The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Gampaha· 9 January 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Gas Imports and Emergency Procurement (Q.9)

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Cabinet had presented the relevant powers, and the existing legal-regulatory procurement framework already provides for such action. Financial calculations could be undertaken to determine whether any loss resulted and, if so, its extent.

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¶ 01 Yes. The relevant powers for that were presented by the Cabinet. Within the existing legal-regulatory framework, such provision exists under procurement. However, we can calculate financially to determine what kind of loss, if any, resulted.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 9 January 2026 ·No. 23149 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1657