Hon. Chanaka Madugoda,— To ask the Minister of Health and Mass Media,— (1)

(a) Will he inform this House —

(i) whether he accepts that the office rent allowance currently paid to a sub-post master is not adequate to maintain a sub-post office;

(ii) whether the impediments to increasing the said rent allowance have been identified;

(iii) if so, of such impediments;

(iv) of the measures that will be adopted to overcome the impediments; and

(v) ​​of the time that will be needed for adopting such measures?

(b) If not, why?