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10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Sitting of Wednesday, 3 December 2025

10th Parliament· 13 debates· 148 speeches· 56 speakers

Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23332 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard

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  6. 6 Oral question Oral Questions: Multiple Questions Nos. 3, 4, 5 and Private Notice Question (Q.27/2) 11 speeches
    • Mr. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan (on behalf of the Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam) ITAK

      AI summary Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan, on behalf of Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam, asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education whether the Government accepts that private education institutions contribute significantly to education but face problems due to the absence of a regulatory legal framework. He sought an acknowledgement that quality standards, teacher qualifications, infrastructure and basic health facilities in such institutions receive insufficient attention, and requested details of proposed remedial actions and their timeframe.

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

      AI summary The Prime Minister stated that the Ministry of Education does not currently regulate private education institutions, and that policy formulation on such regulation has been referred to the National Education Commission. She indicated that further measures could be taken once the policy is formulated, and that the remaining part of the question was not applicable.

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    • The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka) SJB

      AI summary Asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation for data on national and Anuradhapura District dairy farmer numbers, daily milk production, current milk prices, any recent price revisions and reasons, and measures to improve dairy farmers’ livelihoods. He also sought clarification on whether the Government will purchase paddy in the 2025/2026 Maha Season, whether loans will be provided to private paddy buyers including any blacklisted by the Paddy Marketing Board, and what fair prices will be set for different paddy varieties.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, Bimal Rathnayake tabled an answer giving national and Anuradhapura dairy farmer numbers, milk production figures, and average milk prices. The answer stated that the Government has not imposed a milk price ceiling because prices are set by collection companies and producers are considered to be receiving prices commensurate with production costs. It outlined a proposed Dairy Hub programme to reach 75 per cent dairy self-sufficiency by 2030 through 300 hubs, expanded production, breeding, fodder, training, health, finance and quality-improvement measures, including support under the World Bank-funded ICDP. The tabled answer also said concessional loans would be provided to SMEs for paddy purchases and that 2025/26 Maha minimum paddy purchase prices would be fixed later by variety, based on production cost plus a 30 per cent profit margin.

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    • The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB

      AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka stated that he was raising a question on behalf of Hon. K. Kader Mastan. No substantive details of the question or related policy issue were provided in the excerpt.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, Bimal Rathnayake requested a two-week extension to provide an answer. The question was accordingly ordered to stand down.

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    • The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe JJB

      AI summary Darmapriya Wijesinghe stated that he was raising a Question on behalf of Hon. Roshan Akmeemana. No substantive details of the Question were provided in the excerpt.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Environment, Bimal Rathnayake requested two weeks to provide an answer to the pending matter. The question was ordered to stand down, after which a Question by Private Notice under Standing Order 27(2) by Sivagnanam Shritharan was taken up.

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