Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana, M.P.
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Speeches 101 #46 of 225·#17 in party
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Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 36 speeches
Last spoke 20 May 2026 in Adjournment
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101 speeches- 22 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana raised concerns over shortages of essential medicines and medical supplies, tabling lists of nationally out-of-stock medicines and MSD shortages. He urged faster registration and approval processes for local pharmaceutical manufacturers, a uniform national pricing formula, and consistent bioequivalence and evaluation policies. He also highlighted operational issues at major hospitals, including lack of directors, interrupted laboratory testing, shortages of cardiac surgery consumables, and non-functioning angiogram machines, and called for urgent corrective action. He further supported doctors’ demands on salary structures, allowances, transport facilities, tax relief, postgraduate foreign living allowances, and research funding. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) HealthcarePublic Finance Read →
- 22 November 2025 AI summary A formal token cut of Rs. 10 was moved against the recurrent and capital expenditures under the relevant Heads of Expenditure for the Ministry of Health and related institutions during the Committee Stage debate on the Appropriation Bill, 2026. The Member noted the importance of the health sector discussion and observed that several presiding and ministerial figures involved were medical doctors. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) Parliamentary ProcedurePublic Finance Read →
- 20 November 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana questioned why the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation is reportedly incurring losses despite higher fuel prices, no credit sales, halted commissions, and State-controlled distribution. He cited media reports of a 26 percent drop in CPC revenue and asked for an explanation in the context of broader energy-sector concerns, including slow progress on solar power. Oral Question No. 2 (Q.812/2025): Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery Expansion and Modernization Project Cost of LivingPublic Finance Read →
- 20 November 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana challenged the Minister’s response, arguing that the CEB’s transmission tender and the solar project tender are separate matters. He stated that transmission work is progressing slowly and that the solar project tender has not yet been called. Oral Question No. 2 (Q.812/2025): Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery Expansion and Modernization Project InfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
- 20 November 2025 AI summary Dr. Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana questioned the Minister about delays following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inauguration of the Sampur solar power project with the President. He asked why tenders had not yet been called and why the CEB’s required infrastructure and transmission line work appeared not to be progressing. Oral Question No. 2 (Q.812/2025): Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery Expansion and Modernization Project Public FinanceInfrastructure Read →
- 20 November 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana asked the Minister of Energy to provide details on the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery Expansion and Modernization (SOREM) Project, including its commencement date, objectives, and separate expenditures on land acquisition and the feasibility study. He also asked whether the Minister is aware that the project is currently not operational and, if so, what future plans the Ministry has for it. Oral Question No. 2 (Q.812/2025): Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery Expansion and Modernization Project Public FinanceInfrastructure Read →
- 18 November 2025 AI summary Dr. Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana accused government-side figures of hypocrisy over drug-related allegations, saying some who had accused others were themselves linked to individuals arrested by Police and had sought their release. He warned against politicizing such incidents through mutual finger-pointing and urged the Government to work together with others to ensure justice and fairness. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Law & OrderCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 18 November 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana questioned the Government’s progress in delivering justice for victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, citing the Presidential Commission of Inquiry Report and statements by Public Security Ministry Secretary Ravi Seneviratne that the CID had “almost identified” the perpetrators. He asked why, if the alleged mastermind or those responsible had been identified, information had not been submitted to court or the Attorney-General and the law enforced. He accused the Government of failing to implement PCoI recommendations despite election pledges to the Catholic community, and referred to a letter from the National Catholic Committee for Justice to Easter Sunday Attack Victims and an additional query regarding a Rs. 30 million apartment in Dehiwala. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Justice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance ReformSecurity & Defence Read →
- 17 November 2025 AI summary Dr. Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana said he was referring to reports published in Lankadeepa, Mawbima and The Sunday Times. He invited the Minister, as a lawyer, to clarify the legal position, stating that his remarks were based on those newspaper reports. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 17 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana questioned delays in the Sampur solar power project, including the absence of a tender process despite its inauguration during the Indian Prime Minister’s visit, and compared it to delays in the Dambulla Cold Storage Project. He criticized the Tourism Ministry’s engagement with industry stakeholders, promotion strategy, infrastructure shortcomings, online platform leakage, low tourist spending, harassment of tourists, and the handling of LGBTQ-related promotion. He also raised concerns over a reported CID visit to London without Attorney General involvement, called for justice in the Easter Sunday attacks, and demanded action over police conduct during a Trincomalee Buddha statue-related incident involving monks. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Justice & Human RightsInfrastructureForeign Affairs Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Dr. Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana criticised the Government’s Budget as a continuation of the IMF Extended Fund Facility framework that the NPP/JVP had opposed in Parliament in April 2023, arguing that the Government should acknowledge it misled voters by previously rejecting IMF conditions while now implementing them. He questioned the absence of a post-2026 roadmap, including how reserves would reach USD 10.3 billion by 2027, and raised concerns about possible divestment of profit-making state entities such as Sri Lanka Insurance, Sri Lanka Telecom, Lanka Hospitals and Litro Gas. He also said promised VAT removals on school supplies and health services had not materialised, and cited rising inflation, World Bank poverty figures, and increases in public debt as evidence of continuing economic pressure. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Corruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →
- 8 November 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana raised concerns about inadequate sewerage, solid waste and drainage systems in parts of Colombo, including Colombo 5, 6 and 7. He said around 600 metric tons of Colombo’s daily waste is dumped at the Wattala disposal site in his district, causing odour, pollution, health risks and contamination of waterways in the Muthurajawela area, particularly during rains. He urged urgent intervention and measures to promote recycling. Oral Question: Grant by Asian Development Bank to Colombo Municipal Council (Q.739/2025) EnvironmentInfrastructure Read →
- 8 November 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana questioned the effectiveness of repeated allocations for wastewater management, citing about USD 178 million from the ADB, LKR 13.6 billion in the previous Budget, and LKR 2.5 billion for Beira Lake-related work this year. He asked what further measures the Government would take to address continuing deficiencies in sewage and solid waste disposal systems for Colombo residents. Oral Question: Grant by Asian Development Bank to Colombo Municipal Council (Q.739/2025) Public FinanceInfrastructureEnvironment Read →
- 8 November 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana asked the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government for details of an Asian Development Bank grant to the Colombo Municipal Council for improving Colombo’s sewerage system. He sought the total grant amount, the amount utilized, whether any unutilized funds had been deposited in a council account, the value of such funds, and what action would be taken regarding them. Oral Question: Grant by Asian Development Bank to Colombo Municipal Council (Q.739/2025) Public FinanceInfrastructure Read →
- 10 October 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana called for Sri Lanka to establish a WHO-recognized national quality control laboratory capable of API and GMP verification, noting that random testing of medicines and responses to adverse events currently require costly overseas testing and cause delays. He placed WHO and Indian laboratory reference documents in the Library to support the proposal. He also raised reported shortages of insulin needles and glucose strips, equipment failures at the National Hospital including angiography and MRI issues, interruptions to biochemistry testing, and requested clarification on the alleged renaming of “1990 Suwaseriya” as the “National Emergency Ambulance Service.” Private Members' Motion P.46/2025: National Drug Quality Assurance Laboratory HealthcareInfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
- 10 October 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana moved a resolution calling for a programme to restore and modernize the National Medicines Quality Assurance Laboratory, arguing that the 35-year-old facility is outdated, not internationally accredited, and unable to adequately test imported and locally manufactured medicines. He said the NMRA, established under Act No. 5 of 2015, has a statutory duty to ensure safe, efficacious, good-quality medicines at affordable prices, and proposed establishing a fully equipped laboratory at an estimated cost of Rs. 5 billion. He cited past incidents involving alleged substandard prednisolone, anaesthetics, and human immunoglobulin, demanded action against those responsible and recovery of losses, and urged compensation for affected patients who had not yet received it. Private Members' Motion P.46/2025: National Drug Quality Assurance Laboratory Justice & Human RightsHealthcarePublic Finance Read →
- 9 October 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana raised a point of order referring to a Daily Mirror report quoting the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security as saying the main conspirator behind the Easter Sunday attacks had been identified. He requested that the Government disclose who the alleged mastermind is and make a formal statement to Parliament. Adjournment Debate: Implementation of Manifesto - Multiple Speakers Security & DefenceParliamentary Procedure Read →
- 8 October 2025 AI summary Asked whether the tourism authorities are pursuing Government policy in relation to promoting LGBTQ tourism, arguing that Sri Lanka should instead emphasize existing attractions such as wildlife, flora, history and heritage. He also questioned whether the politically appointed Chairperson was implementing the Government’s policy framework and, if not, whether any legal action had been taken, raising concerns about unequal enforcement of the law. Oral Question: Children of Incarcerated Mothers Foreign AffairsJustice & Human RightsReligion & Culture Read →
- 8 October 2025 AI summary Hon. Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana questioned the Prime Minister about a 9 September 2025 letter from the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority and Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau that appeared to authorize engagement with tourism stakeholders to promote LGBTQ tourism. He asked whether the Government had rescinded the letter or taken action against the Chairperson, arguing that if such activity is unlawful under Section 365A, officials should not issue letters facilitating it. Oral Question: Children of Incarcerated Mothers Law & OrderReligion & Culture Read →
- 8 October 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana questioned whether the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau is promoting LGBTQ tourism in Sri Lanka, in the context of the country’s cultural, religious and tourism policies. He asked what Penal Code provisions apply to homosexuality and sought clarification on what action the Ministry would take following objections reportedly raised by religious leaders, including Chief Prelates and His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith. Oral Question: Children of Incarcerated Mothers Foreign AffairsReligion & Culture Read →