The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj

¶ 01 Briefly: At our Ministry’s Advisory Committee last Tuesday, we decided with the Police Children and Women Bureau to record video testimony at the earliest possible stage so a child gives evidence once. We are also working to accelerate court processes. For children in remand or probation homes, we will enable testimony via secure remote means (e.g., Skype) to avoid repeated transport and exposure, protecting victim identity. If you need further judicial-process details, I can invite the Hon. Minister of Justice to respond.

¶ 02 581/2025

¶ 03 GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCY TREATMENT UNITS: MATARA DISTRICT

¶ 04 9. The Hon. Lal Premanath asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media:

¶ 05 (a) Will he inform this House the — (i) number of Government hospitals in Sri Lanka; (ii) number of such hospitals in each category, separately; and (iii) number of hospitals in each such category in operation in the Matara District, separately?

¶ 06 (b) Will he also inform this House — (i) the number of primary medical centres functioning within the Matara District; (ii) whether 18 Emergency Treatment Units have been purchased for such centres under World Bank loans or by any other means; (iii) if so, the year in which they were purchased; (iv) the name of the Minister in charge of the Line Ministry of Health at that time; (v) if the units concerned are still not operated as Emergency Treatment Units, the obstacle that prevents it; and (vi) the further measures that will be taken to run the units concerned as Emergency Treatment Units?

¶ 07 (c) If not, why?