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

The Hon. Kins Nelson

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Polonnaruwa· 9 January 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Disaster Relief and Compensation (Q.7/726/2025)

Security & Defence
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Hon. Kins Nelson asked the Minister of Defence to provide year-by-year data from 2015 to the present on disaster incidents in Sri Lanka, affected persons, compensation paid, and total expenditure on disaster management. He also sought confirmation of the Government’s awareness of international attention to disaster management and requested details of measures taken by Sri Lanka in this area.

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¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Defence:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) the number of disaster incidents reported in Sri Lanka, the number of individuals affected, and the compensation paid to them in each year from 2015 up to now, separately; (ii) the amount spent on disaster management from 2015 up to now; (iii) whether he is aware many countries pay special attention to disaster management; and (iv) the measures taken by Sri Lanka regarding disaster management? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Friday, 9 January 2026 ·No. 23149 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kins Nelson. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1629