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Sitting of Friday, 21 November 2025

10th Parliament· 12 debates· 166 speeches· 69 speakers

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  7. 7 Oral question Oral Questions: Second Round – Unemployed Graduates and Bovine Semen 5 speeches
    • Mr. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka) SJB

      AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka, on behalf of Suranga Rathnayaka, asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education to provide current figures on unemployed graduates as of 1 January 2025, graduate employment provided by the Government, and the sectoral breakdown of such jobs. He also requested details of the Government’s future plan for employing unemployed graduates, the number of existing teacher vacancies, and whether urgent measures are being taken to fill them, including the proposed course of action.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary 42,254 unemployed graduates were reported in the 2024 Labour Force Survey, and the Government plans employment for 37,309 graduates, including 12,309 Cabinet-approved recruitments and 25,000 recruitments to Grade 3-1(a) of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service. Public service recruitments will proceed through approved procedures and Cabinet decisions, while the Government also intends to expand opportunities in the SME and private sectors. Teacher vacancies total 36,178 as at 31 May 2025, comprising 4,150 in National Schools and 32,677 in Provincial Schools. Planned measures include further subject-specific National School recruitments, 2,500 English-medium teachers under “English for All,” foreign language teacher appointments, and graduate teacher recruitments subject to the final Court of Appeal order.

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    • The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi (on behalf of the Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama) JJB

      AI summary Manjula Suraweera Arachchi, on behalf of Prof. L.M. Abeywickrama, requested year-by-year data from 2020 to 2025 on bulls used for semen collection, bovine semen produced and imported, calves born through artificial insemination, and bulls imported, relating to the Central Artificial Insemination Centre in Kundasale. The question also sought an explanation of the advantages of importing bovine semen for breeding rather than importing bulls for semen collection.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, Nalinda Jayatissa tabled a written answer on dairy cattle breeding and artificial insemination from 2020 to 2025. The response provided figures on locally selected semen-donor bulls, imported and domestically produced bovine semen, calves reported from AI services, and stated that no semen-donor bulls were imported during the period. It also compared the advantages and costs of importing semen versus importing animals, noting access to high-yield and sexed genetics but higher fiscal costs for imported semen compared with domestic production.

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