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Sitting of Thursday, 6 February 2025

10th Parliament· 13 debates· 253 speeches· 66 speakers

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  3. 3 Oral question Oral Question: Bachelor of Laws Degree Awards (Q.1/2024) 10 speeches
    • The Hon. Deputy Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi SJB

      AI summary Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi formally posed a question to the House. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy detail was included in the recorded speech.

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    • The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government JJB

      AI summary The Minister stated that only partial information had been received in response to Hon. Hesha Withanage’s question concerning state universities awarding Bachelor of Laws degrees. He requested a further two weeks to provide the complete answer, and the question was ordered to stand down.

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    • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

      AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education to provide details on State universities awarding Bachelor of Laws degrees, including their names and annual graduate numbers from 2020 to date. He also sought information on measures taken to establish law faculties in additional universities to promote legal education, and requested reasons if such information could not be provided.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

      AI summary In response to a question on legal education, the Prime Minister stated that four State universities currently award the LLB degree: Colombo, Peradeniya, Jaffna, and the Open University of Sri Lanka. She provided year-wise graduate numbers for 2020 to 2023 and said a proposal to establish a Legal Studies Department/Unit at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura is under UGC and Quality Assurance Council review.

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    • The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB

      AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri thanked the Prime Minister for the response and informed the Deputy Speaker that the first supplementary question would be asked by Hon. Hesha Withanage and the second by Hon. Nizam Kariapper.

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    • The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi SJB

      AI summary The Member raised a supplementary question on legal education and private degree-awarding institutions, noting the Law College’s decision to hold an entrance examination for foreign and Open University LLB holders. He asked whether the Government has a mechanism to ensure the standards of degrees awarded by private institutions, including those with UGC approval, and sought clarification on the status of a previously promised new location for the Sri Lanka Law College due to space constraints.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Law College is an independent institution outside the Ministry of Education and that no related request has been received by the Ministry. She said non-state higher education institutions have operated without an overarching national policy or clear regulatory framework, although a quality assurance committee under the Non-State Higher Education Division conducts institutional reviews before degree awards. She has instructed the committee to consult State universities, review its past work, and submit proposals for a national policy and regulatory process with clear quality standards.

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    • The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC SJB

      AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper asked whether an Eastern Province State university could be given the opportunity to establish a law faculty, in the context of efforts to expand legal education, to improve access particularly for Muslim girls interested in law. He also noted that the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University awards an LLB and, despite not being under the UGC, appears to have similar eligibility for the Law College Entrance Examination, requesting that the Prime Minister look into the matter.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary Open University students are eligible to sit the Law College final examination because it is a State university, and this is consistent with the treatment of law students from other State universities. The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University is described as a State-related institution outside the UGC Act, with any change requiring policy consideration after quality review. On establishing new faculties or programmes at Eastern University, approval must originate from the university and pass through its Senate, Council, UGC, and Ministry processes, rather than being decided solely by the Minister.

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