child Affairs,— (1)
(a) Will she inform this House —
(i) of the number of early childhood development centres in existence i...
(i) of the number of early childhood development centres in existence in Sri Lanka;
(ii) of the number of centres which have obtained registration with the government;
(iii) whether early childhood development centres are allowed to operate without government registration; and
(iv) of the basic qualifications, that need be completed before operating an early childhood development centre?
(b) Will she also inform the House —
(i) whether there is an action plan for monitoring early childhood development centres; and
(ii) if so, what that course of action?
2/2024
Hon. Hesha Withanage,—To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House of —
(i) the number of farms ...
(i) the number of farms owned by the government at present;
(ii) their names and addresses;
(iii) the profits earned/ losses incurred by each farm from 2015 to the present for each year separately; and
(iv) the steps that will be taken regarding the future measures of the aforesaid farms in line with the agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund?
Hon. Hesha Withanage,—To ask the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation,— (1)
(i) number of various projects that have be...
(i) number of various projects that have been implemented in connection with the Southern Expressway; and
(ii) amounts that have been borrowed as local loans and foreign loans, the sources from which those loans were obtained, along with the amount that has been spent up to now and the amount that has not been utilized in respect of each project separately?
(i) facts that have been pointed out in the audit report with regard to the projects concerned; and
(ii) courses of action that will be taken in that regard?
Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi,—To ask the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government,— (2)
(...
(i) total number of government institutions including Ministries, departments and statutory boards existing in Sri Lanka at present;
(ii) names of the security companies providing security services at each of the institutions;
(iii) number of government companies among them and their names; and
(iv) amount paid to each private security service company for the provision of security services at each of the aforesaid government institutions from the year 2015 to up to now, separately?
(b) Will he also inform this House —
(i) whether he is aware that frauds take place in obtaining contracts relating to provision of security in government institutions; and
(ii) if so, what measures will be taken to assign state-owned security companies to perform the task of providing security services to government institutions?
Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi,—To ask the Minister of Environment,—(1)
(i) whether he is aware that a project for the con...
(i) whether he is aware that a project for the construction of a wild elephant detention centre was implemented in the Lunugamwehera National Park;
(ii) of the amount of money that has been spent for the aforesaid project so far;
(iii) of the sources from which funds were obtained for the said project;
(iv) whether he is aware that the aforesaid project is alleged to have failed by now; and
(v) if so, the steps that will be taken regarding it?
Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi,— To ask the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs,— (1)
(i) date on which...
(i) date on which the incident of breaking Buddha’s statues occurred in Mawanella area before the Easter Sunday Attack;
(ii) names and the addresses of persons arrested in connection with the incident concerned; and
(iii) measures have been taken against them?
(b) Will he also inform this House of the—
(i) names of the security officers who conducted investigations into the incident referred to in (a) (i) above;
(ii) Governors and powerful persons of the then government who influenced on the security officers concerned in the conduct of their investigations, separately; and
(iii) present progress of the investigations into the above-mentioned incident?
Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi,—To ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism,— (1)
(i) whether he is a...
(i) whether he is aware that the Ruhunu Tourist Bureau has started the Madunagala Tourist Project;
(ii) of the amount of money that has been spent to construct a building to establish a heart massage (heart revival) centre using hot water springs in Madunagala; and
(iii) of the steps that will be taken to complete the construction of that building as the work of that building has not yet been finished;
(i) separately, of the amount of money that has been spent on the cafeteria, restroom and dining hall that have been constructed in the Madunagala Tourist Zone under this project;
(ii) whether he is aware that the generators at the tourist bungalow, which was constructed at a considerable expense, are currently out of order and the roof is in a dilapidated condition;
(iii) of the amount of money that has been spent to construct the rural bazaar;
(iv) whether he is aware that the bazaar is in ruins by now; and
(v) of the steps that will be taken to re-implement that project?
Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi,— To ask the Minister of Energy,— (1)
(i) of the number of those employed at the Ceylon Electrici...
(i) of the number of those employed at the Ceylon Electricity Board, separately on permanent, contract and casual basis;
(ii) of the amounts that were paid to these workers as salaries, allowances and bonuses from 2015 up to now, separately in respect of each year;
(iii) whether he accepts that tasks such as installing electricity lines, digging pits and disconnecting power have been outsourced to contracting institutions;
(iv) of the amounts that were paid to such institutions from 2015 up to now, separately in respect of each year;
(v) of the reasons for outsourcing the works referred to in (iii) above to contracting institutions in a backdrop where excess numbers of workers receiving high salaries, allowances and bonuses are employed at the Ceylon Electricity Board; and
(vi) of the measures be taken to rectify this situation?
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