The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake)
Asked the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development to provide annual potato import quantities and the duty imposed on imported potatoes. He also asked whether the Ministry is aware of ongoing potato harvesting in Nuwara Eliya, Welimada, Uva Paranagama and Haputale, and whether imports will be suspended during the local harvest season to protect local producers.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House — (i) the quantity of potatoes imported annually; (ii) the duty levied on imported potatoes; (iii) whether he is aware that potato harvesting is currently taking place in Nuwara Eliya, Welimada, Uva Paranagama and Haputale areas; and (iv) therefore, whether measures will be taken to suspend potato imports during the local harvest season?
¶ 03 (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. Gayantha Karunatilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1668